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The owner of Ging-Ging’s Restaurant, while waiting for our orders, asked us if we attended the local disco the other night. We recalled the events we had on our night in Malapascua and we answered her question with a “Yes” and a laugh. Eighteen hours before that, we were scrambling like kids, as we boarded…
Fantastic. Spectacular. Fabulous. These are not just words to describe the beauty of Mantigue Island, but also the adjectives used by our witty guide, pertaining to the photos he took on my camera. For every click of the shutter, another adjective that makes us laugh. “Fantabulous!” he added. We went back to Mambajao Proper from…
Restaurant hopping and island hopping are two mainstream tourism activities in the country especially on provinces that offer local gastronomy or blessed with numerous islands. How about spring hopping? Why not! You can have it in Camiguin. And when we say spring hopping, we mean different types of springs from soda water, cold to hot…
Second day in Camiguin and we just wanted to lounge in Bahay Bakasyunan. I had the visit to the inland attractions the other day so it was time for the islets. Camiguin is only blessed with two other islands, White Island and Mantigue Island. Morning of that day was planned to visit the first. People…
The viewing deck, where I was busy chatting with locals, is just meters away from the famous landmark in Camiguin. Tripod was waiting to be perched and camera’s shutter to be clicked. I was waiting for the sun to set. A jolly local was busy taking photos of a group as his friend shared to…
Words blaming the habal-habal driver while gasping for air, as I hiked the walkway to the Old Vulcan. It was midday when we arrived at the tourist attraction and he suggested that I need to hike to have a better vantage point, yet he didn’t even dare to join. The trail started by paying a…
The moment I was obsessed with long exposure photography, I was also enthralled with waterfalls, maybe because the first is the best way to capture the beauty of the latter. I even purchased an ND filter to take better photos of Camiguin waterfalls. On a recent trip, two waterfalls located in the province of Camiguin…
The unbearable spiciness of a beef rendang started my quest in exploring Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte. Afterwards, I found myself inside a jeepney bound to Barangay Maria Cristina where the famous twin waterfall is located. The driver was annoyed with the number of times I’ve asked where to get down his vehicle. Maria Cristina…
Tiered waterfalls are ubiquitous here in the Philippines. I remember visiting one in Albay, as well as the famous seven waterfalls of Murcia, Negros Occidental. This time, I had it at the City of Majestic Waterfalls, Iligan City. Unlike the others that usually start at the lowest tiered, this time, I started with the highest…
“Hanggang dito lang kami,” the jeepney driver told me. I was seated right beside him and when I looked inside the vehicle, only the jeepney conductor was there. I immediately got down the jeep and started walking towards Mandulog Bridge. A police checkpoint was located at the other end of the bridge where I asked…