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Smartraveller: Every traveller, every trip

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd recently launched a new phase of the Australian Government’s Smartraveller campaign. The campaign features new advertising, including print and radio advertisements in different languages. The relaunched Smartraveller website has information available in six different languages, and is now a cleaner, clearer and easier to navigate site. There is also a new [...]

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Palace happy about changes in travel advisories

6 December 2010 No Comment

MANILA, Dec. 4 – Malacañang said on Saturday that it was happy that Australia and France have heeded the call of President Benigno S. Aquino III to amend their travel advisories last Nov.2 against the Philippines based on solid facts. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview with Radyo ng Bayan that the [...]

WOW Albay: Beauteous Mayon and Kapuntukan Hill

8 September 2010 3 Comments

Engr. Bert Recamunda captured this image of the beautiful Mt Mayon complemented by Kapuntukan Hill (also known as the Sleeping Lion) on the side in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines. Recamunda titled this image ‘The Lady and the Lion’ which he said he took the inspiration from the Sydney Opera House and Harbour bridge. Mt Mayon [...]

Noosa, Australia Travel Video Guide

8 July 2010 25 Comments

Noosa is a one street town which is blessed with great natural beauty. A sheltered north facing bay ideal for swimming, great point break surf and a National Park, all in walking distance. Leave the car at home and relax Noosa style.I’ve organised an interview with Noosa legend, Sean the Magician

Philippine Tourist Spot: Tinuy-an Falls, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur

13 May 2010 1 Comment

Reporter: Charmaine Awitan, ABS-CBN News Surigao Del Sur Crossing Borders Host: Atty. Mike Templo Executive Producer: Karen Reyes Associate Producer: Patrick King Pascual Coordinator: Aiza Lumbuan Writer: BJ Ramos Researcher: Cha Trinidad Production Assistant: Rowel Pimentel

Guide to traveling, living and retiring in the Philippines

5 May 2010 No Comment

Guide To Living, Traveling, And Everything You Need To Know About The Philippines! The Philippines is an excellent place to retire, if only from a view to how you can spread your retirement savings or income or pension from month to month and still live comfortably. Forget wasting away in a retirement home or village, [...]

Lonely Planet’s Traveltalk – Filipino [Tagalog]

21 April 2010 No Comment

Product Description TravelTalk presents a simplified language survival system for travelers. Plus a 60 minute audio CD in both English and target language and a fold of the audio guide transcript of the 300 essential words and phrases most frequently needed while traveling, developed by Penton’s foreign language specialists. Also included are extensive Phrasebook lonely [...]

Love, not just political revolution

30 March 2010 No Comment

By ANGELI C. ALBA As the Philippines’ national election nears, the calls for change and political revolution is growing in intensity. The candidates pledge that they will be the answer to the Philippines’ problems—Senator Benigno Aquino III is promising no corruption; Senator Manny Villar, no more poverty; former President Joseph Estrada, service to the poor [...]