Deelow picked us up from our hotel in Ocean Springs and from there, Pensacola was more than 2 hours. Deelow has plenty of sights to show us promising the Pensacola beach is one of the most beautiful and clean beaches in the gulf. But since she knew I wanted to visit something historical before doing… Read More Fort Pickens, Florida
I got down at the Osu Kannon Station and walked up the stairs to the Osu Shopping Center. The place was covered in red paint such as the wood on the ceilings and columns and a giant Waving Cat on top of a booth. Since it was too early, around 8 am the stores were… Read More Ōsu Kannon, Aichi Prefecture
Walking around this wonderful spring day around the Capitol grounds was refreshing. Yes the weather could be hot but the shades of trees surrounding the area were enough to enjoy the view. But we have to go to our next destination and that was the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park located in N Street.… Read More Stanford Mansion, California
We took the train on the main terminal and reached the temple area about 7am. Me and Uraine where still catching up when we got down the station. It was underground so we walk up the stairs and saw the most of the stalls were still close considering its only a few minutes past 7.… Read More Longshan Temple, Taiwan
After eating our sumptuous lunch and a walk around the city of Kaiserslautern we went off to south of the town. With Deelow’s “reliable” GPS we took the road that leads to Humberg Hill. A mountain forest at the end of the Palatinate forest. We reached the Bertha von Suttner IGS School and caught up… Read More Humberg Tower, Rhineland-Palatinate
After half of a day sitting on a plane, being picked up by Deelow and venturing to the new world of Germany (for me) with its wonderful greenery and picturesque villages Deelow finally suggested we visit a castle. At first I thought it was the castle I saw from the skies but I was wrong.… Read More Nanstein Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate
When I was in elementary, we were required to read the famous story of “Florante and Laura.” Written by an author I only knew on National Heroes’ Postcards, his name was Francisco Balagtas Baltazar. The setting of his most famous story was in a distant land of Albania which I first thought to be an… Read More Francisco Balagtas’ Birthplace, Bulacan
After a long day of strolling around Thomas Jefferson’s house on top of the hill, my friends, Monteon, Tina and I decided that it was time to head back to the eastern coast. As we drove along I-64, the freeway which connects Charlottesville to Norfolk, we passed through Richmond. Since we still had some time… Read More White House of the Confederacy, Virginia
After walking and learning from the Jamestown Settlement. My companions and I headed south to the Colonial Parkway and to the real site. In front was the visitor center where we were welcomed by the friendly old folks. Being in the military, and also the area was a National Park we were given free entrance.… Read More Jamestowne, Virginia
Fort James As we walked along the path, the first thing that greeted us was an iron gate which I find strange, it’s like a gate in a residential house. Here is the history behind the fort as taken from their official website. “Soon after the English settlers landed on Jamestown Island in May… Read More Fort James (Jamestowne), Virginia
Regarded as one of the main attractions in Montego Bay at the north western tip of the island of Jamaica, Rose Hall is more famous for being the place of horror and enigma than just being a normal historical house of people from history. I first heard of the infamous house was when I was young. “Scariest… Read More Rose Hall, Montego Bay
Located around the western part of Guantanamo Bay lies Fort Conde. Neglected through the years, as nature took over covering the entire structure. While the fort itself awaits its time to shine. So today we decided to go visit Fort Conde, it was mentioned weeks ago that people on the base can visit this secluded… Read More Fort Conde, Guantanamo Bay
Today is the day to visit the Northeast Gate of Guantanamo Naval Base. This gate separates the base from the rest of Cuba. The area is strictly prohibited to non-personnel. So in order to reach the gate you have to go join the tour. The tour is conducted by the Marine Corps so you have… Read More Northeast Gate, Guantanamo Bay
After visiting some of our relatives in General Trias we headed on to one of the famous sites in Philippine History. I’ve been here in 2008 when I and Pabz had our Cavite adventure but didn’t really explore the surroundings. After some more research I learned I miss a lot of areas, so with Caile… Read More Tejeros Convention Site, Cavite
Once located at Plaza Calderon around the Binondo and La Insular Cigarette and Cigar Factory, Hotel de Oriente was considered one of the crown jewels of Binondo. It was part of the Provincia de Tondo (now Manila) and was declared one of its districts in 1859. It was a first- class hotel and most tourist… Read More Hotel de Oriente, Manila
Dubai is mostly famous for its unique buildings and it is one of the riches cities in the world. Similar to most places, Dubai started out as a small 17th century fishing village and one of its last remnants is the little Al Bastakiya quarter located at the banks of the Dubai Creek. Most of… Read More Al Bastakiya, Dubai
Driving along the California coast is a feast of the eyes. The water, mountains, farms and the entire scenery will just take your breath away. It is calm and relaxing and now and then one might find something interesting. And nothing will struck me than the unique architecture of Fort Ross, which resembles Russian architecture… Read More Fort Ross, California
We woke up early in the morning and from Vancouver, Long and I drove southwards via Highway 99. It was still sunrise so there weren’t really a lot of vehicles. Our journey was smooth as we drove the highway trying to calculate kilometers to miles, we finally exit to Highway 17 which was more isolated… Read More Government House, British Columbia
After driving us around the city and visiting the store near the ancient city, our tour guide finally took us to the pyramids. My Dad and I were so eager to see these magnificent wonders. Before this trip happened, we only read about it and saw pictures on TV but now we are truly able… Read More Teotihuacan, Mexico
Before today’s post, you probably never even heard about the town Ione . However, you are not alone. It first came to my enlightenment when my sister and I were looking for our next historical site to visit, and nothing caught my eye other than the American Horror Story next to the Preston Castle. The… Read More Preston Castle, California
