Recently, Will Smith drew a lot of flak from New Yorkers when he parked his gargantuan motorhome in Soho during a shoot. The two-story, thirty-foot monster naturally created a lot of traffic and caused such a furor among the locals that Smith had to have it removed ASAP. But honestly, since when did people need…
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A Pinoy Pilgrim on His Way to Santiago de Compostela
In my continuing quest to find people who can help me turn my Camino de Santiago dream into reality, I stumbled upon Mark Ho. Mark is currently doing The Walk and is, in fact, on his 33rd day on the road with two companions. I asked him to give me some tips on how to…
In Which I Almost Froze to Death in Avila
Now, looking at my wrinkled hands, I marvelled at how totally unprepared I was for the cold…For someone from the tropics like me, that’s Cool Runnings cold. My fingers were getting numb. You would think that the long, uphill walk from the gates to the Convento de Santa Teresa would warm me…
KL’s Hop-On Hop-Off Experience
Some hard core travellers would tell you that hopping on a tourist bus is a waste of time and money. By ‘hard core’ I mean backpackers on their thirdorfourth round-the-world trip who consider such things as expensive tourist traps. Why not just go around the city on your own? they would say. Why spend money…
Top Things to Do in Barcelona
My Barcelona Top 5 7 Barcelona is one of my favorite European cities, second only to Lisbon which tops my list. It is vibrant and pulsates with life. Walking around its streets and narrow alleyways, it’s easy to understand why travellers fall in love with it so quickly and so passionately. Here is my list…