The oldest pastry shops in Barcelona have been feeding the city for two centuries. La Estrella opened in 1825, and the youngest shop on this list, Mauri, began selling pastries in 1929. Several are still…
Photo: Paulo O / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) At 6:22am on 23 December 2019, a traveler from Halifax, Canada, stepped out of NAIA and took the photo above: paper lanterns overhead, carts piled with…
New York City is one of those places that can feel slightly overwhelming before you arrive. There are five boroughs, dozens of neighborhoods, thousands of hotels, and an endless list of things to see and…
Colombo mixes street markets, colonial architecture, and coastline, and the city rarely sits still long enough to take in on foot alone. A private tuk tuk links all of it at a pace where you…
The first tavern on my route has been open since 1860. When guests step inside, they find a bar full of locals eating and talking, with no other tourists in sight. More than one person…
The cheapest return seat from Manila to Osaka was PHP 18,438 when we checked, on Cebu Pacific for 17 to 19 November. A dorm bed in Namba can cost under PHP 1,200 a night. A…
A jumbo balikbayan box from California to Metro Manila costs about USD 88 to ship. That is roughly PHP 110 a kilo if you pack it to 50 kg. Put the same 50 kg on…
In 2025, 885,100 Filipinos flew to Japan, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. That is about 2,400 Filipinos landing in Japan every day, and almost all of them needed a visa first. The route…
Central Otago grows wine at altitude, on schist and clay that most winemakers elsewhere wouldn’t risk. The region splits into six sub-regions, each with its own personality, and no single day can do justice to…
Undas long weekend trips need sharper timing this year. All Saints’ Day lands on a Sunday this year, so the “long weekend” everyone is planning is really Saturday 31 October to Monday 2 November, three…