It’s been 15 years since my last Christmas and New Year in the Philippines, particularly in my hometown, Davao. My husband and I surprised my family and relatives when we came on 17 December and our idea was to surprise my mother on her birthday. And so we did. The best time was at Christmas […]
Archives for 2015
Verona: Hanging Around Piazza Bra With A View
Verona is the first city of Italy which my husband wanted to show me on our first ever Europe road trip many years ago. We were already driving to the city when torrential rain poured down so hubby drove back to the freeway and stopped at a rest stop. Thinking it would be rainy days in Verona we […]
Photos: The Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden
One eye-catching structure you will see in Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden, is this Turning Torso. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish Structural Engineer, who also designed the Alameda Bridge in Valencia, Spain. The Turning Torso is considered the tallest building in Scandinavia. The first time I saw it I thought […]
Strolling and Shopping at Barceloneta
Sunday might not be the best day of the week to plan for a shopping spree in Barcelona because not all stores and malls are open. We’ve been to Barcelona three times but we only learnt about stores and malls are closed on Sundays on our third trip there. We usually go shopping at any El […]
A Tour Through Leonardo da Vinci’s Hometown
It was my husband’s idea to drive to Vinci during our summer road trip. He had read about the Museo Leonardiano in Vinci and he’d hoped to see some original sketches of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings. Vinci is a small town in the region of Tuscany, Italy so a one-day visit was enough. It was quite an upland […]
This Rest Stop Offers Breathtaking Panoramic Views
When you go on a road trip you will have to stop for petrol or some rests more often if it requires a lengthy drive. It is more likely that you don’t have to choose and decide which rest stop you want to park and relax, but you will take one that’s on your route […]
