WITH MERAKI TRAVEL COLLECTION
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Travel into the life of a place with those who know it from within
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Taal Lake
Under Sail
A small-group sailing experience on Taal Lake, with the wind, water and rhythm of the boat.
No experiences match that combination yet.
Private / request
Metro Manila
Creativity, Lived
A private creative life opened through objects, process and conversation.
Private / request
Metro Manila
The House That Remembers
Family memory, faith and architecture held inside a home still lived in.
Private / request
Metro Manila
The Filipino Cabinet of Curiosities
Objects gathered over time, each one carrying a wider Filipino story.
Private / request
Metro Manila
Trade, Taste & Making
Markets, kitchens and makers tracing how taste moves through the city.
No experiences match that combination yet.
Destination
Philippines
From Tagaytay’s weather-led table to Manila’s creative rooms and the islands beyond, the collection moves through distinct local rhythms.
Destination
Italy
Years lived in Milan opened a lasting attention to craft, food, design and the differences held from one region to the next.
Food
Beyond Sugar
Food, sugar heritage and the island after the headline
Sugar gets the first line in most descriptions of Negros. Stay longer and the island quickly becomes about farms, ancestral towns, biodiversity, ma...
Ria Cortez · The Storyseeking Traveler
Food
Manila, À La Carte
Where to experience Filipino food culture in Manila
Start in Binondo, but resist turning it into a snack checklist. Manila’s food gets better when trade, migration, family and neighborhood enter the ...
Ria Cortez · The Storyseeking Traveler
Creative life
Second Act
What to do in Manila after the usual sights
You have done the usual Manila highlights. Good. The second visit deserves a better question, not a longer checklist.
Ria Cortez · The Storyseeking Traveler
Culture
Read the City
How to experience Manila beyond the landmarks
Manila rewards selective travelers. Give one district, collection or question a few serious hours and the city starts making more sense.
Ria Cortez · The Storyseeking Traveler
Barbara Kitane
Experience design & partnerships
Barbara develops the collection through product and partnerships, working with local hosts and collaborators to turn a strong reason to visit into an experience that can hold up in practice.
Barbara works through Ampersand Future and holds GSTC professional certification in sustainable tourism. Her experience spans more than 20 years across tourism, hospitality, culture, sustainability and experience design, including time lived in Italy.
Ria Cortez
Growth & operations
Ria leads growth and operations, shaping how guests discover the collection and how each experience moves from interest to arrival.
Ria is also the founder of Kaya Pala Media, where her work centres on media and community-led growth.
Gabe Mercado
Master storyteller
Gabe collaborates as master storyteller, working with hosts to clarify what belongs in the experience and how it should be told.
Gabe founded SPIT Manila and serves as President of Third World Improv. His work in performance and applied improvisation spans more than three decades.
Meraki · μεράκι
Meraki names the care placed into what is made — something of the self left in the work.
For us, it is the measure behind every journey in the collection.
Field Notes
Letters from people, place and practice.
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