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Yugi, our 6-year old syoti, excited knowing that we were going to Palawan, exclaimed, “Yehey, our first trip during Covid!” He would always express his desire to go to a hotel or to a resort because he wanted to play in the swimming pool and the beach if possible. We were also curious about the … Continue reading Sunlight Eco Tourism Island Resort Palawan (A SETIR Review)
Summer Palace at Edsa Shangri-La Manila is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Manila in the post Covid-world where you can have your next lauriat dining celebration safely with the kids and the whole family. We were able to bring the kids because we were on a staycation with the family and passing the … Continue reading SUMMER PALACE: Best Chinese Restaurant in Manila (for your Next Safe Lauriat Celebration with the Family)
We are back with my co-host Spanky Enriquez talking about life in Manila for our Season 3 Episodes this 2021. Listen to The Manila Podcast in Spotify, Apple Podcast, or Google Podcast where we talk about food, travel and lifestyle stories happening during this Covid-19 Pandemic in Manila. Season 3 Episode 3: Celebrating Chinese New … Continue reading Manila Podcast Season 3: 2021 Predictions, Tiktok Resto Controversy, Celebrating Chinese New Year & Valentines Long Weekend
To buffet or not to buffet during the pandemic? There are two protocols for buffet dining in the new normal: first, you still have buffet stations but with one-way socially distant flow of diners; and second, you can order eat-all-you-can from a menu and everything is delivered to your table. If you want to dine … Continue reading HEAT: How Covid 19 Changed Buffet Dining Forever (Here’s how to do it safely)
Bistronomia Restaurant Series:• RUMBA // NEW Mediterranean Resto at The Shops at Ayala Triangle (A REVIEW) (2022)• LAS FLORES Alabang: Best Spanish Restaurant in the South! (2022)• Las Flores Dining+: Is Intimate Dining the New Normal? (2021)• Introducing… LAS FLORES Degustacion by Spanish Chef Ignacio Alcala! (2019)• Rambla Salcedo Makati: Best Tapas Bar in the Salcedo Neighborhood (2019)• BCN by Rambla: … Continue reading Las Flores Dining+: Is Intimate Dining the New Normal?
Covid-free Staycation is trending in 2021 because of this yearning to travel with the kids, to experience the great outdoors without going on a plane, to take a rejuvenating break from online distance learning and working from home. Here are our awesome tips to go on staycation safely with the family… Edsa Shangri-La, Manila1 Garden … Continue reading Staycation in Manila: How to Do it Safely with the family @EdsaShangriLa
Poco Deli is one of the best neighborhood delis in Manila. Now also in Coron, it continues to survive this pandemic despite a lot of restaurants closing down in Brgy. Kapitolyo, BGC and the Coron neighborhood. Listen to our Awesome! LIVE discussion with Sonny de Leon on their ongoing Covid-19 survival story: 🔴 POCO DELI: Restaurant … Continue reading POCO DELI: Surviving the Pandemic
Updated 2023 blog post: The Fatted Calf Reopens in Tagaytay! (First Look) The Fatted Calf Farmhouse Kitchen is a farm-to-table destination restaurant by Jayjay and Rhea Sycip featuring locally sourced ingredients and desserts by Flour Pot Manila. Its name is inspired by the feast of the return of the prodigal son in Luke 15:23. This … Continue reading The Fatted Calf: Best New Restaurant in Silang?! (Updated: Reopens in Tagaytay)
Post-lockdown beach escape! Due to the pandemic, many of us are still unsure about the idea of traveling after all, COVID-19 still lurks in the shadows. This weekend, I finally had the courage to fly out of Manila for a much-needed beach getaway. My first air travel since the lockdown! Join me as I rediscover … Continue reading Club Paradise Palawan: Our very own Private Island!
2020 is the toughest year in our 15 years of blogging career—marked by the global Corona-19 pandemic, the Taal Volcano eruption and the crash of the global and local economies, especially the food and travel industries. This is also the most innovative reset, reminiscent of the time when blogging and social media technologies started during … Continue reading Best of 2020 | Awesome Blog
