Cafe Crepe, Downtown Vancouver
The lines to this restaurant on Robson Street were often long whenever we passed here on the way back to our hotel so one day when there was no line, we got curious to try it. It’s quite nice inside...
View ArticleMink Chocolates, Vancouver
Award-winning Mink Chocolates are preservative-free artisan chocolate bars made in small batches with Belgian chocolate. Among their many interesting flavors they have are Fountain of Youth (with...
View ArticleElysian Coffee and Ernest Ice Cream, Vancouver
There’s some good coffee across St. Paul Hospital’s Lights of Hope, downtown Vancouver. It’s Elysian Coffee on Burrard and Helmcken They also have Vancouver’s famous Ernest Ice Cream but be warned, it...
View ArticleExploring Vancouver in Water Taxis
If you don’t mind walking for exercise, it’s easy to get around Vancouver via buses, trains, and water taxis (Aqua Bus and False Creek Ferries)! False Creek Ferries also offers sightseeing cruises....
View ArticleThe Old Spaghetti Factory, Gastown
It was quite a hike from our downtown hotel to Gastown but it was our entertainment to get a higher figure for the pedometer every day so we explored this neighborhood that’s a National Historic Site...
View ArticleGluten Free Desserts at Usagi Sweets, Vancouver
Usagi Sweets on Oak Street is run by Moeno and her Japanese mother who used to have another commercial kitchen at another location previously. The treats at the bottom shelf are gluten-free. The round...
View ArticleSnowshoeing on Grouse Mountain
Just a seventeen-minute drive from our downtown hotel, Grouse Mountain— the Peak of Vancouver— has grand nature trek possibilities throughout the four seasons. Heidi takes me on a snow trip, my first...
View ArticleFeed the Birds: George C. Reifel Sanctuary
Situated next to Westham Island’s flat marshlands and farms, the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, British Columbia provides food and rest for millions of migrating birds. Originally,...
View ArticleEto Na! MusikalnAPO! On Monthlong Rerun!
Creative genius in musical theatre on display in the Filipino original ETO NA! MUSIKALNAPO! 🇵🇭 💫 👏 Writer/ Director Robbie Guevarra (in photo) strung a part of the legendary APO Hiking Society’s...
View ArticleVisitor Tips for Art in Island, Manila
Yes, I had been living under a rock for the last few years so I’m probably one of the last to come to Art in Island but late is better than never! Speaking of rocks, here’s me on one: In case you...
View ArticleShirakawa-go and Gokayama: How To Day Trip from Osaka
A winter trip to Shirakawa-go is like traveling inside a snow-globe. Designated in 1995 as UNESCO World Heritage Site in Japan, the historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are known for their...
View ArticleWinter Gear Packing List for a Tropical Girl
Since I’m sensitive to cold even in tropical Manila and want to avoid headaches from wobbly temperature changes, it was a puzzle to prepare for a winter trip. If you opened this post, you’re probably...
View ArticleYou. Are. Loved.
Kapatid, Kaibigan, Kabayan, YOU❤️ARE❤️LOVED. Unconditionally. Completely. Eternally. Lavishly. Here. Now. Always. . “for God so lo*V*ed….V YOU that he g*A*ve…..A his one and on*L*y…….L...
View ArticlePizza Is Love
Because now everyday is Valentine’s Day, a pizza date at the corner sans traffic gives me joy. In my blinder years I might have minded but I am starting to learn to be grateful for what’s there and not...
View ArticleTakayama, Japan
Dubbed as Little Kyoto of the Japanese Alps, Takayama —meaning “tall mountain”— (sometimes Hida-Takayama) in Gifu Prefecture, is an ancient feudal city known for its Edo-style preserved old town....
View ArticleKenroku-en Gardens, Kanazawa, Japan
Considered one of Three Great Gardens of Japan, Kenroku-en (meaning “having six factors”) was thus named for having the six attributes that comprise the perfect garden landscape: antiquity, artifice,...
View ArticleFushimi Inari
Number 1 most visited shrine in Japan by foreigners according to TripAdvisor 2014, 2015, and 2016? Fushimi Inari! It is popular among foreigners for the mountain trails that lead into Mount Inari,...
View ArticlePeek At Geisha World, Kyoto
Gion is a preserved district in Kyoto which was built in response to the food, drink, and accommodation needs of travelers who came to the Yasaka (Shinto) Shrine, designated from 1871 to 1946 as...
View ArticleFrom Osaka to Gion, Kyoto with Lunch
From Osaka to Kyoto, there are several travel options and the most convenient/ quickest will depend on where you are coming from in Osaka. If you have the JR Pass with unlimited train rides, from...
View ArticleWhat to Do If You Fall From A Train Platform in Japan
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