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Shanghai is in an era of economic boom, as if it were being primed expeditiously to surpass Hong Kong. But amid the commercial progress and the building spree that goes with it, Shanghai retains several water towns that serve as reminders of Imperial China. Lying on the outskirts of the city, Zhujiajiao is claimed to Read More

For Filipinos and perhaps all tourists in general, shopping is among Bangkok’s biggest draws. The city hosts a plethora of world-renowned malls, such as Siam Paragon, CentralWorld, and Platinum Fashion Mall, which is the biggest of its kind in Thailand. At Novotel Bangkok Platinum, one can stay right in the middle of Bangkok’s most exciting Read More

Classified as a Super Premium ice cream, Mövenpick Ice Cream, they say, is one of the finest of its kind globally. And it’s quite exclusive too, as it’s only available in 40 countries—and only in Thailand and Singapore in Southeast Asia. Our friends from Movenpick Thailand recently opened up the first Bangkok-based Movenpick Ice Cream Read More

Bohol’s prominent heritage churches used to serve as depressing symbols of the earthquake’s aftermath, as they, after all, suffered a great deal of irreversible damage. Some of these centuries-old bastions of Catholic faith that also served as refuge during calamities themselves became piles upon piles of rubble—no thanks to the earth’s shaking and the accompanying Read More

Remember Willy Wonka, the eccentric guy with an absolute obsession for chocolates and sweets, and making them into unimaginable forms? Sure, he only exists across the pages of Roald Dahl’s work, but in the real world, there lives a chocolatier who shares the same passion as him. In my trip to Shanghai, I learned about Read More