I was touched by this story about a special trip to Samar, a province in the Philippines, by Junfil Olarte. A former Aeronautical Engineering Technician in Singapore, Junfil’s passion for writing as an international travel writer began in early 2003. His interests are travel, culture, history, lifestyle, languages, food and…
Walking the Walk in New York City
There’s always something to capture your attention on a walk in New York! On a recent walk in New York City, I followed in the footsteps of immigrants, celebrities, and George Washington by taking a fun, educational and free walking tour provided by NYC by Foot. Their “Historic District” tour…
At the Rock
One of my favorite places in New York City is Rockefeller Center.
Raglan Eco Escape at Solscape Eco-Resort
Surrounded by the rich aroma of lavender liquid soap, fresh mountain stream spray and a native bush canopy, I could feel my city stresses steadily melting away.
Blarney Lips on the Blarney Stone
Kissing the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle
Traveling for a Cause: Multiple Sclerosis
I met professional photographer Maria Pulice on Twitter in August 2010. It was fortuitous as she was involved with a very bold and creative project, Fly for MS, about bringing global awareness to a disease that has touched my family, Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Some of you already know about my…
Friday in the Golden Gate Park
I planned to spend an afternoon in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and the de Young Museum in the park on Friday, March 11th. But on that day, we were all following the news of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In California, including San Francisco, we were on…
In Redwood City: Cerveza, por favor!
The challenge seemed easy enough. Jade at Vagabond3 posted that the Week 3 “Travel your own city” activity was to go to a part of your city that you don’t usually visit and find a new restaurant — extra credit if it’s a Mexican restaurant. What could be simpler? But…