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On-foot in Hangzhou

That is the famous Lei Feng Pagoda behind me in the romantic city of Hangzhou, which is a few hours drive from Shanghai. The legend of the Lei Feng Pagoda goes like this, if I can remember it and translate it correctly (our tour guide was Chinese so there are some expressions lost in translation)… [...]

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On-foot Goes to China

The first time I was in Beijing was about a decade ago. That time, I could count the number of cars with my fingers, the Olympics did not invade the capital yet, and communism was still in fashion, but dentistry was not. Now, you can count the bicycles with one hand and most locals are [...]

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On-Foot Goes Gulfing

Finally, my adventure in the Middle East a few years ago is now airing for everyone to see.  You see, I spent a whole month in the desert with my good friends Allan Manalo, Eric Mana, and Alvin Campana.  We had no water, no food, and no fun the whole time we were there.  Okay, [...]

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Ilocos Pocus Norte

Finally, what we’ve all been waiting for – a new episode of On-foot (kinda).  Here’s the schedule for the airing of the Ilocos Norte episode.  In this installment, I explore Fort Ilocandia, the Malacañang Palace of the North, former president Marcos’ museum, the beach, and some parts of Laoag.  This is the northernmost part of [...]

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The Final Installment of On-Foot Korea

In this final installment of On-Foot Korea, I visit one of my favorite places in Seoul – Insadong. How do I describe this place? It’s kinda Bohemian with lots of restaurants, coffee and tea shops, art stores, trinket stores, street food, etc. I was able to check out Ssamziegil, a small building of shops with [...]

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On the Seoul of Your Foot Part 5 (On-Foot Goes Web)

In this episode, I tried out a Korean fastfood owned by the mega giant corporation Lotte. I also sampled some street food. I visited the night market and the lively streets of the Myeong Dong district. Seoul turned out to be a lot of fun.

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On the Seoul of Your Foot Part 4 (On-Foot Goes Web)

One night we were so hungry so we decided to explore the nearest district with some nightlife and it happened to be Sincheon. We had the biggest king crab and met some nice Korean people. We also tried this drink that’s kinda like beer. I didn’t really like it much, maybe because the waitress had [...]

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On the Seoul of Your Foot Part 3 (On-Foot Goes Web)

The third installment of On-Foot in Seoul. In this episode, I go to the 2 famous palaces in Seoul. They are conveniently located an MTR stop away from each other. Seeing some old palaces was a nice break from the modern buildings and shopping. The architecture is similar to the temples and palaces I visited [...]

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On the Seoul of Your Foot Part 2 (On-Foot Goes Web)

Every city has a famous tower that serves as its symbol. Seattle has the Space Needle, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, Manila has the Smokey Mountain which has been moved somewhere else ( I don’t know where). It’s a touristy thing to do but you still have to do it just so that you can [...]

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On the Seoul of Your Foot Part 1 (On-Foot Goes Web)

Why Korea? Well, since they’ve been invading our country for the past several years, I thought it was high time we paid them back for their atrocities. Yeah, that’s right I said it! Go to their country and give them a taste of their own medicine: slap their golf caddies, make them watch our horrible [...]

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