WOW Philippines... Tara! byahe tayo

I believe that the Philippines has something to offer for all kinds of travelers. One can be spoilt by the vast choices. If you are an adventure vulture and love beaches there are more than 7,000 islands to choose from. White sand, brown sand and black sand, the Philippines have it... and there's even a pink sand beach in Zamboanga (wow!).

Traveling within the Philippines is a very good way to experience life itself. People who have the chance to travel should immerse themselves with the local culture and not just be a passive traveler. Some say that the Philippines is more of a Latin American country because of its strong cultural ties with Spain. As a result, the people are passionate and emotional about life. I don't mind labeling Filipinos as a Latin American-Asian. Anyway, my country has a rich history combining different cultural influences like Asian, European and American.

Filipinos are very fond of the English language so as a result it is the third largest English speaking country in the world. It has a rich history combining Asian, European and American influences.

My Lakbayan grade is B-!

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Singapore -- the little red dot on the globe

Singapore is the first place I set foot on outside of the Philippines. For whatever reason I fell in love with the place that's why I kept on coming back in that island nation 4x in just a span of less than 2 years.

The small country is a big melting pot united by a common neutral first language left behind by its colonizers England, a burning passion for good food & cuisines, a terrible fear of losing out to others and the insidious respect of the government.

It's a "fine" country (as in fine=penalties). You should be more aware of what you should not do rather than what to do. Despite that, one will love the order and precision of daily activities day-in and day-out. It is a city masquerading as a country, buzzing with the trappings of modern living.

Singaporeans live for good because they are all spoilt for choices as there is a rich variety of food due to many cultures and races intermingling the island. Tourists will find the diversity of food just simply amazing (I can guarantee that!).

There are over 70 world class hotels, 18 golf courses and more tourist attractions than you can ever hope to get around while you are there.

Well, I guess that there's more to Singapore than the infamous Merlion and that "Fine City" tag.