Singapore is for art travellers

Posted by Prime Sarmiento It's that time of the year again when Singapore lures shopaholics worldwide to ts Great Singapore Sale. But there's more to this city state than just another shopping haven. It's also an emerging art center. For this week, I'll be discussing in two separate guest posts how to do some "art...

Solo Female Travel 101

Book Review: The Art of Solo Travel: A Girl's Guide by Stephanie Lee posted by: Prime Sarmiento I wish that this book existed five years ago when I, like Stephanie, quit a promising career to go an extended travel around Asia for some soul searching and adventure. The book would have saved me the time...

I joined the Pahiyas festival and I got this kitschy souvenir photo

by Prime Sarmiento Thank goddess for entrepreneurs! In fact had not been for this photo booth that was set up by a group of twenty-something entrepreneurs, I won't have any souvenir photo of me enjoying this year's Pahiyas festival in Lucban,Quezon. I forgot to recharge both my digicam and video cam the night before and...

Ilocandia Diary part 1: Beautiful, Green Power in Bangui

Text and Photos by Prime Sarmiento How can something which is primarily used to generate electricity entice travelers that they will go out of their way just to see it? Or to be more specific: who would have thought that the windmills of Ilocos Norte, which now supplies 40 percent of the electricity needs of...

A Cheap but Chic Guide for Solo Women Travellers in London

text and photos by Nina Sarmiento I enjoy going to London, if only because I can't get enough of the museums, galleries and taking photos of the London Eye. But it can be hard on the budget, this being one of the world's most expensive cities. Fortunately, there are some cheap but chic ways that...

Postcard Moment: One last look

posted by: Nina Sarmiento I have seen the image of London Bridge thousand times, but I still want to take a picture of it by myself 🙂

Postcard Moment: Happy Easter!

posted by Prime Sarmiento Christians all over the world are celebrating Easter today to commemorate the ressurection of Jesus Christ. The celebration of Easter also has a more Paganistic roots – it's a festival in honor of the Teutonic Goddess of Spring Eostre. So more than another religious festival,Easter is also the harbringer of the...

Binondo Food Tripping (part 1): Memories of Tikoy

posted by Gypsygal Prime (for my lil sis) Being more Pinoy than Chinese (I’m a fifth generation Filipino Chinese from my mother’s side), our family celebrate the Lunar New Year (or better known as Chinese New Year). We go to church, then have lunch at Binondo (Manila’s Chinatown district) , watch a lion dance in...

A Solo Female Travelers Weekend Guide to Penang

Posted by: Gypsygal Prime Located at the northwest part of the Malaysian peninsula, Penang island was established as the first British settlement in Malaysia in 1791. Its capital, Georgetown, evolved into a colonial administrative center, with Captain Francis Light, who once worked in a European trading house, as its superintendent. Penang was a part of...

Channeling Lara Croft in Ta Prohm

Next only to Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm is perhaps the most recognizable Cambodian site, having served as a location for the Angelina Jolie starrer-Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Ta Prohm ("ancestor Brahma") was built in the 12th century the Khmer King Jayavarman VII. It served as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. The temple's main deity...

Cliffs of Moher

posted by Gypsygal Nina I don't think I am exaggerating when I say that one of the first things that will come into mind when someone mentioned "Ireland" would be the Cliffs of Moher.   Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair in Gaelic) – roughly means the "cliffs of ruins." Located at County Clare, at...

Postcard Moment: Walk the rocky road

The Burren (Irish: Boireann) meaning "great rock" is a karst landscape (landscape with layers and layers of soluble bedrock like limestone) region in Co.Clare, Ireland. The spring-summer season, with its floral blooms, is the best time to hike in this place.

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