This is part 2 of D.S. Bunker’s guest post about West Yorkshire, England. She chronicles her life as a Pinay wife and mother in Cornwall, England in her blog, Indian’s Pages. Once in Yorkshire, a stop-over at Heptonstall is a must, especially if you are a Sylvia Plath fan. For those who are not familiar […]
Category: Europe
Destinations | England | Europe | Pinaytraveller
West Yorkshire, England: Visiting Bronte Country
By PinayTraveller on May 22, 2012The following is a guest post by my friend and sister-in-law, D.S. Bunker. D lives in Cornwall, England with her historian husband Steve and her daughter, my adorable god-daughter, Tamsin. This is the first of a two-part series on West Yorkshire, England. Enjoy! ***** I first read Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre when I was thirteen. […]
Food and Culture | Pinaytraveller | Portugal
Pasteis de Belém: Portugal’s Heaven in a Tart
By PinayTraveller on May 18, 2012
The sugary scent coming from the bakeshop reminds me of everything that is sweet and good and nice. I am standing outside Antiga Confeitaria de Belém, right in the heart of the Belém District in Lisbon. The takeout queue for the bakeshop’s famous product is getting quite long. I begin to worry that there won’t […]
Destinations | France | Pinay Traveller Recommends
Pinay Traveller Recommends #14: La Maison Pujol
By PinayTraveller on May 14, 2012When I grow up and finally start writing my “novel”, I will go to the South of France just like Charlotte Rampling’s Sarah Morton in the film Swimming Pool. But instead of squatting in my publisher’s villa where I would probably end up getting involved in a murder mystery, I will stay in La Maison Pujol, […]
Destinations | Europe | Philippines
London taxis, buses now sport ‘it’s more fun in PH’ ads
By PinayTraveller on May 7, 2012Re-posting this from The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Written by Tina G. Santos. Click here to see the original article. MANILA, Philippines—Philippine tourism got a boost in the United Kingdom with the rollout of 75 iconic London black cabs and double-decker buses sporting the new “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” banners. According to the Department […]
