Are you envisioning this year as your Year of Travel? Good for you! And what better way to realize this dream than to plot your free days alongside your vacation leaves? The good folks at Manila Bulletin have produced this simple infographic showing the 2014 National Holidays in the Philippines. Now you can plan your…
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Warm Christmas Greetings from Pinay Traveller
Photo Diary: Greetings of Peace from Bethlehem
In Bethlehem, it seems that everyday is Christmas Day. After all, this is where the most famous birth story took place. But despite being the birthplace of the “Prince of Peace”, Bethlehem has been at the center of numerous territorial disputes for over two thousand years. That’s why this sign particularly struck me when I…
Green Gestures Plants a Tree for Pinay Traveller
Whenever I hear the term ‘carbon emissions’, I automatically equate it with nasty black smoke expelled by cars and factories. But apparently, computers are also spewing the dreaded CO2, albeit invisibly. In fact, the laptop I am using now is emitting 20 milligrams (0.0008 ounces) of CO2 as I type. OMG! That is why Green Gestures,…
Footnote: At the Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam
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…