Love to travel!
(personal experiences & adventures on the road, travel-related articles etc)

around the world:

• A Macanese experience
• The one about feeding my wanderlust
• Hanoi (1 of 3): Hanoi Heaven
• Hanoi (2 of 3): A gastronomic adventure
• Hanoi (3 of 3): Halong Baby!
• Mexico City at a Glance
• Mexico: Museum of Anthropology
• Mexico: Bosque de Chapultepec
• Mexico: No quiero taco bell!
• Mexico: Casa de los Azulejos
• Mexico: Coyoacan and the Blue House
• Mexico: Centro Historico & the Murals
• Mexico: Basilica de Guadalupe & Teotihuacan
• Mexico: Xochimilco & Hacienda de las Morales
• Arizona: Phoenix & the desert landscape
• Arizona: Images of the Southwest
• Arizona: Let your spirit soar in Sedona
• Las Vegas: Vegas, Baby!
• Las Vegas: My fabulous Vegas birthday
• California: San Francisco
• California: Viansa Winery & Italian Marketplace
• California: The Olive Press & Wine Country Chocolates
• California: Autumn in the Valley
• California: Of cheese, vegetables and figs
• California: Mission San Francisco Solano
• California: Ferry Building Marketplace
• California: Marin County & Muir Woods
• Malaysia: Kota Kinabalu: the markets & the food
• Malaysia: Kinabalu Park & canopy walk
• Malaysia: ATV Safari & Rasa Ria
• Thailand: Ready to bite into the Big Mango
• Thailand: All Thai'd Up!
• Thailand: Wats in every corner?
• Thailand: Eat, shop & tour at Jim's
• Thailand: Still nibbling on that Big Mango
• Thailand: Taken for a ride on a tuktuk
• Thailand: The Summer Palace
• Thailand: Ayutthaya: a photo essay
• Bali: Bali High
• Bali: Puri Saraswati Bungalows
• Bali: Mystical island
• Bali: A Labyrinth of scents and color
• Bali: Ubud Palace and Café Lotus
• Bali: A lesson in Balinese cooking
• Bali: A seaside jaunt
• Beijing: Foreign Babes in Beijing
• Beijing: Pastimes at the Temple of Heaven
• Beijing: The Great Wall of China: been there, got stung!
• Beijing: A violent past and a eunuch culture
• Beijing: Takin' it to the streets
• Beijing: Breezing through the Summer Palace
• Beijing: Peking duck at the source
• Beijing: Silk street and street food
• Beijing: Dining out in Beijing
• Xiamen: Happy new year, friends!
• Guam: I survived the Guam shopathon

around the Philippines:

• a weekend at the lake
• donsol trip: (1st of 3 parts) oh so gentle giants
• donsol trip: (2nd of 3 parts) a dazzling display of lights
• donsol trip: (3rd of 3 parts) majestic mayon
• easter weekend in calatagan
• a very wet picnic at the la mesa eco park
• lazy in punta fuego
• Dumaguete and the now controversial budbud kabog
• Animal attraction
• Baguio revisited
• The salad bowl of the Philippines
• Dumaguete: Malatapay madness
• Dumaguete: The Twin Lakes of Balinsasayao
• Dumaguete: Sans Rival Cakes & Pastries
• Dumaguete: Picnic in the Forest
• Dumaguete: Manang Siony's Tocino
• Dumaguete: Jo's Chicken Inatô
• Dumaguete: Big shoes to fill
• Dumaguete: Summer & Sardines
• Cagayan de Oro: Getting my adrenalin fix in Cagayan
• Cagayan de Oro: Tastes like beef
• Bukidnon: Finding God's country in Bukidnon
• Bukidnon: pineapples, steaks and coffee
• Cebu: A city of firsts
• Cebu: Do you know the way to Sante Fe
• Cebu: Santa Fe snapshots
• Cebu: Something smells fishy
• Ilocos: Windows (and doors) to Ilocos
• Ilocos: Mi Sitio es tu Sitio
• Ilocos: It all began in Vigan
• Ilocos: The Ilocos church belt
• Ilocos: Ilocos Norte road trip: the journey
• Ilocos: Ilocos Norte road trip: the destinations
• Ilocos: Eating our way through Ilocos
• Bohol: Windows to Bohol
• Bohol: Feeling at home in Baclayon
• Bohol: A tour of Bohol's historic churches
• Bohol: Treasures of the Past
• Bohol: Other reasons to visit Bohol
• Manila: Carlitos' Way
  

Other:

• Have Luxe, will travel
• T+L 2006 World's Best Islands & Cities
• Where the hell is Matt?
• A little bit backpacker, a little bit flashpacker
• Baffled by those baffled by bidets
• Luxe goes to Europe!
• Luxe is here!
• Yahoo for Dumaguete!

Love to eat!

Recipes:

• chestnut & lentil soup
• friday night pudding
• cranberry crumble bars
• glorious apple crisp
• masala chai: my holy grail of teas
• ratatouille
• carrot cupcakes
• al fresco eating
• Figonzola sandwich
• A Moroccan Lamb & Apricot Tajine for 45 years
• The definitive banana bread
• Hummus & Baba Ghanoush
• Do you do fondue?
• Slow-roasted Garlic & Lemon Chicken
• The Chutney Project & The List
• Sweet potato stew
• Nothing like homemade strawberry jam
• Conquering tabbouleh
• You say kilawin, I saw kinilaw
• Tall & creamy basic cheesecake
• Catalina taco salad
• Feijoada and pão de queijo
• Thai green curry
• Pomelo Salad
• LP18: squash and shrimp in coconut milk
• Mango & tomato salad
• Black pepper crab
• Mixed mushroom couscous
• Chunky guacamole
• Red curry crab
• Vanilla - anything but ordinary
• When life hands you lemons...
• Salchichon de Pili and some lessons from Pili101
• HHDD #17: Mushroom provolone pizza with truffle oil
• Palitaw: A sticky situation
• White chocolate and macadamia nut cookies
• A Taste of Yellow: Tocino del Cielo
• Playing dress-up with my cupcakes

Other things food-related:

• cupcakes by sonja
• the return of a legend: kublai's rock
• life of pie
• guess who's coming to town?!
• polly's brown derby
• baking with her majesty
• Asia Food Expo 2006
• things to eat before you die
• sonja's bakeshop opening real soon!
• MarieBelle, my belle...I want you, I want you
• What a dad will do for his daugther
• Asia's In Good Taste
• Bale Dutung - a food trip
• Flirting with Yogurt
• Jumbo pastillas de leche
• Bistro Cooking with Chef Migne
• Degustation Menu by Chefs Sunshine & Rob
• Tales of a Food Whisperer
• Drive-thru organic market
• Degustation Meny by Chefs Sunshine & Rob II
• Reggie's Phone Book
• Lovely surprise from Santos
• Come with me to the Kasbah...

Love to read!

• my name is christine and i am a book whore
• avalon
• that nifty library thing
• the invitation
• bookworm-in-training
• Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!
• I'm a bookworm in the pantry!
• A new glossy and my first article!
• Steaming cauldrons & delicious concoctions

Love to shoot!

Weekend Snapshot

• WS #8: Lanzones
• WS #10: Forbidden Panda
• WS #11: Carabao Milk products
• WS#12: Martin's birthday cake
• WS #21: Quiapo church and bell tower
• WS #23: Sunrise skydive
• WS #27: Taho
• WS #28: He sells seashells by the seashore
• WS #29: Pool with a view
• WS #30: Honey-balsamic-glazed fruit cup
• WS #31:Cocktails on the beach
• WS#32: Cowfish
• WS #33: Mini World Cup Final Score
• WS #34: Bangkero
• WS #35: Mother Nature's works of art
• WS #36: Three
• WS #38: Stairway
• WS #39: Beer Party

Love to mingle!
(get-togethers, parties, events, fairs)

• the adventures of a stormy island wedding
• miss piggy and friends
• GNOs
• birthday surprise for a very special girl
• Lunch at Charley's
• A Bootie meet-up & my 1st Chinese new year

Miscellaneous

• new year, old hobby
• of milkshakes and carnivals
• life's a beach, really
• meet rusty
• trigger happy
• the world in my room
• congratulations, taylor!
• viva espana!
• sm mall of asia
• Milenyo's wrath
• My wishes for you this Christmas
• Green thumb or sore thumb?
• They make me think happy thoughts
• Hey girl, you rock!
• If the Travel Channel and The Food Network had a baby
• What country are you?
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