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The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.... read more

Bavarian Weekend As soon as I arrived in the city's hauptbanhof, Munich (or München) already lived up to ist world legacy, indeed proving that they are, for real, the home to the Oktoberfest. Getting off the train and arriving late at night, I grabbed a quick bite at a jampacked local snack store where everyone is eating differents wursts, sandwiches and drinking, you guessed it right -- beer of course, coffee being a distant second. Teenagers, workers, ladies, moms, granpas and even some grandmas, everyone is holding a can or a bottle of beer. I was even half ashamed when I went to get a cola (which occupied a small portion of the ref) when everyone else was getting a beer. My mind just goes "there are more time for beer, but not now". After a ... read more

So lucky we were. After making rafts and biking in the Swiss countryside, we were then sent to Frankfurt to attend ASG's (Austria-Switzerland-Germany) Financial Summit 2011. This is a bigger event as this pools the resources from the 3 European countries. Promotions for this even have been consistently creative. We were addressed as "Secret Agents" , who receives mails and updates from Ms. Moneypenny, telling us that we have a secret mission and that we must go to a secret location (only the coordinates were given). We met a few minutes before 10AM at the Zürich Hauptbanhof (Main Station) and then boarded the train to Frankfurt, Germany with one station change in Basel, Switzerland. The train ride was smooth, the train itself was modern (ICE train) and the scenery was postcardy. Very neat, green and very ... read more

Since… everything was kind of rushed and we are in a tight budget and we are just married and we won’t be allowed to take planes or ferries and the year is about to end and we wanted sun and sand and this list will still go on and on and on, and simply because we just wanted to call the night ours after our big day, we decided to not go far and just stay nearby - we reserved our night getaway at Balai sa Laiya resort in San Juan, Batangas. It was the most convenient, after all we were still in the same province and the transportation going to and from San Juan is just around Bauan. But we were wrong! The journey is not that easy! It was near 6pm that day when ... read more

We didn't thought that what started as a calm and quiet day in Clark would later end up in a exciting and fun-filled KL adventure. Armed with our gut feels, strong determination and our heavy backpacks, we decided that this quick Malaysian stop wouldn't be complete without saying hello to these Asia's twin towers. Just a glimpse. A few minutes. We'll make it fast. Cliche as it may sound, but really Time is Gold. *** Arrived KL past 4pm. Flight to Bangkok is 905pm. 1-way trip to Petronas from KLCC is approx 57mins. We must Petronas and took the risk. We must not waste time. We must run. Bus left close to 5pm. Train 1. KL Central Train 2. Run. Run. PETRONAS! after 20 mins...must run back to catch the 7:15 train. We arrived early but ... read more