But wise words from tourism chief Berna Romulo-Puyat as domestic travel resumes: Have a safe trip! WELL Flight and hospitality staff strictly enforce Covid-19 safety precautions Boracay has reopened to domestic travel since the start of this month. Staying home is still the best way to protect...
Now that the island is open to domestic tourists, more than just grains of sand, you can have hearts and stars and snowflakes between your toes Photos by Jackie Tinsay PALM PROMENADE Palm trees keep the white sand company as Boracay awaits beachgoers If you are all sick of the sand “storm” over...
Imagining a walk to remember along Manila Bay Photos by Noel Pabalate BEAUTY UNMATCHED Sunset at Roxas Boulevard There is no road more beautiful than Roxas Boulevard. And that’s because of all the roads in Metro Manila’s 16 cities, only Roxas Boulevard has a front and center view of the...
And the punctuation marks are convoluting the arguments Art by Ariana Maralit It is mayhem on Roxas Boulevard and, with all the blind love trying to one up the blind hate, the Exclamation Point is all over the place. “!!!” scream the detractors of the errant white sand. “!!!!” its adherents...
Before 1992, it was unthinkable to swim and sunbathe on La Barceloneta’s beaches in Barcelona, but now they are a lure for millions of tourists and their disposable income FUN IN THE SUN La Barceloneta is an artificial beach packed full of tourists day and night. © WallpaperFlare...
Artificial beaches have a purpose—and here are others from all over the world BEACH IN THE CITY The baywalk on Manila Bay after its rehabilitation last year. Photo by Lost Juan Manila Bay beach, why not? It’s not a new idea. In 2002, the French capital introduced the idea of the “Paris...
The beach is closed. No swimming allowed. Organizers of the 6 th Asian Beach Games have postponed the event to April 2 to 10 next year due to the ongoing pandemic. In a letter to National Olympic Committees across the region, organizing committee deputy secretary general Zhou Jun said the safety...
Alice Dixson (YouTube screengrab) Alice Dixson has finally allowed people a glimpse of her home in Boracay. “I’ve been a little reluctant (to do it), but that’s okay. This request has been ongoing for a few years now," she said in the first part of the video. "But you’re in luck. I...
Jinkee Pacquiao (Instagram) Jinkee Pacquiao’s latest vlog shows her family’s private resort. "Sa lahat ng nagtatanong, ito na 'yun. I'm not bragging or anything na meron kaming ganito. Request niyo naman ito, so i-tour ko kayo dito," the wife of Senator Manny Pacquiao said in the first few...
