Thailand reopens for tourists, digital nomads
A Digital Nomad Dream in Thailand High on my bucket list is to become a digital nomad, preferably in Thailand or Malaysia. It’s a wish I keep to myself, because, being a woman of...
Category: Travel
Flying in the first Covid-19 wave: A personal experience
Few places look more apocalyptic than an airport shut down by the threat of a runaway global pandemic. With lockdowns and border closures spreading across the world in March 2020, a gloomy silence had...
Renga Lending Library : A gem of a lending library in Chennai
During the first trimester of my pregnancy, I fought off dizziness by staying horizontal most of the time. Since I wasn’t big on watching TV, I kept boredom at bay by reading. In a...
TTF 2017 : Travel and Tourism Fair 2017 in Chennai
One of my resolutions for 2017 is to travel more, so I took Motito with me to the 2017 Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) in Chennai to shop around for travel deals. Calling...
Cyclone Vardah : Storms batter structures, but humanity’s indomitable spirit prevails
From the safety of my father-in-law’s concrete bungalow, I watched impassively as Cyclone Vardah ripped through Chennai on December 12, 2016, causing trees to sway precariously and tree branches to snap like matchsticks. Packing...
Packing cubes & rolling clothes: Packing like a pro
To fold or to roll? When packing clothes for a trip, travelers often go about it one way or the other. I’d always folded my clothes out of habit and thought rolling wasn’t worth...
Getting a reduced travel tax certificate at the TIEZA Makati office
*Please note: As of March 1, 2018, the TIEZA Central Office has been operating at the 6th & 7th Floors of Tower 1 Double Dragon, Meridian Tower, Diosdado Macapagal Ave. cor. EDSA Extension, Pasay...
Museum of the Filipino People: The National Museum’s other museum in Manila
On June 30, 2016, while the Philippines inaugurated a new president and vice-president, Motito and I were admiring the vast collection of cultural and archaeological artefacts at the Museum of the Filipino People....
National Museum of the Philippines: The National Art Gallery
Housed in the old Legislative Building along P. Burgos Drive in Ermita, Manila, the National Museum of the Philippines stands proudly among the historic sites in this part of the 445-year-old city. With...
CFO Seminar and Emigrant Sticker: How I finally got mine
After nearly 12 years of marriage, the birth of my son, and more roundtrip journeys between Manila and Chennai than I care to count, the CFO Seminar requirement caught up with me at long...
