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In the Land of Smiles 3: La Table de Tee

August 17, 2010 Thailand by Gim 2 Comments

Foodies. That’s what we like to call ourselves. And it’s pretty obvious why. I love to cook. We both love, love, love to eat. Our time spent together is like one loong food-trip. We just love sampling new food (specially if they are served in those really nice contemporary coffee ...

In the Land of Smiles 2: Cambodia Illegals

August 14, 2010 Thailand by Gim Leave a Comment

To visit the famous Wats of Bangkok, you have to take the Chao Phrya river boats. A round trip, get on- get off ticket costs around 150 Baht per person (Some of the boats are really classy with beautiful patio chairs). The boats will take you along the Chao...

In the Land of Smiles 1: The Wats

August 14, 2010 Thailand by Gim 1 Comment

The Wats. We’ve all heard about them. Angkor, Wat Pho, Wat Arun… Well, OK, so I’ve only heard about Angkor. And that reclining Buddha made popular in Capcom’s Street Fighter, where it features prominently in the background when you fight Sagat in the Thailand stage. To be honest I wasn’t...

Arriving in the Land of Smiles

August 13, 2010 Thailand by Gim 2 Comments

I can’t believe how fast time flies. It seemed barely yesterday when we traipsed through immigration at Suvarnabhumi International airport, eager and excited to see the Land of Smiles (with camcorder from digital camcorder reviews at the ready). It’s been exactly 36 hours since we landed and here are a...

Dapitan the Beautiful

February 3, 2009 Dapitan by Flisha 1 Comment

I don’t remember uploading these photos of the last time I was in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. That was about three months ago. Although I do not miss my very poor living quarters there, I do miss the beautiful, relaxing sights of Dapitan. Nature never let you forget her majesty...

Snow in Baguio, Philippines?

January 14, 2009 Baguio by Flisha 6 Comments

My boyfriend just texted me that he saw on TV that it was snowing in Baguio. He often likes to yank my chain (is that the right idiom for lying?), so I set out to prove him wrong. The Philippines is a tropical country, lying very near the equator, and...

Big Bites Burger

December 15, 2008 Dapitan, Dipolog, Foods, Zamboanga by Flisha 3 Comments

This is a guest post from my boyfriend Gim. Here to talk about his favorite pastime: good eats. – Flisha I looove burgers. I especially like the meaty, juicy ones. Not the paper-thin slices that they serve at the school canteen or at the 3M burger stand beside the plaza...

Best Restaurant in Dipolog

November 20, 2008 Dapitan, Dipolog, Foods by Flisha 4 Comments

It’s Grandma’s Best, hands down. In fact, I think it’s the best restaurant in Zamboanga del Norte, and after tasting their Squid Aligue Spaghetti, I’m tempted to say it’s the best restaurant in all of Philippines. Except that I haven’t visited all of Philippines yet. Grandma’s Best is hidden in...

Travel Zamboanga to Dapitan

November 20, 2008 Dapitan, Dipolog, Zamboanga by Flisha 6 Comments

To travel Dapitan, Zamboanga (Philippines) and vice versa, you can go three ways: by air, land and sea. Via Air The safest option is, of course, via air. But as there’s no available direct flight from Zamboanga to Dipolog (but feel free to correct me if I’m wrong), you would...

Sandbars in Dapitan

November 15, 2008 Dapitan by Flisha Leave a Comment

Sometimes the shores of Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines seem infinite. What you’re seeing above is a piece of ocean real estate. The tide recedes so low that at times the shore stretches as far as the eye can see. That’s the village city of Dapitan beyond the shore....