In a big city like Manila, recreational destination number one is a mall. Small wonder that real estate developers have made all manner of malls available in our country, from smaller, strip malls to giant, destination malls.
What’s the best way to improve any property in the most natural way? Put in a tropical garden, of course! Any time a property has well-planned landscaping, especially a beautiful garden, the surroundings become more striking and remarkable.
I recently got introduced to a new group that aims to improve life in our city. It’s a simple goal, really, and yet it’s surprising that so few have focused on it thus far.
Summer is a great time to explore beautiful properties around our islands. For instance, resort living in Cebu has never been so exciting as with the new tropical settings developed on the island of Mactan.
The path to a greener city is right in our midst—the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. The planned city is already one of the most vibrant in Metro Manila and continues to expand day to day.
It is the eve of the Year of the Water Snake. Have you prepared your living space and property for harnessing the flow of good chi or energy into your home?
EXQUISITE HOMES and beautiful properties in our country and abroad are showcased in the limited edition, coffee-table book, “Home & Away.” Published by Lifestyle Asia magazine, the country’s first glossy and elegant book was recently launched at the Writers’ Bar of Raffles Makati.
Now that it’s more fun in the Philippines, more hotels are being filled with local and foreign tourists. Hotel properties are appreciating, especially in Cebu. The transformation and reemergence of Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu is a beautiful case in point.
ART, flowers and home accessories are some expressive elements that can transform a place with extravagance. Without these additions, an interior space would be ordinary and forgettable. It just takes a bit, and what is run-of-the-mill becomes crème de la crème.
Properties along the sun-bleached, sandy coastline of Bohol are becoming scarce. The island of Panglao in the Western Visayan province of Bohol has become one of the world’s most desirable destinations for travelers who want resort living without losing the charm of an island setting.
Tropical interior decor infuses a space with a casual, comfy, chic feel that is best described as “island life.” This tropical style is executed best in the beautiful and sprawling luxury resorts in Hawaii.
MORE THAN any other time of the year, Christmas is when families spend more hours gathered in the kitchen preparing holiday meals for noche buena. Indeed the kitchen is the family room for many households in our country.
