Search
Close this search box.

Blog

Tropical palm trees and dramatic sunset sky on the tropical island of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, backg
Beach & Ocean

Davao: Highland To Island

It’s difficult to write about one’s own hometown objectively when you only have superlatives to describe it. Forgive the intensity of a Dabawenya like me

Tiger
Beach, Nature & Wildlife

Felines Fighting for Survival

Endangered tigers, leopards, and other wild cats still roam the remote forests and grasslands of Southeast Asia, though their numbers are dwindling due to the

Chinese new year
Best Festivals and Celebration

Chinese New Year Light-up and Festivities

Singapore welcomes the Chinese New Year with much fanfare. Albeit, officially, a three-day celebration, the country makes merry weeks before and even for weeks after

Balinese traditional dancing with fire show at evening beach party
Best Festivals and Celebration

Bali Art Festivals

Upon launching the first Bali Arts Festival in 1979, Bali’s then-Governor Ida Bagus Mantra proclaimed the new event’s importance as “the basic forum for the

Waterfall in Vietnam
Beach, Nature & Wildlife

Viet Nam: Nature-Based Tourism

1.1. Ha Long Bay The larger of Ha Long Bay’s 1,969 islands, when viewed from a “junk” boat floating in its serene waters, resemble the

The Temples of Bagan, Myanmar
Beach, Nature & Wildlife

Myanmar: Nature-Based Tourism

1.1.  Inlay Lake, Southern Shan State The historic Inlay Lake Region is home to the Intha peoples, whose lakeside villages are almost entirely dependent on

Halong Bay
Beach & Ocean

Dragon Quest: Discovering Halong Bay

I was sitting at work, diligently updating my Facebook profile, when I noticed an old friend had posted a photo album titled “On Halong Bay.”