About Me
Welcome, dear readers! 🌍✈️👨👩👧👦
I’m Buena Paz Lara Montero, also known as BonBon – your trusted travel advisor and blogger extraordinaire! 😊
As a proud mother of two wonderful children, Nicholas and Arianna, I used to focus my days around their activities and my dear husband, Paul. Now that the kids are in middle and high school, I finally have time to indulge in my passions: writing and planning travels.
Originally from the Philippines, I proudly identify as Pinay and embrace my island girl roots. My husband, Paul, hails from South Africa and is of Portuguese descent. Our family thrives on adventure, whether exploring our nearby creek or jetting off to a different continent. Over the past 20 years, Paul and I have traversed the globe together, soaking in invaluable lessons from our travels – 50+ countries and counting! Now, as a seasoned travel advisor, you can rely on my expertise and dedication to help you plan your dream vacations.
When you read my posts, know that they’re as genuine as it gets. I pour my heart and soul into every word, ensuring you receive the most authentic travel insights and recommendations. So, whether you’re dreaming of a relaxing beach getaway or an exhilarating adventure abroad, don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or inquiries. I’m here to make your travel dreams a reality!
Let’s travel, learn, and evolve together!
-BonBon-
hi Bon Bon,
Happy new year! Thanks for liking our post on the Part-Time Travellers FB group. Love how you make each family holiday an adventure!
If you’re planning on visiting Singapore this year, we hope that you will check us out (www.thelocalfella.com) and consider getting a customised travel guide for your trip.
Happy travels!
God bless,
Martin
hello martin, Thank you for dropping by. YES, definitely will check you guys out. I’ll stay in touch…
fabulous! I loved traveling with our kids when they were young, just not to such exotic places!
Hi DOnna, Thank you:) Yeah, some are a bit apprehensive of going to unfamiliar places and that’s totally fine:) It gets better when kids are older:) Happy travels… xoxo
Hello! My name is NADA. I have a wonderful family that loves to travel. My son is engaged in photographing landscapes and railroad motif. We used a lot of traveling together, we visited a lot of mountains in Serbia and part of Greece, germany and slovenia. Now my son is 24 and usually travel alone or with his young company and writes reports for various railroad associations. In the spirit of my family are traveling and and takING photos, but also to look at other people’s photos from the trip. I loved your blog on Madeira. Very nice writing and images are of high quality. Best Regards from Belgrade!
Hi Nada, thank for reading and for your kinds words. I am so glad to know that your son continue to love travel and photography. I can only hope that my kids will continue to travel and explore the world on their own when they grow up; there’s so much to learn:) We have good friends from Belgrade… really nice people:) Regards and stay tune:) xoxo