Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Traveling Together
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| The road between Geiranger and Eidsdal is known as Ørnevegen (Eagle Road). The last turn is a hairpin bend known as Ørnesvingen (Eagle Bend) and offers an extraordinary view over the Geirangerfjord. Beyond a wooden gate, a steep path leads you to the tip of the headland. From here, the view is even more stunning as you can see the magnificent Seven Sisters waterfalls, its white waters standing out against the sombre rockface as they roll down to the dark green waters of the fjord. |
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| One of the features of Trafalgar tours is the Be My Guest dinners. This is where we join people from the local community for a meal. In Bergen, we went to a farm-turned-into-restaurant just outside of town. We were given a tour of the farm and then were given a great meal of Norwegian specialties. Following the dinner the staff all lined up to bid us goodbye. |
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| The Fløibanen funicular in Bergen is one of Norway's best-known attractions. Fløibanen can be found in the heart of Bergen, 150 m from Fisketorget – the fish market – and Bryggen wharf, and it takes just 10 minutes to walk to the lower station from where the cruise ships dock along Bryggen. The journey up to Fløyen (320 m above sea level) takes 5–8 minutes. The journey is an experience in itself, and at the top you can enjoy fantastic views over Bergen. |
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| STOCKHOLM, Sweden |
Delighting in Norway's Fjords
"We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate." Pico Iyer
sharing breathtaking views of the fjords. All photos taken with my
Sony Rx-1 Camera.
Fjords are the result of the gradual retreat of glaciers with the trace of the sea. One of the areas of the world where this natural accident is particularly important is Norway.
According to Wikipedia:
"The west coast of southern Norway and the coast of northern Norway present some of the most visually impressive coastal sceneries in the world. National Geographic has listed the Norwegian fjords as the world's top tourist attraction."
sharing breathtaking views of the fjords. All photos taken with my
Sony Rx-1 Camera.
Fjords are the result of the gradual retreat of glaciers with the trace of the sea. One of the areas of the world where this natural accident is particularly important is Norway.
According to Wikipedia:
"The west coast of southern Norway and the coast of northern Norway present some of the most visually impressive coastal sceneries in the world. National Geographic has listed the Norwegian fjords as the world's top tourist attraction."
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Tourist's Prayer
our trafalgar travel Director Cat Griffith shared this prayer to us and i love it.
The Tourist's Prayer
Heavenly Father, look down on us your humble, obedient tourist servants who are doomed to travel this earth, taking photographs, sending postcards and buying souvenirs. We beseech you, O Lord, to see that our plane is not hijacked, our luggage is not lost and our overweight baggage goes unnoticed. Give us this day divine guidance in our selection of hotels. We pray that the telephones work, and that the operators speak our language.
Lead us to good, inexpensive restaurants where the wine is included in the price of the meal. Give us the wisdom to tip correctly in currencies we do not understand. Make the natives love us for what we are and not for what we can contribute to their worldly goods. Grant us the strength to visit the museums, cathedrals, palaces, and if we skip an historic monument to take a nap after lunch, have mercy on us for our flesh is weak.
Dear God, protect our wives from "bargains" they don't need or can't afford. Lead them not into temptation for they know not what they do.
Almighty Father, keep our husbands from looking at foreign women and comparing them to us. Save them from making fools of themselves in night-clubs. Above all, please do not forgive them their trespasses for they know exactly what they do.
And when our voyage is over, grant us the favour of finding someone who will look at our holiday snaps and listen to our stories, so our lives as tourists will not have been in vain.
Amen.
The Tourist's Prayer
Heavenly Father, look down on us your humble, obedient tourist servants who are doomed to travel this earth, taking photographs, sending postcards and buying souvenirs. We beseech you, O Lord, to see that our plane is not hijacked, our luggage is not lost and our overweight baggage goes unnoticed. Give us this day divine guidance in our selection of hotels. We pray that the telephones work, and that the operators speak our language.
Lead us to good, inexpensive restaurants where the wine is included in the price of the meal. Give us the wisdom to tip correctly in currencies we do not understand. Make the natives love us for what we are and not for what we can contribute to their worldly goods. Grant us the strength to visit the museums, cathedrals, palaces, and if we skip an historic monument to take a nap after lunch, have mercy on us for our flesh is weak.
Dear God, protect our wives from "bargains" they don't need or can't afford. Lead them not into temptation for they know not what they do.
Almighty Father, keep our husbands from looking at foreign women and comparing them to us. Save them from making fools of themselves in night-clubs. Above all, please do not forgive them their trespasses for they know exactly what they do.
And when our voyage is over, grant us the favour of finding someone who will look at our holiday snaps and listen to our stories, so our lives as tourists will not have been in vain.
Amen.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Apareja Halo-Halo
We passed by Apareja buko halo-halo on our way to General Santos Airport for a refreshing merienda (november 2012).
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| Langka or Jackfruit one of the halo-halo ingredients |
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| Apareja serves the freshest buko halo-halo which was harvested from the owner's buko plantation. |
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| our tour guide and a little store inside apareja |
The Buko Halo-halo is a popular Filipino dessert. A mixture of shaved ice, milk with a perfect blend of corn, nata, kaong, banana, sweet potato, tapioca, buko juice, leche flan and of course, ube ice cream.
Apareja Buko Halo-Halo is located in Brgy. Saravia Koronadal City, it's a must-try when you're in South Cotabato.
They serve the juice of the coconut instead of water.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
staying at oriental hotel leyte
We enjoyed our stay at The Oriental Hotel. The resort hotel is also adjacent to the famous MacArthur Landing Memorial, another famed historical landmark in Leyte. Never thought i would find like this hotel in Leyte.
the hotel was a bargain i paid 2,000pesos per night and my cebu pacific roundtrip airfare was only 2,200pesos.
archdiocese of Palo, Leyte
The metropolitan cathedral of the archdiocese, located right across Palo's municipal hall, was used as a hospital for wounded Filipino and American forces.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Leyte Landing Memorial
On our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
On our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
On our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
On our way back to our Orietal hotel, we passed by The Leyte Landing Memorial which marks the spot where American liberation forces of General McArthur landed.
On our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
the statues were larger than life. i’m glad i didn’t slip because the floor was quite mossy
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ruly,
almost every visitor of Leyte wouldn’t let the opportunity to have a
photo taken in this landmark. - See more at:
http://www.senyorita.net/2012/07/travel-photo-of-the-week-leyte-landing-memorial/#sthash.eBVWP7b7.dpuf
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Truly,
almost every visitor of Leyte wouldn’t let the opportunity to have a
photo taken in this landmark - See more at:
http://www.senyorita.net/2012/07/travel-photo-of-the-week-leyte-landing-memorial/#sthash.eBVWP7b7.dpuf
ruly,
almost every visitor of Leyte wouldn’t let the opportunity to have a
photo taken in this landmark. - See more at:
http://www.senyorita.net/2012/07/travel-photo-of-the-week-leyte-landing-memorial/#sthash.eBVWP7b7.dpuf
ruly,
almost every visitor of Leyte wouldn’t let the opportunity to have a
photo taken in this landmark. - See more at:
http://www.senyorita.net/2012/07/travel-photo-of-the-week-leyte-landing-memorial/#sthash.eBVWP7b7.dpuf
n our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. The large bronze statues of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his men were build to commemorate his return to the Philippines to help the - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
On our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. The large bronze statues of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his men were build to commemorate his return to the Philippines to help the country defeat the Japanese forces during the Second World War. Near the statues are the General's speech, casts of his fo - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
On our way back to the city, we passed by Leyte Landing Memorial, popularly known as MacArthur Park. The large bronze statues of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his men were build to commemorate his return to the Philippines to help the country defeat the Japanese forces during the Second World War. Near the statues are the General's speech, casts of his fo - See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/the-leyte-tour-its-sweeter-second-time.html#sthash.cJjgV3A5.dpuf
San Rafael Farm Tacloban
San Rafael Farm is more of a park rather than an actual farm – the wide open green spaces, beautifully landscaped by the owners, are so inviting and picture-perfect. We were here last January 25, 2013.
The place is simply so romantic!
If you’re a nature lover and want to experience something peaceful or want to feel an ambiance that is truly Filipino, then this place is best for you.
From Tacloban, we had a 30-minute journey to Batbangon. We arrived an hour before noon, so we still had enough time to take a stroll before having our lunch at the restaurant. It has a very relaxing and calm atmosphere. It is where I can sit back, relax and just admire nature's beauty.
Our trip to the Rafael’s Farm is part of Oriental Leyte Hotel tour.
A set menu only costs P220 which gives you a choice of salad; a side dish of green rice, potato sticks or sweet corn; a main course of pork, chicken, fish or baby back ribs, dessert and drinks. In Manila, P220 is the average cost of one gourmet dish.
Rafael Farms
Brgy. Pagsulhugon, Babatngon,
LeyteTelephone: +63 915 9200325 or +63 53 -325 0729
The place is simply so romantic!
If you’re a nature lover and want to experience something peaceful or want to feel an ambiance that is truly Filipino, then this place is best for you.
From Tacloban, we had a 30-minute journey to Batbangon. We arrived an hour before noon, so we still had enough time to take a stroll before having our lunch at the restaurant. It has a very relaxing and calm atmosphere. It is where I can sit back, relax and just admire nature's beauty.
An open-air walk leads to the restaurant, a structure that reminds some visitors of the upscale resort huts in Bali, Indonesia.
Our trip to the Rafael’s Farm is part of Oriental Leyte Hotel tour.
A set menu only costs P220 which gives you a choice of salad; a side dish of green rice, potato sticks or sweet corn; a main course of pork, chicken, fish or baby back ribs, dessert and drinks. In Manila, P220 is the average cost of one gourmet dish.
Rafael Farms
Brgy. Pagsulhugon, Babatngon,
LeyteTelephone: +63 915 9200325 or +63 53 -325 0729
Rafael Farm and Restaurant
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325 - See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325 - See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Rafael Farm and Restaurant
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325 - See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325 - See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Rafael Farm and Restaurant
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325 - See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325 - See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Rafael Farm and Restaurant
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325
- See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325
- See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Rafael Farm and Restaurant
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325
- See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325
- See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Rafael Farm and Restaurant
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325
- See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
Address: Brgy. Pagsulhugon
Babatngon, Leyte Province
Telephone Numbers: +63.53.325.0729; +63.53.325.0729
Mobile No.: +63.918.669.9909; +63.915.920.0325
- See more at: http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/05/rafael-farm-restaurant-babatngon-leyte.html#sthash.jmBqcOVN.dpuf
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