The social butterfly that our Mumsy is, she needed a quick respite out of Manila’s scene to celebrate her special day with available loved ones prior to her busy birthday engagements – I say available because if she could move mountains, she would have her way […]
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The Best of Andalucia: Cordoba, Seville and Granada Tour
The popular images of Spain as a land of bullfights, flamenco, ceramic tiles and ruined castles derives from Andalucia, the southernmost territory and quintessentially Spanish part of the Iberian Peninsula. In this short trip of ours, I wanted to see as much highlights as we […]
Skagway: Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
Skagway rarely disappoints visitors. A seven-block corridor along Broadway features historic false-front shops and restaurants, wooden sidewalks, locals in period costumes and restored buildings, many of which are part of the National Park Service-managed Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Beginning in 1897, Skagway and […]
Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
While many independent travellers find the strictures of ‘cruise life’ a bit stifling, there are plenty of reasons to take an Alaskan cruise, namely the two ‘Cs’: comfort and convenience. And in Alaska, a state that could take months, if not years, to thoroughly explore, […]
