Greater Manila Area

Maybe a quick getaway is all you need.

Looking for an eye-catching escapade with the barkada? Here are a few fun and colorful destinations filled with sunshine and rainbows around the country that seem to have been designed specifically with the social-media savvy millennial market in mind. Aqua Planet

Get your fill of culture, food, ATV-riding and more in Rizal!

Gone are the days when coffee was merely a morning pick-me-upper. Today, it is taken more seriously with the rise of what they call third wave coffee—a movement that aims to promote high quality coffee. Metro Manila is filled with cafes offering these specialty coffees, paying attention to every step of the process—from growing the plant to brewing. A lot of them are roasted on-site.A first of the series, we’ve explored some of Metro Manila’s must-try third wave cafes. Our first stop: Quezon City! Aside from being the largest in the region, it houses the most number of third wave cafes in the metro. Check some of them out: Chapter Coffee Roastery and Cafe

Amid the tangle of buildings and roads in the ever-so-chaotic Metro Manila, you will find little pockets of green that won’t just give you a place to catch your breath in the urban jungle when you need it, but also a sliver of hope that somehow, there are still beautiful and tranquil green spaces in the metropolis for us to explore, enjoy, and protect. Here, we list down eight of our favorites: 

Arroceros Forest Park

Perfect for International Museum Day!

Where to spend the remaining weekends of 2018.

Even more striking in person.