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  • Big Sur’s Ventana campground; the window to the pacific coast

    Big Sur’s Ventana campground; the window to the pacific coast

    How we spent the weekends camping in the redwoods to plug in to nature connected us to pure solitude and the very charming pacific coast. The Pfeiffer forest, the ocean and rolling hills collectively brought us to a peaceful retreat enjoying every element as we bonded together as a family. prelude to Autumn The cooler… Read more

  • The road to salvation, an afternoon stroll with young children

    The road to salvation, an afternoon stroll with young children

    Have you ever been in a place so desolate, uninspiring, neutral? We all have been to that daily mundane routine in life. Where part of us is a desert- our thoughts wander like the tumbleweed in the vast and open dry land. No growth, just stagnant air.  Leonard Knight: The artist heart The war in… Read more

  • Children and the Culinary World in Travel

    Children and the Culinary World in Travel

    opening image: the kids enjoying an authentic virgin pina colada from a local vendor in labufadora in Ensenada, Mexico. This is a great way to enjoy the easy nice walk while shopping along a street full of vendors slowly descending down on top of a hill overlooking the pacific ocean down to the blowhole excursion.… Read more

  • Escape Manila’s bustle and experience Baclaran’s redemptorist church; the Baclaran phenomenon

    Escape Manila’s bustle and experience Baclaran’s redemptorist church; the Baclaran phenomenon

      One should not discount the facade of the Baclaran church in comparison to the Duomo Milano in Milan, or the Cologne cathedral in Germany, or even the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona because of its deep rooted faith and the gravity of penitence that the Milieu of the Filipino people share. It is a common… Read more

  • Simple minivan conversion for a weekend camping trip with the family

    Simple minivan conversion for a weekend camping trip with the family

    The ticking sound that changed the course of time I love camping and the outdoors. I have always been fascinated in buying a transport van and converting it into a functional living space enjoying the luxury of camping and the outdoors with the family. In 2017 we bought our minivan when my daughter India was… Read more

  • Photography in travel and the candid reminders of children at play

    Photography in travel and the candid reminders of children at play

    When words become obsolete and distant, the world of travel turns to capturing raw images of uncomplicated forms and reflections. It is an extension of a new dimension untapped to the human psyche, but sustained in the art and form of candid moments. Photographs. Still images. Raw, unedited frame of existence; Of one’s mind and… Read more