Whilst I was pregnant, I read a lot of pregnancy related information. Probably too much. But then there is a lot of information out there. One of the phenomena I read about was the ‘nesting instinct’. Apparently, as labour approaches, many women get this instinct. It can cause strange behaviour like cleaning your home from …
It’s been a while since I posted on my blog. But I’ve been a little busy with something else. Our daughter, Eilidh, arrived on 31 January. There should be little excuse in the weeks leading up to Eilidh’s birth as I did have some maternity leave… But somehow those days were busy too. I was …
When we first arrived in Manila, back in the first week of January 2013, we noticed that there were still some Christmas trees up around where we lived. 2 thoughts crossed my mind; either Filipinos love Christmas, or it’s like I’ve seen in other Asian countries where the Christmas decorations just stay up all year …
We are led to believe that, most years, there is a big fireworks display in Makati to mark the end of one year and the start of another. This year it was cancelled, and the money saved was being donated to victims of Typhoon Haiyan. We weren’t sure, then, what to expect in terms of …
’twas the weekend before Christmas… so we decided to go on a healthy weekend break. We’d heard about The Farm at San Benito through the Lonely Planet originally and then from friends who mentioned it during our time in Manila. It’s a coconut plantation which has been transformed into a health farm/retreat. It sounded wonderful, …
Photos from Crimson Resort & Spa, Mactan (Cebu) Between arriving back in Manila from our UK trip and the baby arriving in February, we had a long period of potentially being ‘stuck’ in Manila. December seemed the perfect time to get some weekend breaks in before it would be a bit more difficult to travel …
I was so enraged by the refund fiasco that I wrote an email to their customer service department. Even though this was on a Sunday, they responded almost straight away. The upshot – I managed to take my tickets back to a ticket outlet within walking distance of our flat and they electronically refunded me …
I did get my refund, without travelling to Araneta! Read More »
Maybe we are a little spoiled living in the UK – with the mostly flexible refund policies on bought goods. Or maybe it’s just a more customer-focused economy. The policies here in the Philippines don’t seem to be so flexible. Or customer friendly. In normal situations, you’d probably be a little ticked off if you …
Manila doesn’t have a huge number of tourist attractions. One of the most famous, if not the most famous, is Intramuros. It is a citadel built by the Spanish in the late 16th Century, to protect the city from foreign invasions. It was badly damaged during the Second World War, but restoration work began in …
