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Official Trips in 2019

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Sri Lanka In no time, I was heading to one of the South Asian countries -- Sri Lanka. This official travel overtook my bucketlist of the year -- a travel to South Asia which would commence in April 2019. Tuktuk and Kingsbury Hotel roundabout Old Parliamentary Building My employer, FreeBalance Inc called for an APAC Regional Planning Workshop on February 8-10 in Colombo City. I was lucky to be part of the Regional Project Management Advisory Services. Galle Face Beach Celebrating Valentines Day in Hilton Hotel lobby Nightout at the Ce La Vi Bar atop Kingsbury Hotel  Since I was an official business, so the accommodation was expensive; billeted at Hilton Hotel. The location was strategic that my early morning walks brought me to several tourist destinations within the city. Old Buildings with Portuguese architecture Lotus Tower Beira Lake Seema Malaka Gangaramaya Temple Sambodhi Chaithya ...

Friendship Tour to Mainland China Part 1

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The route we took... ​Travel with friends resumed, this time with Annette and Jea from Singapore. The triplet: Me, Gea and Anneth Considering that we, Filipinos, have to apply for Tourist Visa. So on my part, I booked my own flight and my hotel reservation. I availed of promo rates from Cebu Pacific Air for Manila-Shanghai flight, and from AirAsia Philippines for the return flight. To avoid complications in my application, I initially reserved a guesthouse in Shanghai for five nights, the whole duration of my trip to China. When my visa was approved, I canceled that booking and looked for room accommodations from the targeted destinations based on actual itinerary. As I was assigned to do this for the group, I booked 3 nights at FantasyLand Hotel in Zhangjiaje and 2 nights in Shanghai Chi Chen Boutique Hotel. Then I made reservations for the train tickets from Zhangjiaje to Changsa and bullet train from Changsa to Shanghai. Anneth on the other hand took care of bu...