September 2019 When we were planning this trip we couldn't decide whether to stay in the quieter hilly Buda side or in the busier, flat Pest side of the Danube . Our solution? Stay in both. First half of our stay we stayed in the Castle Hill area and we just love it there! At … Continue reading Budapest
September 2019 We rented a car for a day and went for a drive up the Danube to visit the nearby Danube towns. Our first stop was Szentendre, a charming picturesque town known for its art galleries and churches, with mixed influences from Serbians, Greek and Dalmatian immigrants who were fleeing from the Ottomans during … Continue reading Towns along the Danube
Nov 2017 The first thing I noticed about Santiago as we were in our cab on the way to our apartment is the high mountains of the Andes that surrounds it. Some werestill snow capped but unfortunately most of the time we were there, it's been cloudy or hazy so my pictures didn't do justice … Continue reading Santiago, Chile
Seeing Mexico City again and watching Formula1?! That's checking off 2 bucket list items in one long weekend ! Although visiting Mexico City stays on the list and doesn't seem to get completely checked off 😁. We knew we would come back and this time we added the Granpremio de Mexico to the agenda. We arrived Thursday night, … Continue reading 3 Perfect Days: Mexico City – Second Time Around
We left our hotel in Goa before sunrise to catch our 8-hour train ride to Kannur. As we approached Kerala, we started seeing lots (LOTS) of coconut trees and backwaters. It's so green and very much looks like the landscape back home in the Philippines. When we arrived Kannur, I told the hotel owner that … Continue reading Kerala
July 2-4 Last Wednesday (July 1), we left Cusco and headed to the Sacred Valley. The drive to Ollantaytambo took less than 2 hours, and the views on the way was amazing. The road goes through layers of towering mountains, with some of the peaks glistening with snow. After about an hour, we started descending … Continue reading The lost city of the Incas [Machu Picchu]
June 22, 2009 It takes about an hour to fly from Lima to Arequipa. We spent more time in the airport, than flying ! As the plane lands, we had a preview of Arequipa´s terrain ... the Andes, some snowcapped mountains, and what seems to be like endless desert. Big cactus plants sprout from dry … Continue reading Arequipa: The White City
June 20, 2009 ¡Hola! from the City of Kings! Our flight arrived Lima at 5.10am. We were beyond exhausted, what with very little sleep the night before, and the 5 hour delay in SFO, you can imagine how relieved we are finally arrive in Lima. After a mixup with the hotel, mostly because the receptionist … Continue reading The City of Kings : Lima
June 27 - 29, 2009 Cusco, Peru The bus ride from Puno to Cusco was not bad at all, and in fact, was very pleasant. We took an inkaexpress bus, which is a very reputable tourist company. The bus ride reminded me of my Bicol-Manila trips during college in one of those Sunshine or Sarkies … Continue reading The center of the Inca Empire [Cusco]
June 25-26, 2009 There´s a reason you all haven´t heard from me in a while. From Arequipa, we took a 6-hr journey by bus to Puno. The bus ride took us through vast, dry, arrid landscape as we go up higher from Arequipa´s altitude of 7,000ft to 12,500ft. At this altitude, you won´t see any … Continue reading Altiplano [Puno and Lake Titicaca]
