You might have seen images of the Manila Cathedral during Pope Francis’ visit – it is one of the most important landmarks and historic sights in Manila (read more here) and should by on your itinerary. A visit to this deeply Catholic country (the third largest catholic population in the world) would be incomplete, without […]
There is not a lot of colonial history to see in Asia, at least compared to South America. But Manila, with more than 300 years of Spanish history, has a few colonial gems within the city and one of the sites you should see is Fort Santiago, in Intramuros near Manila Bay.
If you are looking for good cocktails at a bargain price and some tasty bar food with it, don’t look any further than Spicy Fingers at Greenbelt in Makati! With cocktails for 60 Pesos ($1.20) until 8pm every day and pages and pages of snacks and full meals to go with it, all served in
Visiting Manila without visiting a mall is almost impossible – and that’s actually not a bad thing. You can do some shopping, have a nice lunch, visit a museum, chat over a coffee, see a movie and have a nice dinner outdoors in a garden setting, all within a relaxing day! And the Greenbelt/Glorietta complex
We chose the Park Inn Cape Town Foreshore for part of our stay in Cape Town, one of my favorite cities, prior to our to Southern Africa adventure . We wanted to maximize the value of our Club Carlson points and chose it mostly because of it belonging to the Carlson family of hotels. While
Cape Town is one of my favorite cities. It is one of the must beautiful cities on our planet – and it also has a captivating history. If you are visiting Cape Town for the first time, Robben Island should be on your itinerary. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned here for 18 years during the struggle
My favorite church and the top tourist sight in Manila (read more here), at least in my book, is the beautiful church of San Agustin, with its attached museum. I’m not the only one who is impressed – the UNESCO named it a World Heritage site of four baroque churches in the Philippines.
The Philippines has recently received a lot more attention as a travel destination, and rightly so. With more than 7,000 islands, beautiful beaches and great diving, it has a lot to offer to anybody looking for a getaway. And if you are planning to visit one of those beaches, you will very likely travel through
UPDATE: Apparently, this deal was too good to be true and Expedia pulled the plug due to a “mistake”. They usually have a minimum spend on these kinds of promotions and apparently realized it after launching. While the T&C are still up, the code is not recognized…too bad… Expedia has a great hotel promotion, offering
The Louvre is the largest museum in the world. With 35,000 objects and over 60,000 square meters of space, you better bring your walking shoes to explore it. And with more than 9 million visitors each year, you need to plan ahead for your visit. And visit, you should, not only to see the Mona
We went to Cape Town to meet friends from the other side of the world and also to start our Southern Africa adventure (read more here). We booked the Radisson Blu Waterfront as a treat and that’s exactly what it turned out to be – a real treat of a hotel! It’s in a great
I recently posted about a fare sale of Norwegian Air (here), a long-haul discount carrier connecting Europe and North America. And they are at it again, offering one-way fares for under $200 between the US and Europe. I’m not sure how they are going to make money on those fares, regardless of the load factors,