I’m not really into safari trips. Maybe because I associate it with hiking or mountain-climbing which, to be honest, I find too tedious. I don’t know. I’m more of a beach person. And maybe it’s my age talking but I’d really rather sit, sip coffee and watch the sunset, preferably overlooking the Mediterranean sea. But […]
Pinay Traveller Recommends is a weekly round-up of interesting sites, photos, stories and/or events found around the net. From the outside, it looks like a typical Portuguese World Heritage building fully restored to its tiled glory. But inside, every bit of it is modern. Welcome to Tattva Design Hostel, the largest hostel in Porto. Inspired […]
A recent experience with a rude receptionist at a hotel in Jakarta got me thinking if it’s possible to actually do away with front desk staff. Especially if all you want to do with said staff is commit a certain crime. A quick search on the net yielded a surprising result: there is indeed a […]
I’ll start my Japan series with a quick review of my hotel. Please note that this is not a paid review. Being away from home sometimes takes its toll even on the most enthusiastic travellers (such as myself). Travel anxieties like homesickness, loneliness, and even insecurity can occur at any point of one’s trip. But […]
I have three words for Number Twenty: surot (bedbugs) sungit (rude) ingay (noise) This hostel is a good concept that failed in execution. It may be very cheap, but then again, you get what you pay for. It’s easy to get drawn to its seemingly perfect, Ikea-furnished interior but it’s a whole different story when […]