Traveler's Travel Essentials: Travel Tunes and Tomes For this New Year

The Filipina pop and RnB wonder has finally released her first international album that was launched in no less than The Oprah Winfrey Show. Her lead single “Pyramid” has become a regular in the radio waves. Take Charice’s music with you over the holidays and start singing “Pyramid” during those videoke sessions.

Little Taylor is finally showing more of her ominous side in her music. Enjoy this country singer’s soothing voice as you listen to catchy songs like “Speak Now”, “Sparks Fly” and “Back to December”.

Let the soothing voice of Lea Salonga serenade you this holiday season. The album features Lea’s own rendition of the top Filipino and English songs that were requested by fans all over the world including “Now and Forever”, “Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal” and “On My Own.”

Your Christmas playlist wouldn’t be complete without a song or two from the RnB princess Rihanna. Her new album comes not only with a track list of dance-pop songs that will keep you upbeat all throughout the holiday but also with an intriguing album cover.

Kick start the holiday parties and your Christmas playlist with the contagious beats of Lady Gaga’s music. With songs like “Bad Romance”, “Telephone”, and “Dance in the Dark”, there’s simply no stopping the good vibes this holiday season.

It looks like sugar, spice, and everything nice. The cover art is reminiscent of peppermint candies and other sweet holiday treats. With songs like “California Gurls”, “Teenage Dream”, and “Firework,” chilling this holiday season is sweet with a Katy Perry album and some eggnog.

This book is perfect if you want to reflect on some of life’s biggest regrets. A captivating story of one boy’s journey in his struggle to hold on to the past or let it go.

A beautifully written memoir of one woman’s search of balance in life as she tries to leave behind her success as a modern American and look for what she really wanted outside her comfort zone.

If you fancy some good old mystery story this holiday season, this one is definitely a page turner. A complex and highly entertaining novel that revolves around an intriguing murder investigation, a love story, a family saga, and financial maneuverings.

This holiday, enter the enchanted world of Narnia where “anything can happen and where adventure begins. Edmund and Lucy, together with their cousins Caspian and Eustace, journey to the Eastern islands to Asia for another great adventure.

Meet the man behind the legend of the international arena. Read about Manny Pacquiao’s interesting journey from his childhood home in General Santos in the Philippines, to his team-up with Freddie Roach in 2001 and all the way to many victories that has earned him a place in history.

In The Confession, an innocent man is about to face death and a guilty man is his only key to freedom. Spend the first few days of the year curled up with the latest book from Grisham as he once again captivates his worldwide audience with his intriguing stories of legal maneuverings and courtroom drama.