"Just get your butt in Beijing and avail of cheapest, easiest package tour to the Great Wall" was the original plan. Never in my wildest dream that I will see this wonder in a different way that in those guided tours where you have to bare with the crowd. But we got more that w…
Beijing's hosting of the summer Olympics of 2008 was an affirmation of two things, China being a sports dynamo and at the same time an economic powerhouse. 6 years later, the Olympic Village is still in tact and well kept. They call it Olympic Green and it is a favorite open park f…
China is the factory of the world. We all know that. They manufacture everything from smartphones to ballpens. And they are good at counterfeiting too. I heard they even have a counterfiet version of Toyota cars there? How true? If you want to get a sample at how good they are in China…
Let's give it to Taiwan when it comes to milk tea dominance.That industry is not just huge in Taiwan it extends beyond even as far as China. When I google "best milk tea in China" while in Shanghai, the search generated "COCO" as the favorite. Read: COCO FRESH TE…
If you want to experience how it is like in Beijing on an ordinary day, the trick is to stay in a hostel in a hutong district. HAPPY DRAGON HOSTEL in Beijing is a classic example. Hutongs are a type of narrow streets or alleys commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, most p…
Another long overdue post but here it is finally ---the start of my Beijing Series, which is the third an final leg of our China 2014 9-day trip which took us to Shanghai, Nanjing and finally Beijing. Before I continue, please read all my blog posts here on Shanghai > >> http…
It has been a tradition for me to come up with a travel summary each year since 2011: http://www.pusangkalye.net/2012/01/travel-memorable-year-2011-for.html 2012: http://www.pusangkalye.net/2013/01/pusangkalye-in-2012-travel.html 2013: http://www.pusangkalye.net/2014/01/pusangkaly…
Many of you will surely be flying out of the country to celebrate the holiday season. Shopping in Hong Kong, city tour in Bangkok, food indulgence in KL and perhaps casino-hopping and history tour in Macau. The latter is becoming more and more preferred destinations to Filipinos due to i…
City: Puerto Princesa Travel Period: November 2014 Place of Stay: Palo Alto Our accommodation in our latest PPS trip Palo Alto has a decent restaurant but they will not feel bad if you want to try other food finds downtown. As a matter of fact, Palo Alto even provides free s…
I thought it's gonna be just another Puerto Princesa Underground River Tour. Don't blame me, the place is amazing but I have been here twice. The third time it thought it's gonna be too painful to take but this particular tour came with a twist, something I looked forward to…
