After another 15 hours of flying, 1 hour immigration, baggage claim, 1.5 hours taxi from JFK to Glen Cove, at last my daughter and I finally reached our first destination,
Category: Travel
Two hours of sleep. Two hours at NAIA 1, 5 hours in the plane to Narita. Two hours lay-over. 13 hours flight from Narita to JFK Airport, 4 jingle breaks,
Leaving for New York today at 8 am Delta flight via Narita then straight to JFK. Daughter and I are travelling half-way around the globe to attend my nephew’s wedding
PAL left their dilapidated office on the second floor of a two story building along Pasay Road, and moved to a new structure at the Petron gasoline station along Buendia.
The very long travel time to Turkey and back didn’t tire me at all. Maybe it did, but the flight was more pleasant, contrary to the short 3.5 hours flight last
I am interrupting my Turkey posts to give way to my Malaysian sojourn. Parang kailan lang, dito na naman ako sa airport. Meron pa nga akong jetlag from our long-haul
After crossing to the European side of Istanbul, and travelling along the banks of Marmara Sea, our bus continued until we reached the narrow streets leading to the Old City.
We walked several short blocks on the cobbled stone streets of the Old City of Istanbul. W’re thinking of moving to a hotel around here on our last two nights
May 26, 2013 We did nothing the whole morning but to sit on the bus and travel towards Istanbul. Ali entertained us by giving us some information about the Muslim
I am trying to update my blog but it’s impossible to do so. I still have 20 more posts on Turkey and yet tomorrow I am travelling again, this time
We visited the Green Mosque located around the corner from the restaurant. Scarves are most important accessory here. One must be clean, inside and out before entering the sacred place.
May 24, 2013 Pamukkale, Denizil Province, Turkey From the leather factory in Ephesus, we drove for almost two hours past hills, towns, and valleys. We had no idea where we
We’ve been in the bus too long I’ve lost track of the distances or hours we’ve travelled from one place to another. I have become too comfortable sleeping on the
House of Virgin Mary, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Turkey, May 24, 2013 Friday As we went downhill from where the chapel was, there were faucets on the right side wall coming from Kusadasi
My disappointment with the alikaboks in Troy was erased by my excitement in Ephesus. I could not believe how destruction could still look magnificent. Collectively, we took thousands of photos.
A must-see place in Turkey is the Ruins of Ephesus, one of the most outstanding and largest archaeological site in existence. Historians said that this city was the most beautiful