The Travel Peoples

Globetrotters, rejoice! World travel platform Trip.com has launched its Hi Five World! campaign to coincide with the mega 11 /11 and Black Friday sales, offering international travelers competitive deals and discounts. To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Trip.com opens a raft of global offers, including one-for-one ticket deals in Hong Kong, up to 50% off deals in Japan, daily hotel and flight offerings in Thailand, a lucky villa lottery draw in Vietnam, crazy hour flash sales in Singapore, flight giveaways in Australia and New Zealand, and the chance for European users to get huge discount on a Barcelona getaway. Trip.com Singapore will host its upcoming session in Japan on 27 October 2022. Viewers can look forward to an exciting line-up of hotels and attractions, attractive promotions, and exclusive giveaways.  To stimulate travel demand and rejuvenate the travel and tourism industry, Trip.com Singapore has hosted,  since July 2020, about 40 live-stream sessions a...

My recent visit to Prague, Czech Republic led me to the idea of asking for more information about staying there. It is a beautiful country, full of culture and life.  My friend and former colleague, Rysa Alenzuela, LL.B., Ph.D., is the best person to provide the details I wanted for my short video. She has been living there for some time now. We're proud of her because she's the first Asian (Filipino) to head a prestigious institution.  Watch it and learn more about Prague. You'll love to visit after. 

  Should I retitle it into "Coping in Copenhagen"? I underestimated Fall and did not bring my Winter jackets because they are heavy. Flying to this side of Europe, I regretted not coming prepared, weatherwise. In short, my very first tip is to not hesitate to bundle up when you are traveling in Fall. I ended up suffering from colds and occasional coughs. I thought it was COVID 2.0 for me. But thank God, I tested negative. Sadly, though, my son got the cold, too. Anyway, there is so much more to Denmark than the coldness it brought to my Asian skin and lungs. We enjoyed the clean and green parks, the crisp air despite the presence of automobiles, and all the other Europe stuff and sights that wowed my eyes (watch the video).  As for food, it is funny because I went for Thai food for my first lunch. It's in the video. It cost me DKK300 (about PhP2,300 for three kinds of dishes good for two to three people). Yes, pricey! This leads me to my third takeaway: The cost of living...

  September 27 is World Tourism Day. As a tourism advocate, flight attendant and Author Lia Ocampo encourages you to travel safely and continue exploring our beautiful world. The W orld Tourism Day celebration 2022 is in Bali, Indonesia, with the theme: "Rethinking Tourism." She recently traveled to Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, and the Chez Republic to celebrate her birthday, meet friends, continue discovering different cultures, and explore our beautiful world. To fellow globetrotters, what is your best travel experience, and what is your commitment to supporting sustainable tourism? Music from https://www.bensound.com/

Revenge travel is real. After the series of lockdowns amid a pandemic, someone like me only used to imagine leaving the house for new scenery. But now, it was a relief when an opportunity to fly came. That opportunity was in Japan. So, I did not hesitate to say "yes" to applying for a business visa and extending my stay for some leisure. The first few days of my trip were part of my earlier blog . I had three days to revisit some parts of Tokyo and Ota City in Gunma Prefecture. The latter is where my cousin and her family live. I had not seen them for 12 years. The last time I visited was in 2010 when my nephew and nieces were still young. They have been living in Japan for more than 20 years. They already speak the language fluently and have become accustomed to the country's lifestyle. They are Filipinos, so we spoke in Tagalog at their home. Anyway, my cousin toured me around. I immensely enjoyed the sites and the experience. Odaiba City is a beautiful place I want to ...

Ohayou gozaimasu ! (It's one of my often-uttered words in Japan together with arigatou gozaimasau , sumimasen , itadakemasu , oishi , and daijoubu . Google their meanings if you don't know.) My recent travel to Japan was unplanned. First, it was during a pandemic. Second, I just recovered from COVID-19 on May 28. Lastly, it was for business, not pleasure. It was for business every time I visit.  Japan is very strict in observing COVID-19 border protocols, but I was amazed at how easy and systematic the whole documentation process was. I had to make sure that I was already COVID-19-negative before flying. It was a last-minute decision to go because the first test showed I was still positive. I tried again after three days, and it's no longer positive! That was when I booked a flight through Japan Airlines.  It was a seven-hour evening flight. I thought I would be able to sleep on the plane. I did, but only for an hour. I was tired and sleepy, but I could not manage to even c...

  It was a litmus test, sort of. Since the pandemic happened, our first flight came days before Easter in 2022. The last time we flew was in November 2019, when we spent our birthdays in Melbourne.  We did not hesitate. We were excited to experience the plane again despite the short distance. It was an early 40-minute domestic flight to Johor Bahru.  This post chronicles how we spent our three days there. Watch the videos for some of our activities. DAY 1 DAY 2 Day 3 What stood out in those days? I am happy that I had eliminated the awkwardness to fly again. It took me a while to decide if we were going to book a short flight or a long bus ride. So, to experience both options, we booked the flight on the way to JB and rode the bus back home. It was a good decision, apparently. The bus ride was not inconvenient at all, albeit long. You can see in the video the comfortable amenities inside the bus. I enjoyed our top-deck lazy boy seats.  I mentioned in the video that B...