Planning your 2010 vacay a year ahead? This might be helpful, so start making your calendars on the long weekends so that you can start booking flights… and filing for vacation leave!
Recently released by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Proclamation 1841 declaring list of 10 regular holidays, four special non-working holidays and a special holiday for 2010..
List of Regular Holidays holidays in 2010:
New Year’s Day (January 1, Friday)
Maundy Thursday (April 1)
Good Friday (April 2)
Araw ng Kagitingan (April 9, Friday)
Labor Day (May 1, Saturday)
Independence Day (June 14, Monday nearest June 12)
National Heroes Day …

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched today the Philippine ePassport that will make the country at par with developed countries. (Whatevz). A joint project of the DFA and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the issuance of the ePassport makes the Philippines compliant with international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), of which it is a member.
What is an e-passport?
An e-passport is a passport which features microchip technology. An integrated circuit (chip) within its pages contains the data that are essential in verifying the identity of …

Disclaimer: this is for travelers who cannot live through going out of town/country without the presence of electronics. Personally, we’d rather fly with less wires. We’re more of a Tom Sawyer rather than 007.

Portable hard drive – it may be a bit tasky to bring your portable hard drive but it is a lifesaver. Compared to bringing a laptop, it is much more convenient. It is a magic hat where you can store hundreds, no thousands of pictures, music and even videos. If you are like me (this is …

Backpacking is an ideal way to explore the world, at least for young professionals, students and wanderlust, who have insatiable hunger for adventure but on a limited budget, like us (read: POOR!)
As per the ever so handy wikipedia, Backpacking is a term that has historically been used to denote a form of low-cost, independent international travel, so you have to get down and dirty, bring out the scout in you because IT IS NOT THE TYPICAL TURISTA SHENANIGAN!

as boy and girl scouts, Halloween 2008
Here’s some delineation between Backpacking and a Typical Tour
Itinerary
Tourists …

TIPS FOR NEW PINOY TRAVELERS
When we started exploring the world, we were clueless on the things to bring and do once we stepped-in to the airport hub. So we end up like freshmen students sitting quietly in a cafeteria corner. That’s why here are the starter tips for first time pinoy fliers.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport, terminal 3
Tip #1
Go online, wait for budget airlines to post their ZERO FARE promos, you will be surprised that there would be instances that your fare to Baguio is more expensive than your round …