Filipino to the core

Fil-Am Travis Kraft is a Los Angeles-based actor and model who has graced Philippine TV, billboards and fashion spreads in 2006 and 2007. He was a three-time North Dakota state wrestling champion and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a Telecommunications and Film Degree. After attending EMU on a wrestling scholarship, Travis moved to LA and studied acting and stunt fighting.

Travis acted in movies like Skeletons in the Closet, No Rules and The Life and The Passion of Christ. His gorgeous looks and well-built physique appeared on the billboards and print ads of Canadian Club, Jockey and Rexona among others.

One of his career highlights includes a modeling stint as Lindsay Lohan’s Superman when the two did a fashion pictorial for Harper’s Bazaar magazine on its March 2008 issue. The editorial was shot by world-renowned European lensman, Peter Lindbergh. Besides Superman, Travis also played the Flash, Captain America, Batman and Spiderman. Travis and Lindsay both enjoyed their two-day pictorial. Travis only had good words about Lindsay. “Lindsay was fantastic to work with and we had a lot of fun. She has a great sense of humor and we joked around in between shots. Lindsay is a stunning beauty in person, but of course my type is still the beauty of the Filipina.”   

Travis’ mother is a Filipina. In spite of his Caucasian looks, Travis is a Filipino at heart who loves authentic Pinoy cuisines like adobo, lumpia and kare-kare. Travis is known for his unique, funny, and entertaining instructional cooking videos in Filipino that he wrote, directed, and hosted like American Adobo and Salo-salo. American Adobo has become one of the top favorites on youtube.com. In fact, he was invited to guest on TFC’s Adobo Nation a few months ago. Salo-salo video can now be seen on limited DVD copies only and available upon ordering on-line. American Adobo video and Salo-salo teaser can be viewed via www.poolboyfilms.com, www.youtube.com, and other related sites.

His enthusiasm for the Filipino cuisine, language and culture is quite admirable. He was the host in the 17th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture last month in California. He was also featured on the July 11 issue of The Asian Journal SF magazine as “The White Dude Who Loves Pinoy Culture.”

Travis visited the Philippines several years ago and he’s fallen in love with the country. “Filipinos have the most beautiful smile. Whenever I am away, I always dream of coming back because I just miss the people. They are very friendly and hospitable,” he enthuses.

For more photos, news and fun stuff about Travis Kraft, you can check out his websites at www.traviskraft.com and www.poolboyfilms.com   

For beach lovers

For beach lovers, here’s good news.

Tampisaw Beach Resort at Barangay Lipay Dingin in Iba, Zambales offers its guests with exciting resort amenities and features such as top-of-the-line fully air-conditioned hotel rooms; spacious pavilion for weddings, baptismal and other functions; affordable fully furnished family villas; personalized swimming pool with jacuzzi; clean and convenient cottages; in-house wet market; in-house coffee shop and resto bar; friendly and well-trained staff and personnel; relaxing ambience and strategically planned landscapes; and easy access sea side swimming experience with sun bathing facilities.

Resort rates are P4,400 for its Diamond Room (Executive Family Room); P2,600 for its Sapphire, Turquoise, Amethyst Room (Beach Front Room); P2,500 for the Emerald, Opal Rooms (Beach Front Room), P2,400 for Alexandrite, Coral Rooms (De-Luxed Hotel Room), and P2,200 for the Granite, Pearl and Ruby Rooms (Lover’s Room). The Resort Villa’s Family Room is P3,000 where eight persons can occupy a room.

Entrance fee is only P80 for adults, P50 for children (five years old above) while children five years old and below is free. The entrance fee is also waived if you rent a villa or hotel room.

For booking and reservations, you can call 0919-589 6146 and look for Mhar.