TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

I found this yesterday while walking around Montreal with my niece: Aren't they just cool? The guy is a city street cleaner and plant waterer. He goes around the city centre with his bike equipped with all the things he needs for his job. A trash bin, broom and dustpan, and of course a water tank with a hose. A very well thought of piece of invention that makes street cleaning and plant watering around the city rather easy. Montreal you know has many lovely plant and colourful flower boxes. So we thought this was pretty cool =) Here he is on the go to the next street and plant and flower box. Rue McGill or McGill Street. Travel Period: September 2015 Destination: Montreal (Quebec), Canada Keep in touch and follow me on Facebook: Travel & Lifestyle Diaries by Dutched Pinay Travels Happy Travels! Enjoy Life =)

I have been super duper busy this week that when I get home I just do not have the energy to blog. Anyway, to cheer myself up, I am reminded of this really funny guy I saw last March at the Covent Garden in London. So Britishly made up from head to toe! There are lots of street and just around the corner performances going on here at the Covent Garden. So when you are here you can always expect an impromptu show or something. If you do watch these street artists and performers, do offer your appreciation with a little bit of money. They are not doing this for free. They need to earn as well. Quite popular eh? =) He managed to get a good gathering around him. Travel Period: March 2015 Destination: London (England), United Kingdom Keep in touch and follow me on Facebook: Travel & Lifestyle Diaries by Dutched Pinay Travels Happy Travels! Enjoy Life =)

These are pictures during our walk from Shibuya Station to the Harajuku area. We got lost actually and we were going around in circles. It just takes 20 minutes walk from Shibuya Station to the Harajuku area but I think it took us almost an hour! I was not feeling well as I was sick but what can you do? We could have taken a cab but walking (strolling pace) was also fine. So I just took pictures along the way =) We passed by the famous Takeshita Street and had some late lunch in one of the areas in Harajuku, just across Takeshita. We actually wanted to spot some of the cosplay kids (costume play attires), as well as the lolita's (girls dressing up like lolita's) but it wasn't a very good day as we didn't see much of them. This is one of the things I would like to see when I return to Japan. This is the area of Shibuya: We did not walk that straight line. We went in circles! Which took us almost an hour. Nevertheless, we have seen a lot. The fam...

This was during one of my transfers last year 2014. I have just arrived at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo from Manila. My next flight is not until 4 hours later at the Haneda Domestic Airport which means I have to take the shuttle bus outside the airport to get there. I also wanted to rest a bit my feet. I was just recovering from Pneumonia that sent me to a week in the hospital and I need to take care of myself and not exert too much effort. Moreover, I was craving for some raw fish so I searched for a place to sit down, relax and eat. I found this restaurant amongst the cluster of restaurants just above the check-in counters. It was dawn, very early in the morning and this is one of the very few restaurants that operate on a 24-hour basis. Well, I had the place all to myself =) Smoking indoors is still very much allowed in Japan. I used to smoke before but after my Pneumonia sickness I cannot stand smoke. I really had a 360-degree turn. I have the wh...

I don’t like going to pubs on my own. I always thought that it’s a place to hang out with other people, and if you are still going anyway that means that you are open to meet people. Strangers. Although the opposite sex might think you want to be picked up =) *eyes rolling* In England though, and I guess all over the United Kingdom, the pub is like an extension of the living room. The local neighbourhood go there to eat, drink and gossip. So if you are a foreigner or visitor, you will notice that everyone seem to know each other. In bigger cities it may be different as many people come and go compared to the regular mainstays. Now I came here at Crystal Palace pub as I am supposed to meet an English man who I know from a forum almost a decade ago. He is married to a Filipina and they wanted to meet. I left a message on Facebook to meet him (his wife is working in the evening at a hotel nearby) at the Crystal Palace pub but I guess he didn’t see my message on time. I spent howe...