I had gone skydiving two weeks ago when I was in Southern California (see post here) and that was certainly quite an adrenaline rush. That was one item off my bucket list. When I arrived in Seattle this week, my high school classmate, Mario Alinea asked if would be interested in going parasailing. Of course I jumped at it. I took the bus to Tacoma which is south of Seattle where he picked me up. View Parasailing in Tacoma, Washington in...

I flew into Seattle to spend a week in the city. I have been to Seattle around 4 or 5 times in the past and I never tire of the city. Just like San Francisco, Seattle has a certain charm about it. For this blog post I decided to throw in bits and pieces of the few days I would spend in the city. This trip, I stayed at the weekend condo of a high school classmate of mine Mario Alinea. On my first night, Mario treated me to a small very...

As I write this blog post, I am currently en route from San Francisco to Seattle on board an Alaska Airlines flight. Yup… I am blogging from approximately 25,000 feet. The plane is equipped with a WiFi service offered by a company called Gogo (gogoinflight.com). The service isn’t free. It costs a measly $4.95 for the duration on the flirght (in this case, 1 hour 45 min). Which, if you are cheap is still five bucks. But for the...

Outside of the Philippines, my favorite city in the world is San Francisco. It has its mix of old and new world charm. As a famed “melting pot” of different cultures it isn’t uncommon to hear different languages being spoken on the streets of SF as you walk from one end of the street to another. Here are just some pics of what I saw today. Because parking in San Francisco is sooo expensive. I took the BART (http://www.bart.gov/) or...

One of the iconic symbols of San Francisco in the food arena is sourdough bread. I know a lot of Pinoys don’t usually relish the sour-tasting bread as evidenced every time I have my friends taste real sourdough when we visit San Francisco. It is an acquired tasted… and I believe I have acquired it. When you do visit San Francisco and mention sourdough to a local, top-of-mind would be the Boudin Bakery (http://boudinbakery.com/). You...

One of the many “things must do” on my bucket list was skydiving. Earlier this year in May, I joined a group that was supposed to make a jump in Clark Field in Pampanga (read the post here), but after a month of waiting, due to red tape between the airplane charter company and the Philippine Civil Aviation Authority that jump never happened and we were refunded accordingly. On a trip to Southern California, I decided to pursue my Sky...

While en route to the town of Napa in the Napa Valley, my brother turned into the town of Yountville to pass by famous restaurant called “The French Laundry.” To those who have already heard of the place, no we did not eat here. We just literally “passed by.” What makes this place so famous? You can’t just walk in for lunch or dinner. You have to make an appointment… usually 3 months in advance. At its website...