Soft, slightly sweet buns contrasting with an umami-filled meat filling—be it saucy pork asado or juicy bola-bola, siopao is one of the Philippines’ most delightful comfort foods. It was introduced by Chinese immigrants during the Spanish period and it has since become a staple, not only in Binondo—Manila’s Chinatown—but in every Chinese restaurants in the country as well.
But have you tasted the best siopao in Metro Manila? Here’s a list of the best and unique ones I’ve actually tried. I’m sure that there’s more out there, so drop a comment if you have a siopao recommendation. I’ll update this best siopao list from time to time.
JAPAN | The Mercure Hida Takayama Experience ~ A Detailed Review
[BEYONDPH] Wednesday, October 16, 2024Coming from a Hida Furukawa day tour, we decided to go back to our hotel—Mercure Hida Takayama—to freshen up before continuing to the famous Takayama Old Street. And while BG was busy inside the toilet and Kid A on the TV, I decided to pass the time watching the trains at the back of the hotel—our balcony directly overlooks the tracks.
SUNSET FROM OUR BALCONY IN MERCURE HIDA TAKAYAMA |
I quickly forgot about the trains as I parted the drapes, the sun was lighting the town of Takayama and the nearby mountains with its majestic rays. I quickly grabbed my camera and snapped the most beautiful sunset we’ve had in Japan yet.
I recently contributed another Insider’s Guide article for Inflight Traveller issue 30, this time for a Bohol listicle, Top 10 Things To Do in Bohol. Again, I can’t seem to get a hold of a physical copy, so I guess a PDF will do. Inflight Traveller is the official inflight magazine for AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines, so if ever you get the chance to fly via AirSWIFT, grab me a copy, please?
Here’s my article in its original form:
I got to write a feature for Inflight Traveller magazine issue 27 last February about Coron. The reason I’m only getting to write about it now is that I can’t seem to get a hold of the magazine from bookstores and I only got to finally have a copy when I chanced upon a digital one on Issuu’s website.
The article is the usual 10 Things To Do listicle and features major tourist destinations in Coron and Busuanga. Of course, I get to have my photos printed too.
Here’s my original version of the story:
They say that France is not a country, it’s a world, and I truly believe it now that I have been there, especially with Thrillophilia. Here’s my story and review of the France tour with Thrillophilia.
I was in France for my fellowship for four months spending more than fourteen hours a day just working on my paper. Before going I had so many plans for travelling across the country but would only go out on weekends during my stay in Bordeaux. Luckily, I had an extended visa and decided that if not the whole of Europe I should at least cover the highlights of France!
I saw my friend’s story about his Kerala trip with the company and decided to check out France trip reviews of Thrillophilia. To my surprise, the packages were way more affordable than the ones I was offered by the nearby tour operator. Not only that, but those packages were covering stay, transfers, sightseeing, food and additional activities. So I made two bookings, one a four night five days France culture tour and the other two days Paris and Versailles tour. And the best part, this cultural tour was all customized by the company to my liking as I wanted to see very specific cities and towns!