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I left my heart in San Francisco

  Imagine this: a dreamer like me, navigating the chaotic streets of San Francisco… It just used to be a dream place. It’s like I'd been dropped into the middle of a scene from "On the Wings of Love" (JaDine reunite!), except instead of swooning over Clark, I was busy doing my own thing, as always! Then I was able to navigate SF (Wow! SF!) in a GoCar – those quirky little vehicles that look like they were designed by a mad scientist. It was like being in a real-life Mario Kart race, except instead of throwing banana peels, I was desperately trying to use GPS and find our way. Never did I realize that instead of a controlled route, I was thrown into steering the legal streets of San Francisco! (Yes, with buses and trucks and what-have-you). I later realized “Oh that was why the staff was asking if I ever wanted to purchase an insurance!” I was torn between fun and nerves and trust me, both are next-level thrills! As I embarked on the Alcatraz tour, I couldn't help

How to survive a long flight on Economy

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I have recently watched the movie, “Crazy Rich Asians” and when Rachel yelled “We’re economy people!” when she had no idea about why they’d been upgraded to business class, tugged my heart. Relate much, aren’t we? It is a wild dream to be able to try business class especially for long flights where you get to lie down and have a good night’s sleep. Order food at your beck and call and get freebies. LOL. But I am an economy person, dreaming about flying in business class while I try my best to feel comfy on my stuffy economy chair is the best that I can do. I can only wish. I have been on a couple of long flights and each one is different from the other. I must say, the quality of service of one airline determines the amount of sleep and rest that I get. On good days of flying, I sleep like a baby and on bad days, I feel grouchy like hell the next day. My TRAVEL TIPS are these: Get LOOSE! Travel tip #1) Fly in comfy attire. Yes, I get you. A

crazy poor asian in Paris

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Paris has always been a dream, since young. I mean who didn’t see KC’s KC from Paris to Pinas on TV? I was so amazed and envious when I saw that. Or the Korean Drama Lovers in Paris circa 2004? I was so dreamy when I watched that. Paris has perhaps been, everyone’s dream destination as it is picturesque and eherm, romantic, right? Arriving in Paris for the third time did not make me feel less interested. I was excited to roam around while keeping in mind to secure my money. I mean, unfortunately, there are a lot of cases of pickpockets in Paris and with that, I have taken measures to keep my bag affront and yes, I did wear a belt bag hidden under my pants. (never mind that it makes my tummy look bigger in pictures, LOL. Safety first besh!) The good thing about this travel is that I have learned from my previous ones. For one, it costs extra to dispatch a sim for data, but it is much more convenient, easy and less costly in the long run. Before arriv