Postcards from Venice, Italy
We wrap up this love month with some snapshots from one of the most romantic places in the world Venice, Italy. Here's to wishing for all kinds of love to come your way this 2017. Read More
Around Italy: Verona
Verona is not just a city for star-crossed lovers because I loved it and I went there as a regular tourist who was eager to see for myself the setting of probably the greatest, most tragic love story of all time. More than that, I wanted to also experience the place beyond Romeo and Juliet [...] Read More
Around Italy: Florence
A day trip is too short but still we made sure to cover as much and that means visiting the Piazza Duomo and soaking in the lively goings-on as people wait for their turn to get inside, walking aimlessly around town and then stopping by a gelato shop to re-energize us for another stretch of [...] Read More
Around Italy: Bologna
We’re kicking off 2017 with a special series on Italy and the best place to start our journey is in Bologna. As home to the oldest university in the world, Bologna’s charm is in the youthful energy of the students dominating the popular eating spots and the cobbled streets. It was the perfect home base [...] Read More
Michelin Eats: Joel Robuchon
One of the most happening places in Tokyo is Ebisu so I’ve been to the area a couple of times and every time I see the glistening building of Robuchon I would always wonder to myself what will be the perfect reason to splurge on a meal at Joel Robuchon. Finally during my most recent [...] Read More
Michelin Eats: Ogasawara Hakushakutei
We’ve already given you a rundown and some features over the years of some of the Michelin restaurants we’ve eaten in. To close this year, we’ll be featuring two of our best Michelin experiences for 2016 as we launch our Michelin Eats series. Ogasawara Hakushakutei was such a pleasant place to spend time in not [...] Read More
Tokyo Side Trip: Enoshima
One cold winter day, I decided to venture off into the island of Enoshima for a day trip. It is a crazy idea but I really wanted to get out of the city that day. I started off my day by taking a leisurely walk along Shonan Beach. It was freezing cold but I was [...] Read More
Nakajima: Affordable Michelin Lunch
We bet it's surprising for you to find the words affordable and Michelin right next to each other but you read that right. We had a hard time finding the place but it's worth the most delicious sardine lunch we ever tasted. And the best tip we can give when it comes to locating the [...] Read More
Book Hunting: Tokyo Edition
From Kinokuniya, Tsutaya, Cow Books at Nakameguro to the streets of Jimbocho and then finally to a luggage half full of newly released titles not available in Manila and a second hand complete volume of the Lemony Snicket series (a steal at only 4500 yen!) - that is the story of our book hunting in [...] Read More
Gongyubei: From the Shangri-La of the East to the Great Wall of the South
Long weekends usually release a travel bug epidemic so imagine how many people there are on the road, the plane, the train, the boat - whichever remedies that itch of yours - when they come around. As plane fares usually skyrocket on these 3-4 day holidays, we opted to take the bus. We heard of [...] Read More