The Zoo Revue – Part Deux in Paradizoo!

In Part Deux of Jamie’s Zoo Revue, visit Paradizoo—a farm and open zoo hidden away in the hills of Cavite—and find green fields and farm animals (with multiple legs!) galore.

The Zoo Revue, Part I - The Residence Inn Zoo in Tagaytay

Looking for a place to keep the kids entertained? Jamie always is, which led her to check out two zoos in the south, a decidedly un-techie outing meant to teach the young ones how to appreciate nature in all its glory. Read about the Residence Inn Zoo, the first of a two part (New!) Zoo Revue series.

Talk of the Town - Digman Original Halo Halo

It’s shaping up to be a really hot summer… and what better way to beat the heat than that old pinoy standby—halo halo! Revisit Digman with Betty as she hunts down this Cavite classic.

Fresh From the Farm: Rediscovering Gourmet’s Cafe

Over the last few years, there’s been a huge boom in commercial activity in Tagaytay… lots of new cafés, restaurants, hotels, and spas, giving the weekend warrior more to do there than just sit and contemplate the horizon (though contemplation is one of the best things to do in Tagaytay). There are always places to […]

Finding Your Way Along “The Sucat Friendship Route”

Stuck in SLEX traffic? Lost in Better Living? We’ve got a map to help you navigate from the highway to Sucat Road so you can avoid the inevitable gridlock on the not-so-expressway.

Find Yourself in Hidden Valley

When you need to get far from the madding crowds, nothing beats a mountain escape. More so if said escape goes by the name of Hidden Valley, which does, after all, imply that you�ll be whisked from the world at large and secreted away in nature�s bosom.

I�d never been to Hidden Valley before (the […]

2007 Friendship Route Sticker Available in August!

Las Pi�as residents, take note! The new 2007 Friendship Route stickers will be released from August 1 to 15. There won�t be any extensions, so you�d better put this little errand on top of your to-do list; after all, the Friendship Route sticker is the most useful thing you�ll ever have […]

More Tagaytay Classics: Good Shepherd, Bag of Beans, and Ilog Maria

Nothing like a new perspective to shake things up a bit. Skipping out on a company outing somewhere in Batangas, my cohorts and I make a run for Tagaytay (I hope I don’t get anyone in trouble with that little revelation, hehehe). From the Star Tollway, we take the Sambat exit and make our way […]

Road Trip, Food Trip, Part 2 - No food this time, just flowers

Or, the further adventures of Hanzel Sleepyhead.
This is a belated Valentine’s post, delayed since we tried to get, er, more vivid pictures of the flowers at Tagaytay for your viewing pleasure. Hanz had some pictures, but unfortunately they were taken with a camera phone at 1 in the morning, so the flowers were less than […]

South Station Exit open to Filinvest-bound Vehicles

A friend called me today to ask for directions to Asian Hospital. As I was rattling off the usual directions, she interrupted me to ask if she needed to pass by the Alabang Exit instead of Filinvest. My initial reaction was, “Whatever on earth for?” After all, I avoid the Alabang Interchange like the plague […]

Road Trip, Food Trip, Part 1 - Bulalo at Mahogany Market

Or, the adventures of Hanzel (gluttonos exploratus).
 

(Please forgive me again for the pictures. I still don’t have a decent digicam to take photos with. I’m still using my caveman age cam phone.)
I know it, I’m slacking off, I’m a bum, I have no work (until February, that is), and editor Betty is nagging me to […]

Tagaytay Classics: Pink Sisters, Caleruega, and Breakfast at Antonio’s

This more-than-a-year-old post is still popular with our readers, and now it should be even more so, as it features two chapels of great serenity in Tagaytay. Visit Caleruega and the Pink Sisters’ Convent with Betty and Nick, and take a side trip to Breakfast at Antonio’s as well.