August 2011
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July 2011
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“While in NY, we were thinking of renting a car and going upstate along the...”
– email from my dad, informing me of his imminent travel plans. Oh, parents. Sometimes I wonder how genetics works.
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Part of an email I received from a client today
Today I have a long lunch, in Madrid. This means that I know when the lunch will start but not when it will finish…This city is like this, very funny, as you know. After lunch we have to arrange Spain, settle the players for Real Madrid soccer, gossip about the celebrities, talk about beauties and finally discuss the sex of the Angels. These are things that must be done after lunch,...
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This is a travel blog
Or so I intended it to be. Between my trips these past few months to Italy, Germany, Mexico, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, and my job which keeps me very busy, I haven’t had time to do anything much with this blog.
All that’s going to change since I’m back in New York, with no future travels lined up, at least for the next few months. Now is the time to process photos and things...
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June 2011
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7 Tips on Preparing for a Long-Haul Flight in...
I’m about to get on a 20-hour flight from New York to Bangkok (with a 1.5 hour layover in Doha), and I thought of sharing these tips that make long international flights more bearable. As a person who goes back and forth between the Philippines and New York (8,000 miles apart!), I’ve come away from every single 24-hour jaunt vowing never to get on a long-haul flight again. Obviously,...
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Travel through America with Paul Brady →
Unless you’ve also got the summer to go on a great American road trip, join me in reading travel writer Paul Brady’s adventures as he “[explores] both famous Americana and the little-known, roadside inns and road houses, national parks and parking lot flea markets, searching out the stories making so many places in America unique.”
Safe travels and good luck, Paul!
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May 2011
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There are three iPhone stores in Lhasa, Tibet.
Think about it.
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chris4nderson asked: HI. Where are the absolute must see's in asia? I am starting to plan a trip for April 2012 which will hopefully last about 5-6 months. I hope to spend 2 months at least in Asia. I am interested in the spirituality and natural beauty that asia has to offer. But trying to research this is hard as everywhere is so appealing. Knowing what you know what would you recommend?
Thanks in...
Thanks in...
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April 2011
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“Montevideo’s city center is old and disappointing.. beggars and sidewalk...”
– my dad, who is currently in Uruguay for work, making it apparent in a letter to his family that he is very proud of his daughter’s New York experience
March 2011
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On my way to Italy
Travel, I’ve missed you.
Will try to post photos from the road.
xlei asked: I just ran across your post about travel in the Philippines.
The Philippines is home. I am in love with the country. I want to do more than travel. I want to move. (:
The Philippines is home. I am in love with the country. I want to do more than travel. I want to move. (:
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Why the Philippines isn't a country worth visiting...
As a writer in the travel industry, particularly of Asian destinations, it frustrates me greatly that nobody is interested in visiting the Philippines. In this weekend’s New York Times’ travel section, the “Asia Issue,” they list 37, count them 37, cities within Asia worth visiting in 2011. Not one of them is in the Philippines.
As a Filipino born and raised in the...
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Donate to Japan
I really feel like we can’t sit and read the increasingly devastating news about Japan without doing anything about it. Please donate whatever you can. Here are a few trustworthy organizations:
The American Red Cross : If you’d like to donate to the Red Cross efforts, text “redcross” to 90999, and you can make a $10 donation to the organization. Or, donate more...
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What arctic freeze?
Sherpas say that there is no such thing as inclement weather, just inappropriate clothing.
February 2011
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“A winter evening at La Loggia Ristorante can go something like this:
Lele (the...”
– An article about a restaurant in Acqui Terme, a small town in the Piedmonte region of Italy.
-I am excited for my upcoming trip to northern Italy!
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“Talk turned to the wilder reaches of ramen culture [in Japan], of a restaurant...”
– “Ramen Mania” by Michael Booth, DestinAsian magazine, December 2010/January 2011 issue
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“Millions of Filipino men and women had to leave their country for jobs abroad...”
– From Third World to First by Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a true visionary and strong leader
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under travel, newyork,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #travel, #newyork, #culture
January 2011
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“Maybe we become New Yorkers the day we realize that New York will go on without...”
– Colson Whitehead, The Colossus of New York (via villagevoice)
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“Freelance Photojournalist, Travel Writer, Underwater Photographer & Arms...”
– Facebook bio of a guy I used to date (“date” is putting it nicely)
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When a Former Life Beckons →
The Times’ Modern Love column this week is particularly well-written. I would read this writer’s forthcoming debut novel.
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