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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La Roca Village Outlets
The route back to BCN from Carcassone, France involved a retail side trip. We crossed the border again without ceremony. Before long, we were already exiting towards Santa Agnes De Malanyanes. The retail bugs were getting anxious as we spotted the big Mango and Adidas warehouses across […]

Hola Barcelona! Day 2 – La Sagrada Familia & Montserrat
La Sagrada Familia Barcelona is La Sagrada Familia. It’s sacrilege if you miss it. And so of course it was a must that we all pay homage to this amazing work in progress! They have been building this since 1882- and they are still […]

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 […]

Hola Barcelona! Day 1
Long flights to Europe are always a hassle. Counting the hours and calculating how many more movies I can watch makes it even more cumbersome. Then again, I find it difficult to sleep – too excited and concerned with the kids. After 22 hours of total travel […]

Festive, Eccentric, Delicious Barcelona
Barcelona is on the biting edge of architecture, food, fashion, style, music and good times. The art, with significant collections by Picasso and Miró, is provocative; and the buildings, many by the eccentric genius Gaudí, are mind blowing. One can never get enough of the […]