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Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 
Clark, Pampanga

I WANT TO GO HERE, NOW

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thedailywhat:

Interstate Subway System of the Day: Ever wonder what it would look like if instead of using highways, the United States relied on a massive subway system to connect its cities?

Well, so did Australian designer Cameron Booth, and he even took it a step farther by redesigning the map of U.S. highways (U.S. Routes, to be exact) in the style of H.C. Beck’s London Underground Diagram.

Booth’s subway-style reimagining of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways can be seen here.

[cambooth / laughingsquid.]

I really wish this were real.

OMG, PLEASE MAKE!!!

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.

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wanderingbarefoot:

A few days to go and its almost 2012, new year and another 365 days of endless opportunities to travel and learn about the Philippines. That’s right, I’m specifically talking about traveling in our OWN country, discovering how magnificent and enchanting the Philippines is.

Before, traveling used to be for those who have the luxury of time and money but times have changed, if we all learn to look and scout for great deals we can definitely enjoy the Philippines without burning a hole in our pockets.

Here are a few of the deals that you I found interested online. You might want to check them out! Plan your 2012 travels ahead!

Ensogo PH + Islands Banca Cruises’ CEBU Sunset Chillout Cruise Passes - Only Php 145.00 (previously priced at Php 295.00).

Something that you should try when in Cebu, I’ve been living in the Queen City of the South all my life and thanks to the cruise, I was able to appreciate the beauty of the Mactan Channel especially the 2 bridges connecting Cebu and Mactan Island.

Snag this deal by Clicking HERE 

New Year’s Eve is usually spent with family at home, but why don’t you diversify tradition this year! Welcome the new year in style and with a bang at Sofitel and avail of Cash Cash Pinoy’s Deal on their Year End Buffet Deal which includes a festive dinner buffet (and I did hear that their restaurant, Spiral, is dubbed as one of the best buffet in town), complimentary wine/cocktail and the entrance to their live entertainment and New Year’s Day set up. 

Start by Clicking HERE to check out the deal!

Want to have a relaxing vacation, get away from the hustle and bustle of the city but don’t want to spend hours on the road? Head on to Laguna. Ensogo + Riverview resort and conference Center has prepared a deal that you can’t resist! 

Deal includes an overnight vacation for 2 with breakfast and free use of their amenities such as their cottages, bowling plex and table tennis facilities. 

Only 1,500.00, it’s definitely fit for those who are in a budget! 

See more of the deal HERE

Watch the romantic Boracay Sunset with a loved one! This year you can take your partner to a romantic date in the world’s best beach. Cash Cash Pinoy + Azul Beach has already prepared a deal that is for the win! No need to wait for seat sales, they’ve already included the airfare to this deal! 3 Days/ 2 Nights for 2 with breakfast and welcome drinks.

Interested? CLICK HERE 

I don’t know how to play golf, but if you’re a golf enthusiast and wanna practice your Tiger Woods swing and feel like Tiger Woods then better get this deal from Deal Grocer and Mt.Malarayat Golf and Country Club.  Deal includes an overnight stay for 2 with breakfast, 2 rounds of golf and full access to the club’s amenities. Now that’s hard to resist! Click HERE for more 

You’ve heard of it, now it’s time to see it for yourself! Cash Cash Pinoy’s Puero Princesa Deal includes a 3 Day/2 Nights stay at Marianne Home Inn, roundtrip airfare, Underground River tour and city tour! Don’t miss this out! See more of the deal CLICK HERE

Be captivated by Bohol’s premier beach, Panglao! Best place to stay? At the new Panglao Bluewater Resort. Deal Grocer’s Panglao deal includes 3Days/2 Nights stay at their premier deluxe room, daily breakfast for 2, a complimentary dinner for 2, a head and shoulder massage sampler, use of non motorized water sport facility and 20% Off on food, drinks and at Amuma Spa.  Hurry and take this deal now! See HERE 

Traveling is about discovering something new and I would wanna try out this wonderful deal online for Surigao del Norte. Buyanihan  + Club Tara Resort offers a 3D2N stay at for 4 at Bucas Grande Island with full meals. Explore the Jellyfish Lagoon where you can interact with non-stinging jellyfish (you don’t have to travel to Palau). Check and snag the deal HERE

 I’m gonna round this post off with something that I would wanna try. 

MISIBIS BAY! Deal Grocer Deal includes a 3D/2N Weekday package for 4 at a 1-Bedroom Deluxe Suite with daily breakfast, roundtrip airport to resort transfer and a city tour! Friends, who wants to join me?! See deets HERE 

I love how these sites encourages everyone to travel by giving us the lowest rates with so much extras. If there is a deal that you’ve seen online, share and tell me all about it! 

According to our new DOT secretary, the boost in our tourism industry lies on each Filipino to encourage, not only foreigners but ourselves to see the beauty of our own country. 

 

Mara, I’m reminiscing about Eugene (and Ellen). <3

travelthisworld:

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

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AVA, Mo. — A child takes a stool at a soda fountain, drops a nickel on the counter and orders a chocolate ice cream cone. This nostalgic tableau — backed by ’50s tunes piping out of a jukebox — is fodder for the brush strokes of Norman Rockwell paintings and when-I-was-your-age stories spun by grandparents.

But it also comes to life here at Ava Drug, where pocket change still goes a long way.

A nickel buys a scoop of ice cream, a soda or a cup of coffee. And each afternoon the place fills with the frenetic chatter of students arriving for their daily overdose of sugar and the clang of an antique cash register. Haley Barker, a high school freshman whose $1-a-week allowance is barely dented by her sweet tooth, said she found this retro-pricing “totally normal.”

There is, of course, a story behind how nickel ice cream returned to this hamlet of 3,000 in the Ozarks. That was the price when Ava Drug first opened in 1950 just off the town square, complete, like many pharmacies of the day, with a soda fountain. But within a few years the price jumped to a dime, and it continued its long climb from there.

David Norman, whose father and grandfather started the business, eventually tore out the soda fountain, a money loser that he believed detracted from the core business. The pharmacy was a sleepier place afterward, and he sold the business in 1991.

But almost a decade ago, Mr. Norman, more sentimental with the years, bought it back and set about re-creating, as faithfully as possible, the soda fountain that dominated the memories of his youth.

The nickel prices were introduced as a short-term gimmick to draw traffic. But they filled the place with energy and gave customers a reason to ignore the Wal-Mart that had eroded other local businesses, so the discount remained. One regular thanked Mr. Norman as he walked out earlier this month: “I can’t make coffee for a nickel a cup.”

Indeed, no one can. The soda fountain, staffed by four full-time employees, collects $300 a day. Every ice cream tub ($23 wholesale) brings in less than $5. There is also basic lunch fare — the cost of a tuna sandwich rose this week to $3.25 — but it doesn’t make up for all the discounts.

“It’s not breaking even, not close to it, but our prescription department carries it,” said Mr. Norman, 69, who sold the store to a national chain three years ago but continues as manager with a free hand to run it the way he wants as long as it makes money.

In recent years, the store has become something of a tourist attraction — albeit one far off the beaten path. But mostly Ava Drug is filled with regulars, many old enough to have been among its very first customers decades ago.

Among them was Jerry Lansdown, 69, enjoying an afternoon snack with a friend. And sitting right behind him was a woman, Sandra Phelps, 70, he had not seen since the last time ice cream was a nickel. He didn’t recognize her at first, but sure enough, they had gone to school together until she moved out of town. As teenagers, they had sat together sipping sodas in this very spot. They caught up and commented on how much had changed with the years.

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Rooftop Pool, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

photo via marinabay

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Need cash, fast. 

The Library Hotel NY near Grand Central Station in New York City is the first unique hotel in Manhattan ever to offer its guests over 6,000 volumes of books organized throughout the hotel by the Dewey Decimal System. Each of the 10 guestroom floors honor one of the 10 categories of the DDC, and each of the 60 rooms are uniquely adorned with a collection of books and art exploring a distinctive topic within the category it belongs to.

Canada <3