One of the many perks of living outside the metro is that we can visit places that are “far” in metro standards in just a minute of planning. One afternoon of January, we decided to spend a weekend at Batangas, specifically Canyon Woods. Canyon Woods is a residential resort located at Laurel, Batangas. It recently opened its doors to guests…
One of the main reasons we went to Fuji-Q Highland is to visit Thomas Land. Our little boy is so much fond of Thomas and Friends since he was still a toddler until now and so visiting Thomas Land is a must for our Japan trip. We were able to secure a free entrance pass to Fuji-Q Highland (thanks to…
Fuji-Q Highland is a theme park located at Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan. This theme park is close to Mt Fuji and so we decided to visit it the same day we went to see Mt. Fuji. But there is also a very personal reason we wanted to see Fuji-Q Highland. It is because Thomas Land is located inside Fuji-Q theme…
Mt. Fuji is one of the world’s most famous mountains. It is not the highest as it only peaks at 3,776 meters. What makes it extraordinary is being snow-capped for most time of the year. Visiting Mount Fuji is part of our itinerary for our 11-days Japan trip. We don’t want to climb up to the 5th station of Mt. Fuji; we…
Tagaytay is just an hour (or less, depending on the traffic) away from where we live. So during occasions our family always prefers to celebrate in Tagaytay. Last January, during my birthday, we decided to celebrate at Josephine’s Restaurant at Tagaytay. Josephine’s Restaurant offers eat-all-you-can buffet and ala carte dining. We chose the former. Lunch buffet price is at…
In our 11 days stay in Japan, it was only in our second to the last day that it rained. We still followed our scheduled to visit Chiyoda and Taito for sightseeing and Shinjuku and Shibuya for shopping that day. Imperial Palace Japan’s Imperial Palace, where their royal family resides, is located at Chiyoda city ward. There are scheduled guided tours…
One our first day in Tokyo, we explored four of Tokyo’s most famous city wards: Shinjuku, Shibuya, Chuo (we visited the popular Tsukiji Market), and Minato, where the artificial island, Odaiba, is located. Tsukiji Market Tsukiji Market is a famous market place for tuna auction. This is where fresh fishes, fruits, and vegetables are sold at a wholesale level. There are also…
We visited Japan’s two famous regions when we went there last March: Kansai and Kanto. After touring the Kansai region and exploring the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara, we geared ourselves for more adventure as we discover the Kanto region, especially the city of Tokyo. We visited as much attractions as we can when we went to Tokyo. Tokyo is divided…
Last Friday, Greenwich turned the Dolphin Park at Glorietta 4, Makati into a vibrant and charming place and gathered pizza-lovers to experience the sight, smell, sound, and taste of Greenwich’s very best pizza to celebrate World Pizza Day. During the event, Greenwich transformed the place into a pizza village where pizza-lovers explored everything that the Overload Pizza District has to…
Last Saturday, Neo and I were invited to attend the kickoff of Nestle Nankid’s Parentology+ event at Trinoma Activity Center. Even though Trinoma is quite far from us, I don’t want to miss this event as I wanted to learn how to provide a future full of possibilities with Neo. You see, today’s world is very different from is just…