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We woke up refreshed after a good night’s rest. Breakfast is a small but adequate selection of local and western delights. We saw someone cleaning up the pool so were tempted to give it a shot again. While the water tasted less salty, the water wasn’t any cleaner. The resortContinue Reading

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A family road trip with just Theo, myself and our 1.5 month old baby Benjamin. A little crazy to bring the babe along but the mother needed a break and the baby couldn’t do without the breast. Prior to our trip east, we had spent a night in Melaka andContinue Reading

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Lately I haven’t had much time to fill up on my blog as I have been busy looking for a maid. The process of interviewing potential candidates and conversation with a fellow Filipino colleague opened my eyes to situations in a less developed country. In Philippines, a university graduate from a ruralContinue Reading

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Before I close the book What Matters, there is one particular photo essay that changed the way I look at things and it is with regards to poverty. I used to misperceive as the author described that poverty is caused by individual laziness and government corruption and that it could never, evenContinue Reading

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I am writing this in a real fit of anger and frustration. After more than half a year since our return from France and Italy, I am slapped with a 2 times 36 euros handling fee on our credit card from the car rental company. Apparently we had unwittingly floutedContinue Reading

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Here’s some food for thought regarding cultural tourism. I have always insisted on visiting cultural and heritage sites on my travels however there seems to be mounting debate on whether governmental conservation efforts for tourism may actually contradict the cultural essence of the destination. In the journal article Heritage Tourism: The contradictions betweenContinue Reading