Bo’s Coffee in Island Central Mactan: Digital Nomad Cebu Hotspot
The latest Cebu branch of the Philippine coffee chain is a cozy two-storey location in a new mall in Lapu-Lapu City- the Island Central Mactan….
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Have app, will order turkey rice
I had my first taste of Taiwanese milk tea at a shop in a train station on our way to the remote township of Alishan….
How to get to Alishan in Taiwan
There is a wide range of options for getting to the Alishan National Scenic Area in Taiwan. The first step will be to get to…
Taipei trip highlights culture, food, nature
She beckoned to us from the shadows cast by the sculpted posts filled with symbolism the meaning of which now escapes me, there in that…
Online shopping? There’s an app for that!
(Note: This story is also published on Cebu Daily News in its InfoTech section) With the holidays and the bonuses and extra pay that come…
Oppo introduces F1s “selfie expert” in Cebu
The Oppo F1s is a mid-level phone but with features of high-end devices, brand marketing manager Stephen Cheng said during a media preview Tuesday night…
With bots, chat is more than idle talk
“Hey, Jarvis,” I sent a message to the eponymous Facebook Messenger chat bot, “remind me to reply to Cass’ email in 30 minutes.” The reply…
My PayMaya experience: Sticking to a budget in Hong Kong
Luck had me traveling to Hong Kong twice this year, one for a trip long planned since last year, the other for a complimentary hotel…
Picture this: Disintermediation
Last week, members of iconic Pinoy band Eraserheads reunited, the first in a long time, for a concert. The occasion was the unveiling of the…
Authentic Spanish tapas, best cocktails at Dumaguete’s Allegre
Being one of the many hangouts that dot the long stretch of Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City, the Spanish tapas bar Allegre is an easy…
Beyond level 5, Aguinid Falls is unspoiled, green
A regular climb to Aguinid Falls in Samboan, Cebu entails going up the pathway created by the flowing water as it makes its way down…
Quiet corners and busy streets, cold mountain and hot tea: our Hong Kong of contradictions
There we were, frozen and shivering on a long line that snaked around a lonely bus stop in a cold mountain spot in Hong Kong,…
Pescador Island adventure: dolphins, marine beauty make up for the “sharks”
Dolphins! They swam beside our boat as we neared Pescador Island off Moalboal for a day out snorkeling and enjoying the much better preserved underwater marine life in the southern town known for its long strip of white sand beach.
Gateway Continental Club brings extra level of service to hotel guests
Travel to another country can be intimidating but our recent trip to Hong Kong was smooth all throughout, thanks in large part to a complimentary two-night stay at Gateway of the Marco Polo chain of hotels in Hong Kong.
Ambient noise? Think ambient news!
UV radiation levels will be high, the smartwatch we have been testing warned at noon of Sinulog Sa Kabataan Sa Lalawigan last Saturday. The data was processed by AccuWeather and detected by the weather app integrated into my wife’s phone and from there, pushed into the smartwatch she was wearing.
Asus Zenfone 5 Lite: big-screen smartphone for the budget-conscious
BUILDING on the success of Zenfone 5, Asus recently released a cheaper version of the handset in time for end-of-the-year upgrading – the Asus Zenfone 5 Lite.
REVIEW: Huawei Mate7 is a good, powerful big phone
WHEN you first hold the Huawei Mate7 in your hand, what is immediately apparent is how sleek its design is. At 7.9 mm thin, the Mate7 is a well-built device with top-of-the-line specifications worthy of a flagship device.