Because life is one big adventure ♥: 2015

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Champagne Room

Where do you celebrate a milestone like oh say, a 10 year anniversary? ♥

National Museum

To see Juan Luna's Spoliarium has been something we've wanted to do for a while now, and on one lazy Sunday we made the trip to Manila to finally check that off of our list.

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

Another place we got to visit when Cholo's balikbayan relatives were here was Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac, Bataan.

Off we go! His and hers weekenders.

SG Eats

A highlight of every trip we take is definitely what we ate while we were there.

THE YUMMIEST CHICKEN RICE EVER. (all caps for emphasis)

Universal Studios Singapore

Being kids at heart, Universal Studios was number 1 on our list of places to go to in Singapore.

Candylicious

Anyone who knows us knows that we LOVE sweets. Candies, chocolate - you name it, we'll eat it.

Literally a kid in a candy store

It goes without saying that Candylicious was HEAVEN for us.

S.E.A. Aquarium

One of the places we really wanted to visit was the S.E.A Aquarium - the world's second largest aquarium.

Haji Lane

One of the places we've been, to that has been our absolute favorite, is Pub Street in Cambodia.

Haji Lane is Singapore's version of Pub Street.

Caramoan islands

Easily one of the most beautiful (and most underrated) destinations in the Philippines is Caramoan.

Minalahos island

What we wish we knew before we went to Ilocos

Did a guest post for our friend Karla's blog series.

Head on over to What I wish I Knew Before I went to Ilocos, Philippines to read all about it!

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Laiya

Living in Manila, we've always considered ourselves lucky that beautiful beaches are just a drive away.

Beach lovin'.

Dreamplay

Thanks to Cholo's cousin, a few months ago we were given the chance to see what Dreamplay was all about before it opened to the public.

Tagaytay trips for us usually mean = staying in for movie marathons, lunches and dinners out at Pamana and Hawaiian BBQ, and basically just a chance to take a breather and escape from work/Manila traffic/reality.

This particular trip was a whole lot different though.

Zipline at the Picnic Grove

Manila Eats: Chocolate Buffet at The Pen

There are only 68 days left 'til Christmas! It kind of feels like 2015 just started, and now we're down to the last few months of the years. It's crazy how time flies.

Aside from our birthdays and anniversary, Christmas is our favorite holiday. It's so magical how everything seems extra happy around Christmastime. We get to spend more time with our families, balikbayans come home, we see our friends more, and its also another opportunity for us to show each other how much we care ♥

Christmas at The Pen

Enchanted Kingdom

One of the (if not the only) amusement parks in the Philippines is Enchanted Kingdom, which opened in 1995 and is located in Santa Rosa, Laguna - about an hour's drive away from Manila.

The Mind Museum

One of our best friends used to work at The Mind Museum, and we decided to show our support and pay her a visit.

Manila Eats: Chef Laudico Guevarra's

Seeing this restaurant from the outside got us all excited for what was to come.

Pinto Art Museum

Back in January, we had days off of work and out of curiosity, we decided to finally pay a visit to Pinto.

Our Travel Must Haves

If I had my way, I'd bring the contents of my entire closet with me on every trip.

Our luggage on our 2010 Bangkok trip

As with most couples, one of the things Cholo and I disagree on every time we travel is the amount of suitcases/items I bring (and whether or not I really do need all of it). My logic has always been that you never really know what you'll need, and it's always better to be prepared. I would say it's a losing battle on his end though, as I always end up getting my way (and also end up using his baggage allowance allocation hehehe).

Senado Square and Ruins of St. Paul's

Senado Square, part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site.

Also known as Largo do Senado, as Macau used to be a European colony under Portugal.

DC Comics Super Heroes concept store

Anyone who knows Cholo knows that ever since he was a kid, Batman has been his absolute favorite.

Macau day trip and The Venetian

Macau is a mere 1 hour and 30 minute ferry boat ride away from Kowloon, making it the perfect day trip spot.

A Disney Christmas

Christmas time is the most magical time of the year. Imagine mixing all that warmth and fuzziness with the happy buzz of Disneyland?

Toy Story Land

Three of Cholo's favorite movies ever are the movies in the Toy Story franchise. So you can imagine how excited he was about this part of Disneyland.

Woody and Slinky on our tickets!

Hong Kong Disneyland

Every child who grew up watching and loving the Disney classics has 1 dream:
To visit "The Happiest Place On Earth".

The journey to happiness starts here.

Ocean Park

Was excited to check out Ocean Park to see if it still looked like what I remembered from my childhood.

HK Eats: KFC

In keeping with our fast food travel tradition, our HK trip wouldn't have been complete without a meal at KFC.

KFC egg tarts are love.

HK Eats: Din Tai Fung

On our list of must-tries: this Michelin star restaurant known for its xiao long bao.

Had to wait in line for this, which did not bode well for our wallets (read: we were hangry and over-ordered).

HK at night

Hong Kong by night is beautiful, especially when viewed from the harbour.

Lego Christmas at Times Square

The Christmas season in Hong Kong is quite magical.

A Harbour City Christmas

Fortunately for these 2 Lego fans, we were able to catch the Lego Christmas Village at Times Square.

1881 Heritage

Beautifully lit at night, 1881 Heritage in Tsim Sha Tsui is composed of a shopping mall, a heritage hotel, and an exhibition hall.

HK Eats: Charlie Brown Cafe

Backlog

In an effort to pick up where we left off and completely update this blog, we've been scrounging up content from our past road trips, dates, and travels.

In a nutshell

Batanes rundown.

Southern Batan tour highlights

The South Batan tour covers the 3 towns of Ivana, Uyugan and Mahatao.

Sabtang Island tour highlights

A 30-45 minute faluwa boat ride across the West Philippine Sea will take you to Sabtang, the southernmost island municipality of the Batanes island.

Sabtang is known for its lighthouse and the old stone houses of the Chavayan and Savidug villages, as well as white sand beaches and Mission-style churches.

Friday, June 19, 2015

And after almost 3 years..

To revive this blog?

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