Atlantis to Eden: 5 fantasy islands that really exist (sort of) via CNN

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Read this on CNN. Very interesting... An advanced city submerged under sea; an ancient garden paradise bearing a tree of knowledge; an island of bird-women seductresses -- the stuff of pure fiction. Or perhaps not? Far-off, mysterious islands provide the setting for some of our favorite myths and folklore. But more often than not, they have ...

A Step Closer to the Camino de Santiago

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Last August, I wrote about how I missed a talk by Australian professor and Camino guide Marc Grossman, lamenting how frustrated I was that I missed it and how going to this pilgrimage is really a  lifelong dream of mine. So imagine my delight when four months later, on Christmas Eve last year, Marc left a ...

Online Survey for Pinay Travellers

Hi folks! I just got this email from Cristle, a Tourism student. Hope you guys can help her out. I already answered her survey. Now it's your turn.:) Hello Maam! I’m Cristle Dela Rosa, a fourth year Tourism student from the University of the Philippines – Asian Institute of Tourism. I’m doing a study regarding ...

A Pinay Traveller in Vietnam

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*PT Note: Another funny article from my friend Divine Love Salvador. I'm re-posting it here, but for more of her culinary adventures, visit her blog at Bogchi ni Bochog [http://bogchinibochog.blogspot.com] BIKES, BEEF SOUP, AND THE BALINGKINITAN RATIO: Ho Chi Minh and the Concept of Scale By: bochog The Vietnamese idea of scale and proportion is small. It’s not ...