Travels with Gusto: I Heart: Garmin Forerunner 110

Thursday, January 20, 2011

I Heart: Garmin Forerunner 110

I’ve been looking for a GPS receiver and heart rate monitor for some time now to help me track my runs and I considered buying the Garmin Forerunner 305 because of the good feedback I’ve been getting from friends who use it and its sweet price ($151 on Amazon.com). I just couldn’t imagine it on my wrist because it looks too bulky. Just a while ago, I started searching for alternatives. I found Timex’s GPS-enabled triathlon watch, which is due to launch in September. Then I found this — the Garmin Forerunner 110, which will be available this quarter. I couldn’t take my eyes off the pink and gray version. Isn’t it a looker? Feminine but not girly. Loveet.

Posted April 9, 2010 in travelswithgusto.wordpress.com

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About Me

I am a writer with a big appetite, for food, for travel, for life.

For more than two decades, I have been writing travel and food pieces for international and regional publications, including Travel + Leisure US, T+L Southeast Asia and Conde Nast Traveller UK.

I have a few books to my name, both as writer and editor. These include two coffee table books, Sonya’s Garden and the DOT-funded Best of the Best Philippines. I also wrote for Insight Publishing's guidebook, Asia's Best Hotels and Resorts.

Several years ago, I was the executive editor of Mabuhay, the in-flight magazine of Philippine Airlines.

In 2002, I was awarded Best Travel Writer in the ASEAN Travel Awards.

In parallel to my writing career, I also work as a digital media executive.

About This Blog

I was raised on good food, courtesy of a maternal grandmother who was relentless in the kitchen.

Lola Illang, a retired Home Economics teacher, could make anything by hand and was ardent about growing her own ingredients. By her example, and from the beaming faces of friends and family who came to share our table, I learned that food was love made manifest.

It is little wonder then that I became an advocate of slow food (or, as I like to call it, soul food), in restaurants and in my own kitchen. I look forward to the thrill of tracking down the finest ingredients, whether fresh produce that are tended with care and plucked at their peak, or artisanal elements that can be savored with very little embellishment. I find joy in watching my food putter quietly in the stove for hours until its flavors mellow and deepen. Good food takes time. I suppose the same can be said about love, and everything else that matters.

My appetite only grew bigger when I started a career in travel writing. My best adventures are those that begin and end at the table, with frequent grazing along the way. I never go anywhere without visiting the local market or signing up for a cooking class. For me, the kitchen offers the best view of the world.

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I Heart: Garmin Forerunner 110

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