Post card from Paris: City of Lights on Apr 13, 2013 in Anything Goes Bienvenue! Lynne: The nights are nippy, maybe a few degress warmer than Amsterdam, but despite the cold, it’s when the sun goes down that a different side of Paris comes alive. The Eiffel Tower is fully lit and it sparkles for five minutes ev...
Postcard from Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam, Netherlands on Apr 11, 2013 in Anything Goes Amsterdam Ray: First leg of the trip is done and it’s off now to Paris via train. Train stations are really fascinating, and the ones in Europe are just spectacular. This one in Amsterdam Centraal ( yeah they spell it that way), still has the old archite...
Postcard from Amsterdam on Apr 9, 2013 in Voyager Ray: Amsterdam is just beautiful! The architecture from their old days are preserved and used even for new installation. Well, yeah there are some modern looking concrete buildings in some places, but most look like this one taken of Amsterdam Cent...
Postcard from a “Coffeeshop” in Amsterdam on Apr 9, 2013 in Voyager Amsterdam Amsterdam Cannabis Cafes Amsterdam Coffee Shops Amsterdam Red Light District Ray: Ok so we just went through the mandatory visit to the Red Light District in Amsterdam. Compared to the stories of what you might expect given that almost every man and woman in Amsterdam seems to look like modelesque in material, what we just sa...
Postcard from the Dubai International Airport on Apr 6, 2013 in Voyager Airport Adventures Airports Dubai international airport Lynne: The Dubai airport’s huge! I thought Manila Terminal 1 wasn’t as horrendous as people made it out to be. Maybe cramped, but after this, and recalling Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand, it is a tad too small. Walking around the Duba...
Postcard from Manila International Airport Terminal 1 on Apr 6, 2013 in Voyager Airport Adventures Airports International Airports Manila Airport Manila International Airport Terminal 1 Lynne: I’m a big bundle of excitement. Gimme some of that cold weather! Long lines, fluctuating wifi (which my husband has pointed out to me is free so I shouldn’t complain), freaking expensive airport food, and the smell of a smoking l...
Postcard from the Gate Manila on Apr 6, 2013 in Voyager Airport Adventures Airports Manila sunset Our plane against the Manila sunset on the horizon. We’ll miss you for a while.
How Can we Expect the Population to Lose Weight with This? (2010-2011) on Apr 4, 2013 in Gastronomy comfort food Food Porn How Can We Expect the Population to Lose Weight with This? After some reflection over a previous post, it does come out a little too “Negative” for what is normally placed in this blog. And so, with a change of heart, the whole thing will be changed to highlight the food that makes our lives all...
Ye Dang’s Value-For-Money Proposal for Korean Goodness on Apr 3, 2013 in Gastronomy Bibimbap Korean Barbecue Korean Cuisine Korean Restaurants in Manila Philippines Korean Restaurants in Ortigas Center Pasig Philippines Korean Restaurants in Pasig Philippines Restaurants and Shops in Ortigas Philippines Ye Dang Korean Restaurant Ortigas Pasig City For those who normally read En Route, one of the cuisines rarely featured by this time of posting would be of the Korean kind. The closest thing ever to it would be a report on the invasion of Bon Chon of Manila and an effort to replicate it w...
Hotel Kimberly Tagaytay – That Boutique Hotel Connection on Apr 1, 2013 in Voyager Bouqitue Hotels in the Philippines Boutique Hotels Boutique Hotels in Tagaytay Philippines Staycation in the Philippines Tagaytay Tagaytay Hotels The cool winds of Tagaytay is just too good a proposal not to ignore no matter what time of the year. What more of that time of the year is the blistering Philippine summer season. Which is a good thing for those who want to spend at least a night to...
