April 6, 2010
By Pinky Concha Colmenares, Cruise Control
The longest weekend of the year starts the month of April. The month rolls in on Holy Thursday, the official start of the summer vacation. In the first four days of April, all roads will lead to beaches, mountains, resorts, hotels, campsites – and other places that symbolizes a trip out of the neighborhood. (more…)
January 26, 2010
Cruise Control by Pinky Concha Colmenares
Public parks and nature parks will never go out of style, no matter the theme parks and malls that offer attractive entertainment and more comfortable amenities. Nature offers the best attractions of a park – green grass, shady trees, colorful shrubs, water ponds, rock gardens. Twinkling lights tracing posts and trees cannot beat that. Neither can clowns, marching bands or heart-stopping carnival rides. (more…)
March 11, 2009
By Pinky Concha Colmenares
The author (center) along with Cruising’s Anjo Perez (left) and Aris Ilagan at the Kilometer 1000 marker in Visayas during a road trip from Manila to Mindanao.
Time is a very expensive commodity. We only realize that when we are older and have to pay for time to take a vacation.
January 15, 2009
By Aris Ilagan
After his more than two years’ stint as chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), this controversial personality never seemed to have faded at all. He is still around, alive and kicking.
January 12, 2009
By Ron de los Reyes
A trip to the North is always a pleasant treat because there are always places to enjoy and discover. The past several years, many towns in Ilocos Norte have become popular. The northermost town of Pagudpud is famous for its fine golden beaches earning for the town the label “Boracay of the North.” The longest in Luzon, the Patapat Bridge which is at the Pagudpud-Claveria boundary is a favorite driving destination as it offers spectacular view of the sea from the slopes of a mountain and just above a coast of the China Sea. Mention the town of Paoay and images of the centuries old Paoay church, Malacanang of the North and the Sand Dunes easily come to mind.
November 11, 2008
By Pinky Concha Colmenares
The small town series initiated by Chris Datol and Johannes Chua always turns out to be a weekend of discovery to all of us. The things we learned have been interesting bits of history, leisure, food, and culture. We now truly believe that there is no town not worth a stop in the long tourism highway. (more…)
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