Lifestyle

Armenian Street Shophouses  PENANG, Malaysia— Venturing beyond conventional traditions, Tourism Malaysia spearheaded an unprecedented event – the Miss SHOPhia Shopping Hunt 5.0 – on October 28 at the vibrant heart of Penang Island. Breaking free from the norm, this year’s hunt journeyed beyond Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, delving into the …

Team Kramer at the pre-opening preview of World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland (Philstar.com/Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo)  HONG KONG — World of Frozen, the world’s first ever and so far only “Frozen”-themed park in the world, officially opens to the public today, November 20, in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. …

World Hiking Day AT MT. ULAP  It’s World Hiking Day (Nov. 17) and most people won’t even pause to think why taking a hike in the forests should have a special day. Most likely, the reason is they have never had the time to go hiking, or they do not …

Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua was crowned Miss Universe 2023 on November 18, 2023 in El Salvador. (Miss Universe via Instagram)  MANILA, Philippines — In a year rife with new developments and controversies — from lifting the age requirement to allowing young mothers and transwomen to participate — the Miss Universe …

The Ruins of St. Paul’s is the most popular tourist attraction in Macau  All of us have heard of Macau and some of you have probably been there. But, as the former Marketing Consultant for the Macau Government Tourist Office here in Manila, I know a little bit more about …

Through ‘Univer-Sea-Ty’, people will be able to experience a different type of diving  Klook, Asia’s leading travel and experiences platform, and PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)  have recently announced a worldwide partnership that will see the latter’s diving products globally integrated into the lifestyle and travel app’s platform. Today, …

The country’s largest homegrown hospitality management chain, Megaworld Hotels and Resorts (MHR), heats up its kitchens and gives the Sampaguita, Philippines’ national flower, a date with the tastebuds. “There’s more to the local jasminum sambac, a variety of sampaguita that grows in the Philippines. Our goal is to get the …

SUPERPARK, a global multi-activity indoor park from Finland, added the Philippines to its worldwide footprint with the opening of its Manila branch. Megaworld subsidiary MegaPark Philippines Inc. has joined forces with SuperPark to bring the nation’s first SuperPark in Eastwood City and soon, in McKinley Hills. Finland’s SuperPark’s first Philippine …

An Alberta woman has won a prestigious nature photography contest after travelling to South America to photograph a vulnerable species of bear. Cochrane woman’s photo selected from thousands of entries. An Alberta woman has won a prestigious nature photography contest after travelling to South America to photograph a vulnerable species …

A worker fixes a King Kong statue made with old motorbike and bicycle tires at artist Mean Tithpheap’s house in Kandal, Cambodia (AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy)  KANDAL, Cambodia — A giant, snarling gorilla rears from the peaceful paddy fields on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, made …