Day 11- Addio, Italia! Our Tour Director didn't want us to take the risk of missing our flights so she had us check out by 6:30 AM. We...

Day 10 of Tour- Siena and Rome Our Italy Bellissimo Tour was wrapping up. We bade farewell to the Tuscan region in our last stop at the...

Day 9 of Tour- Florence I've been looking forward to visit the Tuscan region especially the cities of Florence and Siena. As charming as...

Day 8 of Tour- Pisa and Montecatini Terme (Tuscan Hills) We left Venice early morning and our bus boarded the ferry to continue our...

Day 7 of Tour- Venice and Island of Burano Venice so far didn't disappoint us on our arrival day. The second day's itinerary was just as...

Day 6 of Tour- Assisi and Venice Travel rewards us immensely. It takes us out of our comfort zones. We get to meet people different from...

Day 5 of Tour- Isle of Capri, Naples, Cassino, Perugia and Assisi The ferry ride to Naples was a breeze. The sea was calm that the ferry...

Day 4 of Tour- Capri and Anacapri After a rough boat ride to the island the day before, our Tour Director gave us a break by starting the...

Day 3 of Tour- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Inside St. Peter's Basilica, Ride to Pompeii, Sorrento and Isle of Capri. Vatican...

Day 2 of Tour- Free- time in Rome. We opted to remain in the center of the city instead of going back to the hotel with the group. We...

Day 1 of Tour- Evening post Welcome Dinner My son, my friend and I decided to go for a walk after dinner. I entertained the idea of going...

Day 1 of our Tour- Arrival at Grand Hotel Tiberio in Rome. As we had gotten closer to our hotel in Rome, we couldn't help but admire the...

Italy has been on my bucket list of European countries to visit. The region of Tuscany has beguiled me for so long. So when my oldest son...

I feel it was only yesterday when I helped our firstborn son vacate his dorm room at the end of spring semester his freshman year. My...

My oldest son who's home for the summer, pleasantly surprised me with his request of learning how to make lumpia. The fact that he...

Last week, I illustrated in color pencil the first page of the story I wrote when I took a distance learning writing class for children...

I love that she’s a teacher and that she’s my first. She taught me the value of words, written or spoken. How those words have power. How...

When I was a child, I used to write stories with pictures. If I didn't go into physical therapy, for sure I would have been an English...

I'm all about creating simple meals that are quick to prepare. It isn't always easy to infuse my Filipino culture in it. One of the...

I know it's purely serendipitous but my doctors were seemingly conniving in reminding me to schedule my appointments with them soon....