Wander With Wonder – Discovering Wow Moments Around the World or Across the Street Discover the best way to experience Japan and South Korea, from Tokyo and Kyoto to Seoul and Busan, with practical tips for planning a multi-country trip. Japan and South Korea sit close enough geographically – the flight between Seoul and Osaka …
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Money has long been at the heart of Filipino storytelling. From family dramas to OFW narratives and rags-to-riches arcs, Philippine cinema and television have consistently mirrored how Filipinos earn, spend, sacrifice, and define success. In the second episode of Moneygurado docuseries, Metrobank turns to one of the country’s most acclaimed filmmakers to look at how …
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Most of us can remember a trip from years ago with remarkable clarity. Perhaps it was watching wildlife emerge from the morning mist on safari. Maybe it was standing on the deck of a small boat as a glacier calved into the sea. It could have been a quiet evening in a centuries-old European city, …
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Florence made an unexpected literary reminder for me today. Not through a guidebook or a blog, but through Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street series, which you know I really enjoy. I love getting a feel for the atmosphere, and getting to know the characters who live on this Edinburgh street, all with various delightful …
Wander With Wonder – Discovering Wow Moments Around the World or Across the Street Follow a local through Madrid’s famous Calle de Ponzano and discover the food, drinks, traditions, and etiquette behind an authentic Madrid tapas crawl. “Don’t even think about sitting down,” Sergio tells me, following my gaze to a recently vacated table with …
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