Conversations on Style, Writing, Travel, Photography and everything else that makes Life amazingly beautiful. Online journal of Sasha Manuel.
Looks like one of my birthday wishes will come true sooner than expected, or at least, get a good head start. First 2 weeks of 2013, I’ll be on the road again, traversing the land of green and gold. Destination: Melbourne, Sydney, and the Great Ocean Road! Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia I’ve been in and [...]
I like Roadtrips. I do. I imagine it filled with offbeat music, long chats, junk food, odd encounters, and peculiar imagery — all these will form part of the “remember when..” stories which will fuel future conversations. Traveling by road will definitely allow folks to bond. Well, I happen to think that traveling does help [...]
If you spend too much time looking up, imagining how it must feel like to be up there instead of where you are, I’d have you know that someone up there is looking down wondering the same thing, only in reverse. It’s funny how surreal an experience can be for an unsuspecting dreamer. Yes, sometimes, [...]
Does this make me one? A foodie, I mean? I cannot — for the life of me — discern if the chef added a touch of ginger or cilantro, or if the coriander, paprika, and bell peppers are ingredients that complete the gastro experience. Not that it really matters, but if there’s one reason I [...]
There’s something about traveling that opens one’s soul; taking in wisdom from nature, the firmness of the ground you walk on and the vastness of the sky above. You marvel at the beauty around you; from the variety of textures, colours and shapes to the combination of matter and the rest of the elements. You [...]
The Oz Welcome Pushing a trolley laden with a set of luggage amounting to 60kgs (or somewhere close) became less taxing when I saw a beautiful family holding up a home-made placard saying “Welcome Lola & Tita!” walking through the airport doors. Now, that’s what I call a warm and love-filled welcome! I’ve always wanted [...]
I went on a short trip to Palawan a couple of weeks back and stayed mainly in Puerto Princesa. Twas my third visit, last was back in June 2005. Previous visits were mostly to discover fabulous beaches like Dos Palmas and Sabang, island-hopping in Honda Bay and check out a few island attractions like the [...]
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