Travel Guide: How to Get to Guimaras from Iloilo City Airport
My fave pic from Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival
A day after the highlights of Iloilo’s Dinagyang 2013, I hopped on a boat to visit the island province of Guimaras. The island which is a mere fifteen-minute ride away from Iloilo city prides itself on producing excellent quality of ...
Portraits from Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival 2013
Some probably know that I'm currently in Iloilo to watch the Ati competition, the highlight of the Dinagyang festival 2013. Well, it has just been completed and I thought I'd share a few portraits I took earlier before I hit the bed for a nap. I hope you guys enjoy ...
Baguio City On A Whim
The flowers have always been a source of delight and inspiration
Happy new year! Quite late, but as they say, better late than never. It's been a while. Yes I'm still alive :-) And I missed blogging sooooo much! First, my apologies for not posting for such a ...
Coron Accommodation: Cheap Lodges, Pension Houses, Resorts and Luxury Hotels
Due to it's many natural attractions, Coron is fast becoming one of the most favorite tourist destinations in the Philippines. It's beautiful white sandy beaches, stunning lagoons and amazing dives sites attract both travelers and divers alike. The town of Coron, which is about 40 minutes away from Busuanga ...
Visa Free Countries for the Filipino Travelers
That's right! Filipinos can fly to several countries without having to go through the hassles of filling up forms, setting appointments and lining-up embassies to get a tourist visa before departure. Well, not to the more popular countries such as Japan, United States, Canada and Australia yet, but there ...
Promo Fares Rock Philippine’s Domestic Tourism
Ready, Seat Sale, Go! "Nakakaloka! (It's crazy!)" says Anne, a customer center representative working in Makati. "Once the promo fare is on, I feel like I'm in a running competition, battling against thousands of people for promo tickets. I book my friends without asking them. There's no time to do ...
Year of the Dragon: Kung Hei Fat Choi 2012!
Kung hei fat choi! Happy Chinese New Year to all! I had a great time at the celebration of Chinese New Year in Manila's Chinatown earlier today. While I enjoyed the dragon dances, I also had so much fun just walking along with the crowd, looking at things, watching ...
How To Save Money for A Summer Weekend Getaway
Count one, two..and ta-da! It's summertime once more in the beautiful islands of the Philippines! That's right! In less than 3 months, almost all of your friends will be on the road again, making their way to their favorite summer destinations. Wanna join them but still don't have an idea ...
Can You Beat The Game of the Black Nazarene?
(The Feast of The Black Nazarene. January 9 2012) "Are you nuts? Ang gulo dun!" That's the response I got after I told some of my friends I wanted to go to the feast and asked each of them to join me. The annual Feast of The Black Nazarene happening ...
Gumasa Beach: A Glimpse of Mindanao’s Small Boracay
We dropped by Gumasa on our way back to Davao. It was our 5th day in Southern Mindanao and we'd been going around its provinces since we arrived. Yesterday, after our visit to Lake Sebu, we visited my relatives (whom I met for the first time) in Sultan, Kudarat. We ...
Flying Over the 7 Magnificent Falls of Lake Sebu
Before we set off on a 6-day trip to Davao City, we had already decided not to proceed with our plan for a side trip to Lake Sebu. I was truly disappointed, to say the least, but I also understood that our time wasn't enough to truly ...
Davao Travel Guide: Getting Around the Philippines’ Largest City
With a total land area of 2,443.61 square kilometers, Davao is considered the largest city in the Philippines. It is 3 times larger than Metro Manila and 7 times larger than Cebu. It is the third most popular city in the Philippines following Manila and Cebu. It's international airport and ...
Davao Part 6: Samal Island’s Amazing Monfort Bat Cave
The Monfort Bat Cave located inside the Monfort Eco Park at Brgy. Tambo, Babak District was our last stop during our visit to the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS.) The cave provides shelter to an approximately 1.8 million of bats, which has been recognized by The Guinness Book of ...
Davao Part 5. Fun Fun Fun At Samal Island’s Maxima Aqua Fun and Eagle View Canopy Walk
How does the thrill of slipping down a giant slide at great speed all the way to the open sea appeal to you? It sure sounds a lotta fun, doesn't it? But while some might be quick to say, "Oh yeah! Let's do it, baby!" and even rub their hands ...
Davao Part 4: Samal Island’s Refreshing Hagimit Falls and Nature Park
"Where are you going?" the bus conductor said. "We're going to Hagimit falls," I responded. He punched a couple of tickets and handed them to me. As I paid for our fare, I told him to kindly drop us off at the closest point to the falls.
"No problem," he said. ...
Davao Part 3: Samal Island’s Kaputian Beach Park Resort
Kaputian was our point of entry to Samal Island from Talicud Island, which are both part of what is commonly knowns as IGACOS, short for the somewhat long Island Garden City of Samal in Davao Del Norte. Prior to the trip, we thought that the only way to ...
Davao Part 2: A Side Trip to Talicud Island’s Babusanta and Dayang Beach
Aside from Isla Reta where we opted to stay for the night, there are two other popular beaches in Talicud island- the Babusanta and Dayang Beach. These two resorts are located just beside each other and are about 20-minute habal habal ride away from Isla Reta.
After enjoying the sand ...
Davao Part 1: Talicud Island’s Isla Reta
We wanted to sleep in a beach resort for at least one night during our trip to Davao but with so many to choose from, it was not easy for us to decide where to go. In the end, we opted to stay at Isla Reta mainly because of ...
The Pride of Romblon: Carabao Island, Up close
Carabao island, also known as Hambil island , is actually the entire island-municipality of San Jose, Romblon. There are two main beaches in the island. Lanas beach which is situated on the western side has coarse and brown sand. The images of a beach with soft powdery white ...
Boracay: Still The Ultimate Beach Destination in The Philippines
Boracay was not in my list of places to visit this year. Prior to my most recent visit, I had been to the island twice in the past. The first time was in 2003 with a few friends, and the second was in 2007 during a trip I organized for ...
