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Sea grapes, seaweed, green caviar - ar-arosep! [sponsored]

Asia, Food and Booze, Philippines, Places to ExploreSarahlynn PabloNovember 1, 2013arosep, food, Ilocano, Ilocos, Ilokano, Palawan, Philippine, Provinces, Puerto Princesa, seaweed, Travel and Tourism

What Lea Salonga Thinks of Don't Buy Miss Saigon

Philippines, Places to ExploreSarahlynn PabloOctober 26, 2013Allegiance, Asian American, Don't Buy Miss Saigon, George Takei, history, Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon, musical

Rizal Shrine day trip: Consul General Lim takes us to school on Philippines History [sponsored]

Manila, July 10. Sixteen buses carrying five hundred delegates were in the convoy. Ten were to go to Calamba, the boyhood home and shrine to Dr. Jose Rizal and six to Kawit. Bus Six never made it to Kawit, the hometown of General Emilio Aguinaldo.

Should (Street) Art Last Forever? Graffiti and the Tour Paris 13 project, October 1 - 31, 2013

Give a public housing complex set to be destroyed over to street artists from around the world for a few months to work and hold an exhibition. Here's what happening in Paris.

Rediscovering Filipino History, Manila's Museums [sponsored]

It only illustrated to me how transnational (to borrow a fancy word), migratory people we Filipinos are. Throughout the trip, I met a wide range of people with a strong, shared interest in our heritage. I was delightfully surprised with my impressive fellow travelers, and counted myself very lucky to be on such an experience especially with these compatriots.

Foodies Fleeced! More to the Crab & Craft Beer Scam

Food and BoozeSarahlynn PabloOctober 16, 2013chicago, crab and beer festival, EventBrite, Facebook, fraud, Groupon, Kickstarted, Kickstarter, Los Angeles, McCormick Place, Memphis, RedEye, Ticketleap, Vocalo, Zhou Brothers Gallery

Foodie Frauded: Nationally Touring Crab and Craft Beer Festival Scammed Us Out of $400

Chicago has a thriving foodie scene and numerous festivals have popped up to meet the feverish demand for fun culinary events: annual stand-bys like the Green City Market Chef's BBQ and Baconfest (a multi-city franchise here, in DC and San Francisco) and many more. Tickets can range from a $5 entrance fee to much more expensive, all-inclusive packages. With new festivals popping up all the time, how can an culinary enthusiast tell the scams from the (many) legit festivals? Here's one Chicago couple's story.

The secret to achieving your dream

Places to ExploreSarahlynn PabloSeptember 14, 2013dream, Jauntaroo, secrets, travel, travel writing

Finding Rizal, the First Filipino

Chicago, Philippines, Places to Explore, USASarahlynn PabloSeptember 11, 2013Ambeth Ocampo, Antonio T- Mondejar, chicago, El Filibusterismo, Filipino American, hero, history, José Rizal, Knights of Rizal, Lake Shore Drive, Lincoln Park, Newberry Library, Philippine, Rizal

Filipino American Comedian Rex Navarrete in Chicago Ngayon! August 28 - 30, 2013

Firefly Watching on Palawan's Iwahig River, Philippines

Everything about this place -- the calm and quiet, the water, the moonlight, the fireflies -- tipped my mind over, poured out my cares and spilled away the needless worries, and emptied me so completely that good things could find their way inside my heart again.

Divvy: Chicago's Public Bike Program Divides and Shares

"Divide and Share" is more than a slogan. The new bike share makes the public transportation pie bigger by adding more capacity -- whether those seats are on a bus, train, or the saddles of 4,000 bikes.

Roots of the Singkil, a traditional Filipino Muslim dance

A post on the famous Muslim Filipino dance, that works for a tie-in on Eid al-Fitr, right? Maybe.

A Pasalubong of Sorsogon's Pili Nut Panutsa (Panocha) or Conserva

These gifts - they're called 'pasalubong,' loosely translated to 'souvenir': Something delicious to share from faraway with your welcoming hosts or with friends and family back home.

Get Outdoorsing, Chicago!

Here are my recommendations for fun and affordable Chicago-area outdoor activities for the novice, the budgeteer, the outdoor-curious, the car-less, and the wanna-be camper.