The minute we beheld The Manor Hotel at Camp John Hay, we immediately realized how we erred (scroll below to read about another hotel, Bloomfield, being a very bad choice) in NOT booking with The Manor in the first place. This is Baguio, we thought, the pine trees, lodge type [...]

The first time I ate at Spirale I was pretty new at food blogging. Meaning I forgot to take photos before diving in to vanguish the dish. That first experience was very pleasant to the palate, so much so that Spirale has become a regular option for our Sunday lunches. [...]

Gourdo’s has always been one of my favorite places to visit at The Fort from the time it opened in 2001. This is where I get the beautiful decors and houseware I use to doll up our model houses and the hard-to-find kitchenware and accessories that I give to friends [...]

Ilog Maria By 3:30 p.m. we were on the road to Ilog Maria. There was a prominent enough sign on the highway which signalled us where to turn but the road was so narrow and unpaved, at one point, I really thought we were lost. When we finally found the [...]

Our rooms were located in the new east wing and we were told to park our vehicles at the basement level of the same building. I was pleased with the fact that we had a wide enough covered space to park our cars except that no one told us to [...]

Not really. The chateau I am talking about here is Chateau 1771, a fine dine resto located in Makati. But the driving up the chateau bit was just too good to pass for a blog title. On my way to Manila on board a plane last August 13, I read [...]