5 Things to Do in Melbourne

Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. Known for its vibrant culture and rich heritage, this Australian city certainly deserves a spot in everyone’s travel bucket lists. Consistently ranked as one of the world’s most livable cities, Melbourne has been a dream destination for a lot of travelers.

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Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas makes Maiden Call at Manila

Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager of the Seas, one of the region’s largest and most innovative cruise ships, made her first visit ever to Manila the past weekend. Voyager of the Seas is one of the largest ships to make its call at any Filipino port. The ship was on a 4-night cruise from Shenzhen, carrying over 3,600 guests onboard to tour Manila.

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Booking Flights Made Easy with Traveloka’s Multiple Airline Options

My mother recently asked me to plan a family trip while my nephew is on summer break. Originally, we were planning to just travel domestically to a kid-friendly destination. But since Taiwan has eased Visa restrictions for Filipinos, I suggested we consider Taiwan instead. If you’ve been tasked with making travel arrangements, you know how much of a nightmare it can be to just get everyone’s availability and commit to a date. It can be really stressful and such a hassle booking flights especially if you’re doing it for several people and official airline pages take forever to load. 

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Product Review: Pertua Oil & Metal Treatment for Motorcycles

It’s been a while since I’ve gone on a good ride from the metro. Because of recent out-of-town travels, I haven’t been able to use my custom bike Fenrir much. It’s been sitting idle in the garage badly needing a tune-up. For the past month, my bike has been having problems starting and is always dying on me when I use it even for short distances, so most of the time I just use my reliable scooter if I need to go somewhere.

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Win a Trip for 4 to Any Philippine Destination with True Wanderer 2018

Ready to hit the open road this summer? Wrangler Philippines #TrueWanderer competition is back for Season 4 and this time the prizes up for grabs are way higher. For the past three years, Wrangler has been challenging those who want to escape their everyday life by giving them a chance to go on incredible journeys – journeys where they discover new destinations, new perspectives, and eventually, newer sides to themselves.
While #TrueWanderer Season 1 (2015) and Season 2 (2016) focused on journeys of motorcycle riders, in Season 3 (2017) they opened up the contest to anyone who embodies the wanderer spirit regardless of how they travel. For Season 4 (2018), they’re searching again for the next True Wanderer! It could it be you!

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Honda Philippines Big Bikes 2018 Lineup

The motorcycle market in the Philippines is really growing with more people using bikes for leisure and commuting. To serve the growing demand, Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI) has introduced their newest lineup of Honda Big Bikes, under three main categories: Street, Sport, and Adventure. The eight new Honda Big Bikes are the CB500X, CRF1000L Africa Twin, X-ADV, CBR500R, Rebel 500, CB650F, CB1100EX and CBR1000RR FIREBLADE SP.

These Big Bikes are meant to entice thrill-seekers to go on adventures that would require tougher bikes with higher engine capacities. They’ve all been designed to deliver the appropriate speed and performance meant for highways and rough terrain. Continue reading “Honda Philippines Big Bikes 2018 Lineup”

Chase Wonders in Iloilo with AirAsia

The province of Iloilo is known for its rich heritage and churches, vibrant festivals, friendly people and excellent cuisine. Iloilo City, the capital is a major urban center in the Philippines, and the gateway to the Panay island in Western Visayas.

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Get Cheaper Flights with Traveloka App’s Price Alerts

We’ve all heard of the saying: “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” While that is true to some extent, it can also make you poorer by draining your savings if you’re not careful.

Frequent travelers use various techniques to save money when they travel. For flights, this can mean waiting patiently for seat sales and promo fares, saving up miles and points to be able to redeem free flights or maximizing sponsored trips and extending so that you don’t have to shell out cash for flights.

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Cebu Pacific’s #JuanforFun Backpacker Challenge 2017

PRESS RELEASE — Three graduating college students from Davao City won the Juan For Fun (JFF) 2017 Backpacking Challenge, each taking home a Cebu Pacific Travel All-You-Can pass for unlimited local and international short-haul destinations for one year, plus pocket money from co-presenters GetGo and Union Bank. The three students—18-year-old Gloria Andrea Mendoza; and 19-year-olds Christian Dominic Ang and Chyn Ira Crisostomo, comprised Team Juanton in the annual event presented by Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading carrier.

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How to Travel on a Budget Like a Pro

One common misconception about travel is that it’s too expensive.

It can be if you’re the type of traveler who brings around a huge suitcase for an overnight stay, requires 5-star hotel accommodations wherever you go, and whose preferred mode of transport is an air-conditioned shuttle. Travel is something that is really worth investing in, but it need not break the bank. It’s not something that should leave you impoverished. As the popular saying goes, travel is only thing you buy that makes you richer.

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It’s always a matter of priorities. You can choose to drink overpriced coffee or tea everyday or choose to save the money instead towards your travel fund. Here are a few tips and tricks used by backpackers and budget travelers to save costs while on the road.

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