Family travels

Kid-friendly attraction in Bangkok: Kidzania Bangkok

September 29, 2014 22 Comments

If you’re traveling to Bangkok with kids, it is a MUST that you visit Kidzania!

We went to Bangkok last September 11 to 16, when I was planning our itinerary, I searched for kid-friendly attractions in Bangkok for Gwen. And alas, I learned that there is a Kidzania in Bangkok, I got so excited because Kidzania Manila is still in the works here in the Philippines. Basically, Kidzania is an edutainment (educational entertainment) facility that lets children role-play. They get to do what adults do in real-life which is to work and spend their own money for leisure and food. There are plenty of professions to choose from for the kids, I think every profession in the real-world can be tried out: pilot, doctor, courier, fireman, veterinarian, factory worker, CSI, salesman, convenience store staff, etc. It’s so exciting, even Jeff who accompanied Gwen inside Kidzania had a great time and wants to go again once Kidzania opens here in Manila.

Update: KidZania Manila is now open!

Kidzania Bangkok Ticket Prices

Toddlers (2 to 3 years old): 350 Baht
Kids (4-14 years old): 850 Baht
Adults: 480 Baht
Senior Citizens: 400 Baht
Babies (0 to 1 year old): Free

Gwen is 3 years old, so we can pay 350 baht but the activities for toddlers are very limited, they can play at Urbano’s House which is just a playhouse, and watch a puppet show. Gwen cannot participate in the role-playing activities. I asked if we can get the 850 baht ticket instead so that she can maximize her time and do most of the activities and the Kidzania staff said it’s fine. But some activities like climbing and firefighting is only for 6 years old and above. Since we went all the way to Bangkok, we paid for the 850 baht ticket plus 480 baht for the adult companion. Kids under 8 years old should have a companion inside. The 850 ticket for the kids comes with a 50 kidZos (Kidzania’s currency) and a security bracelet.

checking in for Kidzania

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13 things to do before you travel as a family

September 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

We are going to Bangkok this Thursday, we will be back after 10 years and this time, we’ll be with Gwen. I hardly remember any details from my last trip except that we stayed in Baiyoke Suite Hote and went to Chatuchak and floating market. This time, my preparation for our Bangkok trip started right after we got back from Bohol. I extensively researched on accommodations, itineraries, food, and child-friendly tourist attractions.

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To Baguio this Holy Week

April 16, 2014 12 Comments

During Holy Week, I usually don’t plan any trips. First, fares are expensive (walang promo fare or mabilis maubos pag Holy Week). Second, I don’t want to go to a crowded beach (imagine, Boracay with all those people). Third, as a Catholic school girl, medyo conservative pa rin ako, kaya aside from going to the church, staycation ang drama ko. Jeff, on the other hand, usually takes this opportunity to explore the mountains. This time, he’ll go to Kibungan Circuit in Benguet and he suggested that we’ll meet in Baguio after his adventure. I’m not really excited at first, kaya lang when we told Gwen about strawberry farm, she got excited and started praying about her trip to Baguio.

Spell RUSH. STRESSED.

Ayun, I started to check out hotels and as expected, most of them are fully booked. Thankfully, City Center Hotel has an available deluxe room good for 3 persons, I wanted the Family Room so that it’s bigger but fully booked na. This is what City Center Hotel in Baguio looks like, it’s along Session Road.

City Center Hotel, Baguio

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When friends came to visit #itsmorefuninthephilippines

March 3, 2014 7 Comments

We had friends from Germany who came to the Philippines for a vacation last week, and because of that, we took the #itsmorefuninthephilippines by heart. Jeff showed them around, took them for an overnight hike at Mt. Batulao last weekend (Jeff brought the tent and food), and even dropped them to where they were staying, tour guide lang ang peg. Actually, it was Jeff who met Chris and Hong the last time we were in Hong Kong. Jeff joined a Sunday hiking group while Gwen and I went shopping hehe. After their hiking, they still keep in touch thanks to Facebook.

For their annual vacation, after visiting Singapore, their next stop is the Philippines and they already planned their itineraries, hiking included. Si Jeff na bahala dun :p.

overnight in Mt. Batulao

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Batanes trip 2014

January 15, 2014 30 Comments

Our trip to Batanes was an AWESOME way to start our year. This trip wasn’t planned at all, well, until we booked that Php 1,500+ RT promo fare last October from PAL Express. You see, we always book months ahead (think 6 to 9 months before our trip), and thanks to Cebu Pacific and PAL Express, we were able to spread our trips for 2014. So adding another destination was unplanned, but less-than-a-thousand pesos fare is too cheap to pass up.

Our flight to Batanes is January 1st at 6 am. When I booked the flight, I didn’t see any problem since December 31 naman ang putukan di ba? Eeeeep, I miscalculated. If our flight is at 6 am, we should be in the airport by 4 am, which means we have to leave from Caloocan around 3 am. And thanks to the overpriced overnight parking fees at the airport, we decided not to bring the car and just take the cab. Wait… cab during the New Year’s Celebration?! Either it’s very difficult to pass the streets because of the fireworks or there are no taxis at 2 am/3 am because the drivers are celebrating. The solution, go to the airport before the New Year. Our plan is to check in or look for a place to leave our bags and head to Resorts World to have dinner and watch their concert for the New Year. But we just stayed and Gwen slept in a dimly lit hallway at the airport right after midnight. (We just stayed because we were stressed by the baggage issues of PAL Express).

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Company outing at Club Balai Isabel

May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Hello everyone! Just got back from our company outing at Club Balai Isabel. Timing na rin coz all the mommies got to celebrate Mother’s Day there. Sayang lang because most of our officemates weren’t able to go, because they have other planned vacation or they have to go to the province to vote.

But here’s the Team Balai Isabel 2013.

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