foodie
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5 Days in Amsterdam
My boyfriend and I have just returned from a quick little 2 week trip to Europe and absolutely adored every moment we spent in the Netherlands. The 5 days we spent based in the city was a perfect balance between exploration and rest (especially since we got sick in Barcelona and somehow just stayed mildly Continue reading
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When the Girl’s Trip Makes it out of the Group Chat: Valle de Guadalupe
Imagine this: three friends, countless inside jokes, and a shared dream finally escaping the endless loop of “We should totally do this” texts. We swapped our screen time for real-time in the lush vineyards of Mexico, determined to taste every wine (even the ones we couldn’t pronounce). How did we make this happen? By having Continue reading
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Chismis spots for my fellow Titas of Manila
Hello mga mars! Here’s a list of some of my favorite restaurants/cafes I love going to with my friends to catch up whenever I’m back in the Motherland. Disclaimer: trends move fast in the Philippines and this is based on my college years + my trip last 2022. But at the same time…I’m also #taga-South Continue reading
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Best Vietnamese restaurants in Houston (takeout)
Unfortunately during my most recent work travel I caught a nasty case of Covid-19 (round dos!) and ended up stuck in Houston for a few extra days quarantined to my hotel room. The silver lining here is that Houston has one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the USA- which means pho every day, baby!!! Continue reading
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South Bay Favorites – boba
Here’s a list of some of my favorite boba stores around the South Bay (area), moreso in the San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Cupertino area. TP Tea Address: Tiger Sugar Address: TenRen Address: Pekoe Address: Tan-Cha Address: Ume Tea Address: Mr. Sun Tea Address: Follow me on Instagram to keep up with my travels/foodie Continue reading
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The OG Boba Store (Taiwan)
Chun Shui Tang Address: No. 30號, Siwei St, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 403 Founded way back in 1983, Chun Shui Tang is one of two restaurants claiming to have invented the ever-so-popular bubble milk tea otherwise known as “boba” here in the US. The other restaurant claiming to have invented it first is Hanlin Continue reading
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My Top 5 for my Fellow #SouthKids
Do we even have a Titas of Manila alternative for the ones from the South? I refuse to go by Conyos of Alabang. Anyways dude-pare-tsong, here are my top 5 favorite hangout (FOOD) spots with my friends to catchup at whenever I’m back home in the Motherland. Genuinely all we ever do when we’re together Continue reading
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Vegan in the Bay Area?
Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, want to explore new options, or just like me– a person who would rather temporarily go vegan than take cold showers to get bad eczema flare ups under control here are a couple restaurants/cafe options around the SF Bay Area that I would highly recommend: Sweet Honey Dessert 15 Colma Blvd Continue reading
About Me
An avid stress traveller based in the SF Bay Area, but only outgoing during hot girl seasons. Which just so happens to be every season but I just pick my battles.
travel blog, minus the bull$hit 