The Travel Peoples

Frequent traveler, mentor, flight attendant, and author Lia Ocampo takes us to North Carolina for the blooming Azalea Festival. Watch her colorful video about Wilmington, North Carolina's main event in spring. The festival lasts for one week. Those who can go, better make sure you see the grand floral explosion of colors. April is the month of flowers as it marks springtime in countries with four seasons.  Enjoy the spectacle!

(Written by Anj Cab, the original article appeared on PinoySeoul.com.) Photo from Korean Konsult The scariest place on Earth is the DMZ. That is according to former U.S. President Bill Clinton when he visited the Korean Peninsula in 1993. There’s a certain enigma attached to that acronym which means “Demilitarized Zone.” A more-or-less accurate look into the life near the DMZ was given to viewers of the K-drama hit Crash-Landing on You. Others thought of putting the DMZ in their bucket list of destinations. Here’s a briefer on what to expect. Not your average tourist destination Despite its reputation, the DMZ, an isolated stretch of land 160 miles long established in the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement, is surprisingly a tourist attraction. Before the pandemic hit, the DMZ welcomed 1.2 million travelers each year based on the Korea Tourism Organization data. However, a traveler must note that there is no direct way to travel to the North coming from the South and vice versa. The b...

In my home country, the Philippines, it's that time of the year again when people troop to the beach to relieve themselves from the hottest season of the year. March and April are considered summer months. But scientifically speaking, the country only has two seasons - wet and dry. We're just accustomed to saying "summer" because it's true, the sun is at its warmest, and the air is at its most humid. One of the good resorts to saying "Life is a beach" is Kota Keluarga , now known as Klub Keluarga. It's located in San Juan, Batangas, a three-hour drive south of Manila. It was always a good time driving there as there are many stopovers early in the morning for breakfast. But the actual enjoyment comes when you finally reach the destination. The family is blessed to have a small property there so that we can enjoy the amenities of the resort and some features at discounted rates. What we like in Klub Keluarga is the feeling of being truly one with natu...