Ron Medina Cruz
You Came, You Saw, You Bought a Magnet
(Part 4 of "The Mundane Series") The Psychology of Travel Souvenirs Souvenirs act as “tangible anchors” of a travel experience—…
Neither Here Nor There: The Transience of In-Betweens
Part 2 of “The Mundane Series” Airports have never been anyone’s favorite destination. Nobody books a flight just to see…
The Packing List of a Middle-Aged Filipino Traveler
Your packing routine, once effortless, has evolved into an elaborate ceremony: a choreographed dance of necessity, vanity, biology, and social…
Bulubadiangan: The Sea Dreams of Land
“Islands like Bulubadiangan are more than a beach destination. They are punctuations for necessary pauses—those rare, vanishing commas in our…
Of Sand, Sunsets, and Six-Inch Heels
Tucked in a nondescript alleyway between the main road and Station 2’s beach is Rainbow Cafe, where pride flutters like…
The Seeds We Plant in Place Bloom Long After We’ve Left
“Tatay, the weather is perfect outside,” he said, pointing at the fog that cascaded through the window like the ebbing…
Baguio’s New Glow
What sets Baguio apart is that its artistic language remains proudly folk. Here, beauty speaks in wood carvings, woven threads,…
When The Sea Learned to Dance
Elyu, or La Union, used to be a sleepy fishing town where the loudest sound you’d hear was the rolling…