Tag: Los Angeles

  • Beaches in the Philippines: Fly to these Destinations

    Beaches in the Philippines: Fly to these Destinations

    Wanting to go to a warmer place and enjoy the islands? Now, there’s a way for travelers from the US to fly straight to the heart of the Philippines — the Visayas region, where thousands of beaches and islands are sprawled across the central part of the country. Philippine Airlines,…

  • Traveling and Worshiping

    Traveling and Worshiping

    When one has a day job and has to take some time off to travel to some foreign destination, the journey is often scheduled near the weekends to make the most of it. That’s what I always do. Several times, I time my trips during the Holy Week when business…

  • Walking around Downtown LA solo

    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 a meeting or when I had to go home. As much as possible, I prefer not to venture exploring various sights on my own because…

  • First-time aboard the Amtrak train traversing California, USA

    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 the day is over to catch my flight back to the Philippines. This was probably one of those moments when I wanted to do something…

  • Highlight of 2009: My first-time travels

    Highlight of 2009: My first-time travels

    Watching travelers in an airport coffee shop while waiting for my flight, I couldn’t help but wonder what 2010 has for me when it comes to traveling. Of course, 2009 was a good one. I have covered almost 20,000 miles, visited four countries, and enjoyed several beaches and landmarks. It…

  • First-time in Los Angeles, 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 course. My good friend Cathy was kind enough to host me all throughout my LA trip right after the conference which I attended in San…