There’s always a mystique that remains every time one visits Turkey for a few days and is about to leave. The charm is always there mesmerizing any visitor, even jaded travelers who have seen so much of the world. But even world-weariness does not make one immune to the riveting awe one feels with every visit to this multifaceted country. There’s something new to see, learn, touch, feel and love about the country. Yet, every visit seems to be not enough. There’s always a reason to come back. And the mystique remains.
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I blame myself. Although the Greenbelt malls are my weekend stomping grounds, I couldn’t believe I had never tried Hossein’s Restaurant. I’d passed it countless times before and little did I know that, on all accounts, I was in the minority. The 25 year old restaurant has been critically acclaimed and its dishes heralded in local and international magazines and newspapers over 200 times.
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Growing up vegetarian didn’t seem like a hard choice. In fact, it wasn’t much of a choice at all. My parents raised my brother and I on a strict vegetarian diet. Our meals, like most Filipinos, consisted mainly of rice and a side dish of veggie-meat and fresh vegetables. Each time I’m asked whether being a vegetarian is hard, I always say that being vegetarian doesn’t necessarily mean eating healthily, at least for me, personally. I mean, after all, a five-cheese pizza and sodas and chips and all manner of junk food are technically, vegetarian
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Hundreds of thousands of people each year start out with a diet they believe will lead them to a healthier weight and consequently a new found perspective on wellness. Unfortunately, these lifestyle changes are often abandoned even before the ink the list was written with dries.
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Pattaya is known for beaches and colorful nightlife that make it a popular side trip to any Thailand destination since it’s only a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Bangkok.
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It was in the middle of summer and everyone else was in Boracay island in Aklan or some other usual summer place. Perfect timing to search for another “happy beach” that would get you on such a natural high just by looking at it. One that promises a weekend of a good tan session and doing absolutely nothing except eat, drink and sleep – plus bragging rights because you are one of the few people who were able to get there.
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Traces of commerce are evident in its capital city of Tagbilaran. Small businesses such as retail stores and markets flourish, selling basic goods and resources. Although economic life here is not as cosmopolitan as that of Cebu City or Manila, it is enough to sustain the needs of its inhabitants.
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As part of the periodic rehabilitation project being undertaken by the Intramuros Administration (IA) and the Department of Tourism (DOT), Maestranza was launched last June 2010.
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A cluster of kids, whose ages range from 10 years old and above gather on stage. Clad in traditional Ifugao wear and accessories, they recite ai perform a part of the Hudhud chant sung dun the time of harvest. The little munhaw-e or lead chanter, in her high-pitched, sweet-sounding voice sings first and sets the chant’s tempo. In an alternate manner, she is joined in by the mun’abbuy or the rest of the group in performing the chant.