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PinayTraveller Recommends #24: Hotel Petit Palace Santa Barbara in Madrid

By PinayTraveller on December 2, 2013

I have repeatedly said I can sleep anywhere (I’m koboy that way). Just give me a pillow and a blanket and I can sleep soundly, especially after a long, wander-full day. Having said that, I don’t mind upscale digs either. More so if said digs offer a welcome platter, free wi-fi and a sumptuous breakfast buffet. […]

How to Pack a Hand-Carry Toiletry Kit

By PinayTraveller on November 21, 2013

For those of you who keep forgetting what to have and not have in your hand-carry bags, this may be of some use. Here are some tips on how to pack a hand-carry toiletry kit for short-haul flights. This is my hand-carry toiletry kit. It’s a small see-thru pouch that actually holds 11 important items. […]

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Footnote: At the Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam

By PinayTraveller on November 16, 2013

Walking around the Lake near the Old Quarter in Hanoi yesterday, I chanced upon this ironwork that was placed at the foot of a tree. I just love the thoughtful inclusion of the traditional Vietnamese house in the design. A note about Footnote: Footnote is an ongoing photo series featuring my, well… feet, taken in […]

How to Help the Victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines

By PinayTraveller on November 9, 2013

I am still in shock at the amount of devastation Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) has left in her wake. This is a super storm, the likes of which we have never seen before (considering how ‘used’ we are to typhoons already). Meteorologists say this is the most powerful storm on earth in recent history, […]

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Weekend Shopping in Dapitan

By PinayTraveller on October 29, 2013

It’s almost Christmas! If you want to do your Christmas shopping, do it now. For bargain-hunters, I recommend that you go to Dapitan. Shops there have a wide variety of items: from Christmas decors to household items to even some of the weirdest things you’ll ever see. Last weekend, Hubby and I went there to […]

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PinayTraveller Recommends #24: Hotel Petit Palace Santa Barbara in Madrid

How to Pack a Hand-Carry Toiletry Kit

Footnote: At the Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam

How to Help the Victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines

Weekend Shopping in Dapitan

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