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Pinay Traveller Recommends #18: Backpacker’s Checklist

By PinayTraveller on January 30, 2013

Are you backpacking soon? Here’s a great backpacker’s checklist you can use before you brave your next destination. I just wish whoever made this spelled ‘equipment’ correctly before this went viral.:) (source unknown)

Pinay Traveller Nominated Best Female Blogger

By PinayTraveller on January 29, 2013

Just when I thought this year would be the last for Pinay Traveller because of some technical blackhole she fell into, the universe decides to spit her out one more time and with a pat on the back to boot. (And yes, I’m writing about Pinay Traveller in the third person here, much like Ate […]

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Destinations | Food and Culture | Japan

The Wolfgang Puck Express in Harajuku

By PinayTraveller on January 26, 2013

Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck’s business thrives well in Japan. But my discovery of the Iron Chef’s restaurant in Tokyo was purely accidental. My friend Arnold and I were going to see Harajuku, that famous street where young Japanese people hang out dressed in their favorite anime characters. I personally wanted to see this: But when […]

1,000 square meters of Tubbataha Reef Damaged by USS Guardian

By PinayTraveller on January 24, 2013

If you have been following the news lately, you’d know that the US minesweeper USS Guardian has run aground the Tubbataha Reef last January 17. Today, initial assessment by the US Navy and Philippine divers reveal that about 1,000 square meters of the reef has been damaged. The minesweeper has been stuck in the reef […]

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Asia | Philippines | Photography

Guest Post: A Quick Trip to Cebu

By PinayTraveller on January 20, 2013

I’m so excited to introduce to you my guest blogger today, my dear friend Ian Reyno. Ian is the Creative Head of ABS-CBN. He’s behind some of the top rating shows you see on the network. We met years ago while he was the Creative Director, and I, the Head Writer, of the now defunct […]

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Pinay Traveller Recommends #18: Backpacker’s Checklist

Pinay Traveller Nominated Best Female Blogger

The Wolfgang Puck Express in Harajuku

1,000 square meters of Tubbataha Reef Damaged by USS Guardian

Guest Post: A Quick Trip to Cebu

Standing Room Only at San Sebastián’s La Cuchara de San Telmo

Japan on a Budget: a Guide for Budget Travelers

Unique and Strange Christmas Traditions Around the World

PSA Certificates for OFWs: Now Easier to Get, Wherever You Are

Taiwan’s Kitten Coffee Garden : The World’s First Cat Cafe

Standing Room Only at San Sebastián’s La Cuchara de San Telmo

Lost in San Sebastian: A Film Festival Detour Turned Golden

Japan on a Budget: a Guide for Budget Travelers

Taiwan’s Kitten Coffee Garden : The World’s First Cat Cafe

Visit Mitsukoshi for a Taste of Japan

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