Walking around Downtown LA solo
Traveling solo is not my gig, unless I am sent on a business trip. I am used to traveling alone but it was always for[…]
First-time Travels of Travel Bloggers
The First-Time Travels of Lonely Planet Blogsherpas – Carnival #9 Jetsetters and seasoned travelers may be “experts on the road” but they also started out[…]
First-time aboard the Amtrak train traversing California, USA
I woke up one early June morning feeling restless. It was my last day in LA and I had to be in San Francisco before[…]
First-time in Hilton San Francisco, California
When it comes to hotel chains, the name Hilton is not unfamiliar to tourists. Not only because it’s a nice family name but also due[…]
First-time in Farmerbrown San Francisco, California
Farmerbrown. The name wasn’t familiar to me before until I encountered it and it definitely stuck in my memory bank. Not only was the place[…]
First-time in San Mateo, CA
I’m not referring to a town in Rizal Province in the Philippines. Rather, this is San Mateo, one of the suburbs near San Francisco, California,[…]
First-time in Los Angeles, California
“LA is great big freeway…” so the song goes. And big freeways, indeed, fill the Los Angeles landscape. Next to rows of palm trees, of[…]
NCVS 2009 with Michelle Obama and some Hollywood stars
Forty-five hundred people. Thirty-something new friends. A grand opening session. This has been the biggest conference I have attended so far. This was the National[…]
First-time in San Francisco, California
It was my first time in San Francisco, California. In fact, it was my first time in the US. On a bigger scale, it was[…]