Right after landing from the inaugural flight of Zest Air to Kota Kinabalu, we excitedly followed our planned itinerary despite the the heavy rains which greeted us. First in our list is shopping and visiting gadget centers in Kota Kinabalu City.   Cocoa Boutique   Our first stop was a short trip to Cocoa Boutique for packs [...]

Zest Air successfully made its maiden flight from Manila to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah last Friday morning – May 9, 2013. Zest Air flight Z2501 left Manila’s NAIA Terminal 4 (old domestic airport) 15 minutes past 9 am.   Together with the Zest Air staff, fellow bloggers and celebrity-singer Mr. Jim Paredes, we arrived in Kota Kinabalu safely and was [...]

Zest Air joins the pack of Piso fare promos! They are applying it in all flight destinations  from Manila; both international and domestic. Jet-setters from Manila to Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Shanghai, Puerto Princesa, Kalibo (Boracay), Iloilo,  Tagbilaran, Bacolod, Davao, Cebu and Cagayan De Oro can now fly direct for only one peso base fare [...]

I am inside a mall in Manila as I am writing this article, nestled in a coffee shop corner in the middle of the afternoon.  Honestly, I am here to escape the 35 degree Celsius heat wave across Metro Manila. If I would have stayed home, I would be bathing in my own sweat right now. As [...]

I was surprised when I learned about Skyscanner last week. As online as I am and being a travel blogger at that for almost 5 years now, how come I knew about it only recently?   Simply put, Skyscanner is an online search tool specific for current and real-time flight options where you can search [...]

When you hear advertisements about Earth Day, you basically already know what the concept is all about. But what makes this advocacy more effective are the solid programs behind it. The more specific, the better.   Grow A Million Trees   So I was ecstatic when I heard about one of SM Supermalls program geared [...]

It might already be drizzling here and there around the Philippines but summer’s not yet over. For some, like Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Cebu Pacific, they’re just starting to heat-up even more.   Until July 31, 2013, Cebu Pacific and STB offer visitors to Singapore awesome deals and discounts with up to 52 weekly [...]

For decades, environmental groups from around the world have warned us of the ill effects of abuse we bring upon our environment and surroundings. At the turn of the century, this was heightened and earth-friendly methods were lobbied further. Earth Day 2013 Philippines Last week, in a visit to SM Megamall with my wife, we [...]

Have you heard about the recent news of a Chinese fishing vessel which ran aground the Tubbataha Reef last 8 April 2013? Well, there’s more bad news. The same 48-meter F/N Min Long Yu fishing vessel was found carrying about 400 boxes or 2000 illegally-traded rolled-up pangolins probably set for trade in China. Demand for [...]

When in Davao, I zip, I roll, and I raft. I never thought that going to an SM Mall would be in my itinerary, until a few weeks ago when I visited SM Lanang Premier in Davao with a group of friends.   With about 85,000 sqm of leasable area, SM Lanang Premier opened September of last [...]