Let’s Visit Asia

Sometimes, it takes visitors to rouse you from your day-to-day activities and see more of interesting spots in your own locality. That’s what I’ve been up to the last several days (and the primary reason why it’s been slow going here at Let’s Visit Asia), playing tour guide to my mother and aunt who are visiting from overseas.
It turned out that there’s quite a number of activities here in Singapore for traveling seniors, afterall. It’s just that I’m used to moving around with kids in tow, so I’ve been more familiar with kid-friendly places rather than places to go for …read more

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The following entry is written by Guest Blogger Tyler Bell, a blogger, vlogger, and sometimes English teacher living in Japan. You can read about his travels at his personal site www.tylerbell.net.
On May 28, 2008, Nepal elected to end 240 years of monarchy rule, giving 60-year-old King Gyanendra 15 days to pack up and clear out. The move comes after an increasing loss of power for Nepal’s royal family. In 2001, the crown prince went on a shooting spree that left the King, Queen, and himself dead. By 2006, concessions were forced upon the monarchy that ended Nepal’s status as a …read more

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Yowza, half of the week is over and I haven’t written a single entry here at Let’s Visit Asia. Apologies for the nth time, but my 2 month old daughter was at the hospital for some respiratory viral infection. When the doctor said that she probably picked it up from someone at home as she could have gone shopping for it, I said, well, we can’t be too sure of that.
Unlike the locals who keep their babies at home for the first few months, my daughter’s been around since the day we were discharged from the hospital. And even if …read more

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I know many who would say that being stuck in Boracay for a week or so would be their idea of paradise. But in a typhoon?!?
How does it feel like to be stuck in the middle of a typhoon? Well, if you’re housed in a stable dwelling and you’re stocked with food and drinking water, then there’s nothing to worry. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sounds of the wind and pattering (or battering?) rain against your windows. Now if you’re witnessing that scene from a beach hotel window because you were planning to have a few days of sun, …read more

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This week, the entire b5 Travel and Culture channel brings to you entries that revolves around the letter “T“, as it Travel. Check them out, particularly the ones in Asia!

At Europe String, Jul brings us lots of “T’s” with her list of favorite European destinations that start with the letter T.
At Filipina Soul, Grace celebrates her second year biogging with a look back at the Top 20 Best Posts at Filipina Soul. Choose your favorite!
At Flyaway Cafe, T is for Trevi Fountain and Three Coins in the Fountain. Why don’t you toss one in, too?
At Let’s Visit Asia, …read more

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The following is written by guest blogger, Catha, a Filipina expat scientist in Switzerland working on genomics, but whose mission in life is to promote Adobo. Catha blogs at Cat’s Walks and Bubut’s House.
Paradise. That’s the first word that came to my mind as we entered Coron Island through the Blue Lagoon. This magnificent landscape composes of steep limestone cliffs, clear aquamarine waters and blue skies. Definitely this is one of the most beautiful places I have seen in my life. Pictures just can’t do justice to the vivid colors of Coron Island.

Thankfully there are …read more

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Once, again, I’m opening up this blog for guest bloggers! Have you been to Asia? Or perhaps planning or wanting to explore an Asian destination? Tell us all about it. Share your experiences, your photos, your adventures… even your misadventures and mishaps, if any!
I can’t offer any monetary compensation, but you will get full author credits, of course, with a link back to your blog, if you have one. Just email me your post at ruth @ b5media.com!
Hope to hear from you!

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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, here’s a travel blog dedicated for you moms out there: the Traveling Mamas.

Being a mama myself (2nd time, soon!), I know how traveling can be challenging, cumbersome at times, when you have one or more children in tow. Trips need a bit more planning, and if you want to make the most out of it, you have no choice but to make sure that your destination is child-friendly. If the little ones are bored, or if your destination is not suitable for your the age and interests of your kids, well, might …read more

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Lisa Marie of the Flyaway Weblog is having a great time in Thailand — Phuket, Bangkok, Khao Lak, and who knows where else next.
If you’ve been to Thailand, or are planning on visiting the Siam City, you’ll enjoy Lisa Marie’s series of entries. Check it out!

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Would you expect to find a taste of France in… India? If you think it unlikely, then you probably haven’t heard of Pondicherry (Puducherry).
On the southeastern coast, about 150 miles south of Chennai, Pondicherry is, for an Indian city, tiny. Just about a million people live there, mostly in the types of charmless, three- and four-story concrete buildings erected all over the poorer parts of Asia. But near the Bay of Bengal, the cityscape changes drastically. Soon you see tile roofs and wooden shutters, balconies and colonnades, wide brick streets and pastel Catholic churches — the neighborhood once known as …read more

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