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A WEEKEND AFTERNOON AT SOUK MADINAT JUMEIRAH, DUBAI
Traditional Arabian souk, countless wind towers, lantern lit wooden ceiling, enticing waterways, restaurants, bars and coffee shops. These are the impressive images left on my memory on my first visit...
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CLAW BBQ | DUBAI’S FAVORITE AMERICAN BARBECUE AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
In my utterly perplexing starting-over-again-phase-of-new-life in Dubai, I devote my weekdays to work and anticipate to celebrate weekends or at least my days off the best way possible. At times, I go...
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BOARDWALK, DUBAI CREEK MARINA | UNFORGETTABLE DINING EXPERIENCE
Dining without prejudice. That’s what I had in mind when I brought my appetite and my relatives from Deira to Boardwalk Dubai to sample their menu for lunch last weekend. I never entertained the...
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ORIGINAL WINGS & RINGS | DUBAI’S NEWEST TASTEFUL BITES
THE STORY It doesn’t happen on a weekly basis that I get to spend Monday afternoon with engaging stories, crunchiest onion rings, loud laughs, delightful burgers, thirst-quenching cocktails,...
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PETRA, JORDAN | REMARKABLE STEPS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES
Petra, Jordan. One of the Seven Wonders of the World. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this age when everything is measured in gigabyte memories and digital apps, I cherish experiencing places such...
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JORDAN | ROAD TRIP X FOOD TRIP
Similar to an impulse that travels from the brain to the spine and elsewhere, the decision to take my feet to one of the places in my bucket list happened spontaneously. Destination : Jordan. My...
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REMEMBERING GREATER HEIGHTS | AT THE TOP OF BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI AND MORE
I remember the ticket that I paid online for 130 dirhams (or roughly 35 USD which was actually 4 times cheaper than availing it on the spot) exactly 5 days earlier, which I claimed at the basement of...
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IFTAR BUFFET AT DUSIT THANI DUBAI
If you must know, Iftar is the break of the fast at around sunset during the Islamic month of Ramadan. And if in case you’re in Dubai or nearby emirates, why not celebrate Iftar at Dusit Thani Dubai?...
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OF WANDERLUST AND BUCKET LIST : FEW TRAVELS THROUGH THE YEARS.
HOW DID I FALL IN LOVE WITH TRAVELING? You will not understand it unless you also love traveling. Call me cynical, but I will bet my last dirham on my pocket that we’re not on the same page unless we...
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RIAD RCIF : JEWEL IN THE MEDINA OF FES, MOROCCO
Still struggling as an Overseas Filipino Worker in United Arab Emirates, I’m renting a bed space in one of the most conveniently accessible flats located in Deira, Dubai. I’m usually out to work either...
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5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER TRAVEL TO CHEFCHAOUEN, MOROCCO
In my recent brief but memorable first time trip to Northern Africa from my current home-base in Dubai, UAE, I only chose to experience three places in Morocco. Because of limited time and restricted...
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MEDINA OF FES, MOROCCO
Ammoniacal odor inside Guerniz Tannery from lime and pigeon droppings used to soften the hides. Belgha : Finely crafted and colorful Moroccan slippers inside Medina of Fes. Photographed and printed...
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5 PLACES TO VISIT IN RABAT, THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
An almost 2-hour-public train ride from Aeroport Mohammed V in Casablanca, that departed at 9:55AM via first-class-coach at 115 Moroccan Dirhams took me to Gare Rabat-Ville station. Next thing I knew...
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2014 : 3 COUNTRIES, 2 CONTINENTS, A THOUSAND MEMORIES
REBUILD. RESTART. RESOLVE. My 2014 officially started last 23rd February at terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, when I departed from Manila at lunch time to take risk, to try to rebuild...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BEYOND TOXICITY @ www.docgelo.com
Happy 2015 everyone! Let’s start the first day of the new year with love, hope, gratitude and positivity! I’d like to thank all those who religiously follow and read my blog. I’d also want to express...
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#TRAVELMEMORIES x BEYOND TOXICITY
Grateful. Ecstatic. Overwhelmed. Excited. Hopeful. Despite my pineal gland is fighting a good battle with Insomnia, because I need to stay awake for my responsibilities as I work on perpetual night...
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ITALIAN DINING AT PAX RISTORANTE & LOUNGE, DUSIT THANI DUBAI
Italy is one of the countries inscribed in my bucket list and I know I’ll set foot in Milan, Rome, Venice, Florence soon. And in Northern Italy, I’ll never stop wanting and aiming until I experience at...
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LEONARD COMBIER’S PASSPORT MASTERPIECES
Don’t you wish you have this masterpiece on your passport? I do! At least on my old one. I became an instant fanatic of his amazingly unique art work the moment I saw them and read the article from my...
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ISTANBUL : MY TRAVEL CHECKLIST AND TURKEY TOURIST VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR...
My Tourist Visa to Turkey from Dubai released in two days! There was a light bulb flashed on my head after my Chinese colleague told me casually, “You’re already halfway your journey the moment you...
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ISTANBUL : SUB KARAKOY HOTEL, MY HOME IN TURKEY
Sub Karakoy Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. Great and accessible location, relaxed and beautiful ambiance, adequate and clean room, fantastic complimentary breakfast, fast and free wifi, efficient service,...
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