SYDNEY—“This is your captain speaking. We shall soon commence our descent into Melbourne …” I felt a lump in my throat. Every year when I visit my daughter here, I make a side trip to Victoria’s capital to see a dear friend from college. The pandemic paused the practice, and now, after three years, I was returning to what had...
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Anzac Bridge, second of seven bridges in the 7 Bridges Walk in Greater Sydney, an annual event to raise funds for a cancer charity.
From pandemic to epic: amazing graces
SYDNEY—Up till boarding time at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, I continued to receive calls and text messages from friends wanting to know if I was proceeding with my trip. My departure for my nth visit to my daughter Giselle in Sydney would have been uneventful if not for the concern roused by news about Tom Hanks contracting Covid-19 (during...
Favorite photo-op stop in Tamarama on the Bondi-to-Coogee Coastal Walk —PHOTOS BY GISELLE GOLOY
Life (and death) on the edge
SYDNEY—On the premise that the best way to explore a place is on foot, Sydney in Australia fares well on travel experts’ lists of most walkable cities in the world. Road quality, safety, convenience, and the wonders of nature are among their indices. There’s a range of walks to choose from—bushwalking, dog-friendly circuits, wilderness hikes, off-the-grid trails, city tours...
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Marte Tagle feels at home within admiring distance of Mayon Volcano. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Coming home to Manila in the pandemic: inward journeys
SYDNEY—“This is your captain speaking. We shall soon commence our descent into Melbourne …” I felt a lump in my...
Anzac Bridge, second of seven bridges in the 7 Bridges Walk in Greater Sydney, an annual event to raise funds for a cancer charity.
From pandemic to epic: amazing graces
SYDNEY—Up till boarding time at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, I continued to receive calls and text messages from friends...
Favorite photo-op stop in Tamarama on the Bondi-to-Coogee Coastal Walk —PHOTOS BY GISELLE GOLOY
Life (and death) on the edge
SYDNEY—On the premise that the best way to explore a place is on foot, Sydney in Australia fares well on...
Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim (left), ACB executive director; Dr. Mina Gabor, ISST president; and Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Searca director, sign agreements for the joint conduct of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart to be hosted by the Philippines in 2023. —ACB WEBSITE PHOTO
Asean Centre for Biodiversity gears for world’s 1st green travel festival
The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), co-organizer of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), is in the thick of preparations...
Cinematic scenery with Mt Banahaw in the horizon. —PHOTO BY JOJIE LACERNA
Breathing in the great outdoors
Cooped up in our Metro Manila home for three pandemic years, we finally ventured on a getaway trip southward for...
Passengers cancel, reschedule or rebook flights on New Year's Day during the sudden airport shutdown. —PHOTO FROM pna.gov.ph
New Year’s Day air space shutdown a ‘blessing in disguise’?
Sen. Miguel Zubiri was close to bursting into an incredulous laugh when he heard that very sensitive air navigation equipment...
Tourists in Boracay —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Can Southeast Asia achieve sustainable tourism?
Southeast Asia has long been a preferred tourist destination due to its diverse and culturally rich settings, incredible sights, unique...
The Regional Museum of Western Visayas, restored from the original provincial jail built in 1911, beckons to visitors hoping to find the old and new in the region. —PHOTOS BY TJ BURGONIO
In Iloilo’s museums, you find pioneering photos and rock stars
ILOILO CITY—Surely there’s more to this city than molo, batchoy, biscocho and tablea tsokolate. The city’s gastronomic haunts are well-known...