Kid-friendly review of Lagen Island resort, Philippines!

I’m excited to announce I’ve published my first hotel review, and not just on trip advisor. I haven’t mentioned Pure Wander too much recently as I’ve been pretty busy juggling work, writing and still finding time to myself. Pure Wander is a relatively new online family travel magazine. We pride ourselves on giving our readers unique travel experiences that you can do with your family, more specifically with your baby, toddler, kid, or teen.

As you can see from the screen shot below, our website is split up into those specific categories- instead of locations. We believe that travel experiences starts early, and having a child does not mean you have to hide away the travel bug inside you!

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El Nido Resort was my first choice for an hotel review. It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been back but every year in February, I dream of being at VWAP (Vacation with a purpose) with Island ECC in El Nido. A week of worship, solidarity, peacefulness and of course, sun tanning.

Click on the screen shot and it will bring you to the full review, or read more here. Don’t forget to bookmark Pure Wander and sign up for our email updates for new articles!

Hong Kong guilty pleasures

 


I’m hungry simply updating this post…. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Stir Fry Beef with Choi Sum, Steamed shrimp and Steamed (a restaurant in Jordan)

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Scrambled Eggs, Spam, Toast and Ice Yin Yung (Coffee and Milk Tea) Cafe De Coral

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Street Fish balls and Shu Mai (Lan Kwai Fong)

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Crispy Bun with Condensed Milk (Tsui Wah)

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Beef sushi (Sen-Ryo) 

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Pig blood and pork congee, Ox Tongue Pastry (but it’s not actually made of Ox Tongue, it’s a Chinese Donut)

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Home cooking: 
Soy Sauce chicken, Fish with corn sauce, Steamed tofu, Steamed mix vegetables (okra, corn, celery, mushrooms)

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Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Gou) 

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Have I given you enough reason to visit Hong Kong yet?

“Junk trips” in Hong Kong

I spent a few hours this morning sorting through my hard drives and organizing them. A few hours you say? That’s a long time! And it is, but that’s only because about 80% of that time was spent reminiscing through photos.

This is one that I can look at all day, and it will make me happy, sad, nostalgic and motivated all at the same time. Going on junk trips is one of my favorite things to do in the whole world. Jumping onto one of these boats at 8am, cruising over to a secluded beach, anchor the boat then for the next 6 hours we wake board, go to the beach, eat, drink, and take in God’s creation of nature.

By late afternoon, we start heading back to the city. I attend these trips every summer and the feeling of watching the sunset on a boat back to the city will never get old. They are the most peaceful moments of my life.

Eat your greens! – Street Markets

Eat your greens! - Street Markets

This is one thing that I miss a lot about Asia, the easy access to a variety of vegetables. Sure there are farmer markets here and there, but it’s not daily, and it’s also not as accessible. “Wet markets” as we call them in Hong Kong, are so amazing, full of fresh fish, vegetables, meat, fruits and all kinds of food you need to get in order to cook up a healthy meal for the family.

We can exercise as much as we can, but if we aren’t on a healthy, fresh food diet, there’s only so much our health can improve.

Where are your favorite places in the world to get fresh foods?