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• Kyoto Accommodation: M's Hotel Sanjo Omiya

  

  M's Hotel Sanjo Omiya is three storeys high and the upper floors can be accessed by stairs or by elevator. Entry to the hotel and the room is keyless. Self... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2023 TRAVEL

• Temples and Cherry Blossoms in Mount Yoshino (Nara)

  

  Although we were a week late for the peak cherry blossoms, my father and I hopped on the train in Osaka-Abenobashi Station to go to Yoshino Station (90... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2023 TRAVEL

• Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport

  

  For our almost 19-hour layover in Taoyuan, we opted to stay near the airport since our flight the next day leaves at 755AM. We had two choices: stay at a capsul... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2023 TRAVEL

• Osaka Accommodation: Hotel 3 O'Clock Tennoji

  

  Because I prefer staying near a station where there is a direct train to the airport, I booked a room for my father and me at Hotel 3 O'Clock Tennoji.Location. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2023 TRAVEL

• Kansai Airport to Osaka City (Tennoji, Osaka, Or Shin-Osaka Station)

  

  There are two railway companies that serve Kansai Airport: Nankai and Japan Railways (JR). On my 2016 trip, I took the Nankai Airport Express to Osaka City's... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2023 TRAVEL

• One Night Stand in Taipei

  

  Click bait! The correct title is "One Night Sleep in Taipei". Here's where we stayed for a night in Taipei (April 2023):Neijiang HotelNo. 112 South Xining... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2023 TRAVEL

• Dumaguete Accommodations: Lufian Dormitel and Check Inn Dumaguete

  

  Here are two places my friends and I stayed at during our recent trip to Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental:Lufian DormitelNesia Building, San Jose... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2022 TRAVEL

• Glamping at 150 Peakway

  

  Ah, how social media provides free advertising. Yes, this is the reason why I decided to go to 150 Peakway in Mantalongon, Dalaguete. Because of one glamping... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2022 TRAVEL

• Japanese Snacks

  

  My friend, Hiromi, whom I had met through a language app in 2018, and met in person when I visited Gunma in 2019, and who visited me in Cebu is 2020, sent me a... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2022 TRAVEL

• Malapascua Notes 2022

  Going to Malapascua From North Bus Terminal, take the bus or van to New Maya Port (3.5 to 4 hours). If going by car, there are parking areas outside the New May... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2022 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Ocho

  

  Self-service?Spotted in Talamban, Cebu City.For more amusing business names, please visit Go Random. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2021 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Siete

  

  Get your barbecue and refreshments here!Spotted along P Remedio St, Mandaue CityFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2021 TRAVEL

• Trips in the Time of Pandemic

  

  Have you been holed up at home during this pandemic? Ha! I have taken trips!Trips to the SupermarketI go on a trip once or twice a month to the supermarket. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2021 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Seis

  

  Rendezvous at the meat shop.Spotted along P Remedio St, Mandaue CityFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2021 TRAVEL

• Front Desk

  

  Kelly YangFront Desk is a middle grade book (for 8- to 12-year-olds). I am decades beyond this age range, but I still enjoyed reading this beautifully written... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2021 TRAVEL

• The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

  

  Keigo Higashino The Miracles of the Namiya General Store is another book where I had seen the movie first; the other was Before the Coffee Gets Cold. And like... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2021 TRAVEL

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold

  

  Toshikazu KawaguchiThere's a cafe in Tokyo where one can go back in time, but one must come back to the present before the coffee gets cold. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2021 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Cinco

  

  WTF!? WDP?!Spotted in Bonifacio District, F Cabahug St., Cebu CityFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2021 TRAVEL

• Soy Happy with Happy Soy

  

  I like taho—sweet silken tofu with syrup and tapioca balls peddled on the street in the morning. But, even before this whole covid mess, I rarely got to drink... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 TRAVEL

• The Strange Library

  

  Haruki MurakamiThe Strange Library is about a boy who goes to a library (one of the reasons why I wanted to read this book...because it takes place in a library! Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 TRAVEL