Footlose Old-timer
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Bags are packed and ready to go! Travel is good both for the mind and body. And if planned well, it can be very memorable, especially for seniors who are in their nostalgic stage in life. It is fun, exciting, and educational. You get to see new places, meet and talk to different peoples, experience…
Last week I had another trip, my fourth this year. It was a little bit different this time, though. This time there was no sea and sun, but still lots of fun. And the trip was not to a remote and secluded resort but right in the heart of Metro Manila.
When was the last time you went for a vacation? If it was too long ago to remember, then it’s time to have one. Do it now while you can. Going on a vacation and the traveling that comes with it is like a body-mind workout.
Bantayan Island is one of the Philippines’ more than 7,200 islands. It is a dot of an island (110.7 square kilometers in size) northwest of the northern tip of Cebu. Though small in size, it looms large when it comes to tourism. Its tropical weather, remarkable white sandy beaches, clean and crystal clear blue…
Do you sometimes feel like living in a cage? Not the sturdy, steel-bar kind but just as confining. It is your self-limiting thoughts that lock you in a lonely, uneventful, and often miserable existence. Your thoughts detain you in your comfort zone; fearful of the uncertainties that may come should you dare venture out. Thus…
Kahuna is a Hawaiian word defined in Pukui & Elbert (1986) as “a priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, an expert in any profession.” More subtly, it is “an important person, the person in charge,” or “a very large wave.” The Kahuna Beach Resort has, figuratively, something of both. It is magical and its and its…
Last weekend I was 1,500 meters above sea level, encircled by imposing mountain crests littered with towering age-old pine trees, eerily shrouded with thick fog where the temperature was crispy-cold 17 degrees centigrade. It was a remarkable experience for a change. All my life has been about the sea, sand, and sun. The picture-perfect scenery…
What makes you happy? I mean really happy even the passage of time cannot diminish the forming of a smile of joyful contentment on your old and wrinkled face each time you think about it? Call me corny or overly melodramatic, but mine was the superb weekend with my children where we immersed ourselves in…