Thailand · Travel Tales

The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Day 2 of my Thailand trip took me to the three most famous sites here in the old city — Wat Phra Kaew (the Grand Palace) and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha; Wat Pho, which houses the giant Reclining Buddha; and Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn. How to get to Wat Phra Kaew… Continue reading The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Palawan · Philippines · Travel Tales

A Side Trip to Fuerza de Santa Isabel in Taytay, Palawan

Our guide and driver, Kuya Nestor, probably liked us so much that he thought of bringing us to Taytay, the capital of Palawan during the Spanish Era. We spent a good hour in Fuerza de Santa Isabel, the old Spanish fort by the sea built to suppress the Moros who tried to reclaim what was… Continue reading A Side Trip to Fuerza de Santa Isabel in Taytay, Palawan