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news No Mileage Expiry with Mabuhay Miles!

07/14/2013 liza

Oh yes, I maybe late on posting this but I just read the email from PAL which I want to share to those who haven’t read the same email yet. Here’s the good news from PAL. No Mileage Expiry!! Good News!! Miles shall NO longer expire for active members. Who is an active member? Active members are those with the following valid Mabuhay Miles activities, within two (2) consecutive years, starting 01 January 2014 – 31 December 2015. Earning flight Miles on PAL/PAL Express or code-share partners Conversion of credit card rewards points earned from Mabuhay Miles program partner…

news Travel News: Japan lifts visa requirement for ASEAN countries

06/26/2013 liza

This is a very good news for travelers like us. I just hope that people will not abuse this. Here’s the excerpt of the news. World Bulletin/News Desk Japan has lifted visa requirements for a number of ASEAN countries including Thailand and Malaysia to help spur the nation’s tourism industry and to develop relationships with Southeast Asian countries. According to Foreign Ministry’s pronouncement, visa exemption will be effective for Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Viet Nam after July, 1. Ministry underlined the decision is adopted to celebrate “40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.” Visa exemption is valid for…

news The Man Who Traveled the World Without a Single Flight

01/31/2013 liza

Reading this article from Graham Hughes himself in telegraph.co.uk makes me remember this part of the song from Little River Band. If there’s one thing in my life that’s missing It’s the time that I spend alone Sailing on the cool and bright clear water I see myself as an occasional traveler and I travel for pleasure. I also would like to try traveling alone even just a back and fort long drive travel to Baguio, though. :P I haven’t also had a chance to spend some time alone and discover what the world has the offer. Yet, this man…

news 2012 Special and Regular Philippine Holidays

01/04/2012 liza

One of the most important parts of travel planning is knowing the holidays. While many people prefer not to go along with other people during these dates, the long weekends are still their only time to relax and explore other places other than office and home. If you are wondering about the 2012 Holiday in the Philippines, then here’s the official list. SECTION 1. The following regular holidays and special days for the year 2012 shall be observed in the country: A. Regular Holidays New Year’s Day – January 1 (Sunday) Maundy Thursday – April 5 Good Friday – April…

news Japan to Offer Free 10,000 Airfares Next Year and I Love to Go!

10/11/2011 liza

I always dream of visiting Japan. Since I was 6, I knew Japan, based on my dad’s stories (because he used to work in NNN – Nippon News Network based in Japan as an assistant camera man) from his bosses as a beautiful, cold and well developed country. He is no longer connected to the company (not sure if the company still exists today) but he has a lot of Japanese guests visiting the Philippines each time. He is now running a small rent-a-car business and never got the chance to go to Japan, even once for his more than…

news World’s Oldest Person Dies in Japan

05/04/2010 liza

TOKYO (AFP) – The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Kama Chinen, has died a week short of her 115th birthday after a life spanning three centuries, Guinness World Records said Tuesday. Chinen lived on Okinawa in Japan’s far south, a sub-tropical island whose inhabitants are well known for their robust health into advanced age. “Guinness World Records is saddened to learn the news of the death of the oldest living person, Kama Chinen from Japan, who died on May 2, 2010 aged 114 years 357 days,” the organisation said. “Though confined to a wheelchair in her later years, Chinen still…