Japan is famous for its wonderful technologies that make life a whole lot easier. One of these technologies is the bullet train – which makes traveling more faster (more na, faster pa! ganoon kabilis! hahaha). Shinkansen is one of Japan’s famous bullet trains. It is operated by Japan Railways (JR). My little boy is fascinated by trains (as evident by…
Traveling can be costly. A big chunk of anyone’s travel budget will always go to accommodation. Lucky are those who visit certain places where they have relatives or friends where they can stay at. Another lucky bunch of people are those who can stay at backpackers’ hotels or hostels and are amendable with sleeping in a room together with other…
What does your child do well? As parents, we know that our children already have the skills one sort or other. Some kids will have a knack for singing, while others will excel in painting. Letting them explore on their own is essential to discover and nurture their true gifts. For instance, motivating kids to participate in various activities…
Japan has three major theme parks namely: Universal Studios Japan, Tokyo DisneySea, and Tokyo Disneyland. We traveled to Japan with our little boy and so we wanted to visit all three major theme parks (okay, that was just an excuse…the hubby and I really wanted to visit these theme parks hahaha :D). The last theme park we visited was Tokyo Disneyland. As…
Tokyo DisneySea is one of the three major theme parks in Japan. The other two are the Universal Studios Japan in Kansai and the Tokyo Disneyland. When traveling with kids, visiting theme parks will always be included in your itinerary – and so all three theme parks were included in ours. We availed of the 2-day passport and allotted a day each for…
I’m sure that all mommies, just like me, would say that their happiness is their kids. Our happiness depends on our kids’ happiness. But did you know that according to studies, happiness is actually a powerful combination of a nurturing environment and proper nutrition? Nestokid comes up with some suggestions on how we can have a create a nurturing environment…
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…