For families wanting total relaxation and freedom from hosting during the Christmas season, a cruise is an ideal way to unwind together. Our friends from Travel People http://www.travelpeople.com.ph/ made our arrangements on board Costa Diadema. Majority of their crew were Filipinos so we all felt […]
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Dreamy Day in Provence (Day 7 Christmas Cruising 2017)
Our final stop was at Marseille, the Gateway to the beautiful Provence region. We customised our private tour to drive us to Avignon and L ‘Isle Sur La Sorgue along the way back. The day was well spent and our drive through idyllic landscapes was […]

Iceland and France Nov 2017
“Happiness is planning a trip to somewhere new with someone you love.” To memorialise our 20th Wedding Anniversary, we embarked on road trips around Iceland and France. We celebrated with a lot of “Wow” moments, surrounded by beautiful landscapes, charming towns and delicious, delicious, delicious […]

Maidens & Knights for a Day in Carcassone, France
From Lourdes, it was another three hour drive to Carcassone. My research for a route back to Barcelona led me to consider passing through this well-loved fortified town of Carcassone. It is the second most visited attraction in France, apart from the Eiffel Tower. Inspired […]

Revisiting Lourdes – Thanksgiving and Offering
Lourdes is a town in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwest France. It’s known worldwide for the Sanctuaries Notre-Dame de Lourdes, or the Domain, a major Catholic pilgrimage site. Every year, millions visit the Grotto of Massabielle where, in 1858, the Virgin Mary is said to […]

Breakfast in Biarritz
It was the beginning of another long day as we bid adieu to San Sebastian. Breakfast was on hold until we crossed the border. There was no check point – just a small sign in French which I even missed as our vans sped through […]

Katigbaks Euro Trip Itinerary – October 2015
What prompted this trip was that “Too Good to Miss” SQ Promo with BPI Cards last January 2015. My Father-in-Law and Sister-in-Law – Judith, braved the lines in Glorietta Mall to discuss travel options with a travel agent and after clearing out the details, we […]

“Paris Is Always A Good Idea”
Paris is a place in which we can forget ourselves, reinvent, expunge the dead weight of our past. -Michael Simkins Travel is indeed more splendid when you have good friends to experience it with. Our London Rendezvous was as expected – short lived! We will be chuckling […]