This post is long overdue because we went to Porto on November 1st. November 1st was a national holiday here in Portugal (All Saints' Day) so all schools were closed. It was the perfect time for a 7-hour road trip up to Porto, a city I have been wanting to re-visit since we moved here [...]
Category: Culture
Prost! It’s Oktoberfest!
We made it to Oktoberfest this year - the actual, real authentic Bavarian Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. And it was A BLAST! I'm so glad we made this last minute decision to go - it was a once-in-a-lifetime, check it off your bucket list experience. We left Saturday afternoon and took a straight flight on [...]
Our Roman Holiday
I have had a hard time writing this recap post because honestly, part of me wants to keep it all to myself. I think Italy does that - romances and seduces you so much that my limited vocabulary is not enough to explain its gloriousness! Since my clients would be celebrating the US Labor Day [...]
A Day in Tangier
If you follow my social media accounts then many of you already know that we spent last Saturday in Tangier to meet up with my niece and goddaughter Kyra who is studying in Meknes, Morocco this summer. The sweet little baby that I used to hold in my arms just turned 21 and is only one [...]
Summer in Sevilla (with kids)
As many of you know, we are living in Seville, Spain for the summer. Our Algarve flat already had preset holiday bookings and since Algarve rents get pricier in the summer, it was an opportune time to explore a different, neighboring country and practice our limited Spanish skills (which we actually do need to use [...]
J’aime Beaucoup Paris!
In late November last year, my dear friend and former L’Oreal colleague Michelle told me that she was going to be in Paris for Maison & Objet in January. So, I took the opportunity to meet her there and bring Jax and Ry with me, too. This was my 4th time in Paris, but a first [...]
Our Day at the Museum of Ice Cream
So, Forbes Magazine headlined an article in April: “Why L.A.’s Museum Of Ice Cream Is The ‘Hamilton’ Of The Frozen Snack Scene” followed by another article a few weeks later: “Museum Of Ice Cream Is The Hottest Ticket In Los Angeles.” And boy, were they right. Thanks to my friend Lish (who works with Lolli Swim, [...]
Year of the Rooster
Although Filipinos don’t celebrate this New Year, it is still fun to have another reason to celebrate January 28th. Luckily for us, we’re Disneyland passholders and Disney has been doing a wonderful celebration with a whole bunch of activities at California Adventure starting January 20th and ending February 5th for the New Year. I’ve attached [...]
My Beautiful Baby Boy Shower
This is so long overdue (especially since my baby is now practically 2 months old!), but I wanted to do a shout out to my dear friend Anne for throwing me a Pinterest pin-worthy baby shower. I’ve always told her she needs to be a professional party planner, and when you see these amazing party [...]
Microsoft’s P.S. I Made a Difference Holiday Celebration
Leave it to the gang at Microsoft to throw a fun, DIY holiday party, featuring DIY maven Erica Domesek, founder of the innovative lifestyle brand, “P.S. I Made This…”. Talk about DIY queen! Erica has appeared on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, The Martha Stewart Show, E! News, The Nate Berkus Show, Fox Business News, [...]
