Last July, we traveled to the Philippines via Philippine Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Clark. Since my husband was assigned for temporary work only, we were categorized as non Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) travelers. We both carry our Philippine passports. If you want to check the latest updates on who can enter the Philippines, …
Moving to a new home requires a lot of research effort, what more if you’re relocating to a new home in another country as an expat? Last April 2019, my husband was sent for a temporary work assignment in Malmesbury, UK. I followed him four months after. Since he left first, he had to decide …
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UK has eased restrictions so the first thing we did was go out and visit the Abbey House Gardens. It’s a 5 acre land located at Malmesbury Wiltshire. The first time we went there was autumn and I don’t think it was a good time to visit because the plants are about to shed. I …
Everybody has a basic grocery routine. Ever since the pandemic, our basic routine evolved into a more complex one because of changes in our cleaning & sanitizing practices. This is why it’s important for us to have a planned grocery run. We’ve been doing this since the lock down started and now that the UK …
I’ve been wanting to do proper pastry baking and an online baking session made that happen. Ylen, a friend who’s been here in the UK for 3 years, has started baking when they moved. She’s our resident baker of the recently popular Ube Cheese Pandesal and other yummy treats. Because of the pandemic, we haven’t …
Feature image by Fernanda Latronico. This is not an affiliated or sponsored post. Post contents and links are based on personal experience and recommendations. Two months of UK’s imposed lockdown has led me to finding things to do while my husband works the usual 8-5. I stopped work last March at the cafe which left …
The lock down suddenly turned a lot of people into chefs, me particularly the banana bread chef. LOL. I wanted to learn how to bake and I think the best beginner baking project is the banana bread. Bananas are always available all year round. If you have excess supply and find them all black and …
A lot of us are cooped inside the house because of the pandemic so a work from home setup is the best option. I was always home alone before I got a part time job. I tried to do a lot of things to pass time. It was difficult to finish the day staring at …
I love pasta! Not so much with pizza but I do indulge once in a while. We passed by The Birdcage while exploring Malmesbury the second day I arrived. It’s located at the corner of High St. and Oxford St. near the Market Cross. The quirky sign and bird cage displays will outright tell you …
Last September, we went to Maidenhead to attend to some paper works. It’s far from Malmesbury so we’ve decided to go through some landmarks during our trip to maximize our time there. We went to Maidenhead by riding a bus to Swindon and a train through the Great Western Railway. The bus ride from Malmesbury …
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