Comments on: A Bit of Travel Nostalgia…

By: Bong

Bong — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:35:18 +0000

You reminded me of my first plane ride. It was a short hop from Manila to Iloilo. The thing I remember the most was being served with real food on china and silverware and cloth napkins. Nowadays you’d be lucky if they throw you a bag of peanuts on the same flight!

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 05:35:44 +0000

Goodness…I remember how excited we used to get to fly from Cebu to Manila! We all had matching bags, matching outfits. Even our dolls had matching travel clothes. PAL used to serve a hot breakfast…scrambled eggs, chorizo and fried rice. It was such a treat!

By: cucharatenedor

cucharatenedor — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 07:26:29 +0000

Being a grandson of a veteran war pilot (my lolo trained in Randolph Field, Texas) and eventually, a Pal pilot, flying as a field is highly-esteemed in our family. I have an old photo of my lolo and other pilots and a mestiza flight attendant which speaks volumes of the glamour once associated with air travel. Gone are those days indeed!

By: Greens & Blossoms

Greens & Blossoms — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:16:18 +0000

Still off topic….”To all my Filipino fans, we’re coming back. Start roasting a pig slowly.”

https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/106187-anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-philippines?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:12:21 +0000

I think he will seek out new adventures in so many other culinary destinations… Bacolod or Iloilo, Bicol, Zamboanga or General Santos or Butuan, Ilocos… :)

By: ami

ami — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:06:48 +0000

Bourdain is coming back!

By: flip4ever

flip4ever — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 04:14:27 +0000

Sorry to be off-topic, but :

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCO9v9z1dFA

Hope you get to be part of the show again…

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:58:41 +0000

Wow, talk about chic!

I remember dressing up for plane rides ever since I was little.
It was only in recent years that I started dressing down (think shorts and sneakers) for domestic flights. I always try to dress nicely but comfortably for international flights (whether long or short haul). At the very least, I’d wear a blazer rather than a cardigan, even if I’m in skinny jeans and sneakers. It always makes a difference.

By: sister

sister — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:31:08 +0000

OMG, the one and only trip Lolo made abroad mid 1950’s. You can see Lola between Lolo and Mom (waving). Lolo and Lola were going on a 3 month round the world trip. Mom and Dad just going to HK on the first leg. Lolo got the first hotel bill and went into shock. Lola told him to go home, which he did, and she continued onward to the US and Europe. You asked me once why Lolo had only one passport and one stamp, HK, in it. He never went abroad again and Lola traveled every chance she got until her 80’s.

Picture of Mom is also probably late 50’s, before you were born.

Too bad we don’t travel in suits anymore. Air tickets then were far more expensive than they are today so it was an event to go abroad. Not to mention Mom never went out without being properly dressed.Wear a proper jacket now and the porter takes you immediately to the first class check in…

By: Dreaming!

Dreaming! — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:05:32 +0000

Love photos from the past!