humor
Between language barriers, culture wars, and strange people at the airport, your trip is bound to be rife with laughter.
Twin-Hike Mount Manalmon and Mount Gola in Sitio Madlum, Barangay Sibul, San Miguel Bulacan, Philippines
To visit the mountains at Sitio Madlum, Barangay Sibul, and San Miguel Bulacan, pay an entry charge of 20 pesos per person at Sitio Pamunuan.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.5 months ago in Wander
Stilts Calatagan Beach Resort in Calatagan Batangas, Philippines
We traveled from Manila to Calatagan, Batangas, on December 23, 2023, to visit their lovely beach. Our major goal is to visit a public beach; unfortunately, I believe that practically all of the beaches in Calatagan are privately owned. We decided to visit the Stilt Calatagan Beach Resort when we got to Calatagan because we didn't know where else to go. Our driving experience has been poor; when we get to Santo Tomas, Waze directs us to a road that is both narrow and winding around the mountainside.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.6 months ago in Wander
Four Stunning Locations I Explored in Tanay Rizal Province, Philippines
On December 10, 2023, my project manager, one operation engineer, and one driver decided to explore Tanay Rizal's beauty and wildlife. Our project manager was picked up first in Eastwood City from the driver's lodging, and we were picked up second in Mirea Residences in Amang Rodriguez Santolan, Pasig City. We went at 7 a.m. for Tanay Rizal. Our first goal was to visit the Masungi Georeserve, but we were unable to do so since they require advance registration or reservations before you can enter, and walk-ins are not permitted. So we decided to continue our journey, but first we stopped for a coffee at Big C Delicafe.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.6 months ago in Wander
Our Trip to Rome - 2
We are staying at a really nice Bed & Breakfast in Rome, near the world-famous Coliseum and Termini - Rome's main railway station. They call it El Dorado Colleseum Hotel. It is located on the second floor of a big building that judging from its architecture and design used to be a 6-story wealthy family palazzo. It has high ceilings, a grand entrance and a big spiral staircase in the middle, with an obviously later addition of an old elevator that has a wooden bench and a set of double doors, with the inside wooden doors that must be open and closed manually. I have seen such elevators in some old New York City buildings, and they are most probably of the turn of the 20th century or early 1910s.
By Lana V Lynx6 months ago in Wander
10 MOST WEIRD and UNUSUAL FESTIVALS all around the world
City, Date - Across the globe, communities celebrate a myriad of traditions, some of which defy expectations and embrace the truly bizarre. From tomato-throwing madness to frog-jumping competitions, the world's weirdest festivals offer a captivating glimpse into the diversity of cultural expressions. Here, we present the top 10 most unusual festivals that push the boundaries of conventional celebration.
By Salman siddique8 months ago in Wander
Why Is It So Hard To Vacation?
It’s coming up on my anniversary in a couple of months. I’m old, mind you. And, since I wasn’t successful as a cougar, so is my husband. I tend to quantify “old” as anything over the mid-forties because that’s when the switch flipped, and I couldn’t ignore the aches in my bones any longer.
By Nikki Abelson8 months ago in Wander
Traveling
This is about a recent airplane flight across the nation. We have TSA pre-check, so we headed to that security line once we dropped our bags off. A woman who was perhaps five feet tall, a bit further up in the line, kept stopping and giving the Hawaiian hang loose sign to someone not near us.
By Andrea Corwin 8 months ago in Wander
Le Signore Cafe and Snack Bar
When I was planning a walk from Green Street near Marble Arch to Somerset House overlooking the Thames I included Buckingham Palace. The reason for this particular walk was to follow in the steps of James Bond, the legend, and Ian Fleming his creator. About a month before the walk took place I wrote to the Palace and asked if it would be possible during the walk to pop in for a bacon roll and a cuppa tea. I emphasised that we would bring these along. I even used my best Croxley script stationery.
By Alan Russell8 months ago in Wander
Montréal vs. Toronto. Top Story - October 2023.
Another summer is heading to the hills… That means that winter is coming to Montreal and many of my friends in England, Australia and anywhere else where the sun will keep shining past five in the evening wonder why I am still here. Why put up with the cold, the ice you don’t always see until it is under your back, the loss of mobility and the unending snow?
By Kendall Defoe 9 months ago in Wander