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Colorful flower beds carpeting some square meters of land is one of the ultimate images of Amsterdam, Netherlands. But in case you made your way to Cebu City, there is no more need to fly to this European city just to experience the multicolored flower fields. Few months ago, a bunch of photos on Facebook…
The idea of this post came from the shitty experience of Mace in the Filipino movie ‘That Thing Called Tadhana’ when she and Anthony ended up in a random karaoke house belting Whitney Houston’s Where Do Broken Hearts Go. I’m a member of this very cooperative group in Facebook with travelers doing do-it-yourself travels and…
Travelers visiting Siquijor on shoestring seek backpacker dorms to spend less on their budget but ensuring that they still enjoy the destination. Locals near the port already transmit the negative feeling by ensuring that most of the backpacker lodges in San Juan were already fully booked. We still have high hopes though and didn’t mind…
Cebu City was busy preparing for the upcoming Sinulog Festival and the International Eucharist Congress while I was scanning HotelQuickly app on my smartphone. Streets in downtown Cebu were clogged by buzzing vehicles with major roads closed to give way for the street dancers of the Sinulog sa Kabataan. Checking the app at some random…
“Welcome to my paradise, where the sky so blue, where the sun shines so bright.” I wasn’t able to track how many times this particular song was played on my night trip from Puerto Princesa City to El Nido. Cherry Bus has a lot of vacant seats and I was the only tourist going to…
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA) joins in to celebrate SIA’s 50th anniversary in the Philippines with great fares to over 50 Destinations around the world. “SilkAir joins in to celebrate SIA’s huge milestone of 50 years in the Philippines with amazing fares to over 50 destinations around the world. SilkAir, as the…
Restaurants in El Nido are not widely heard online as people visiting the town talk about the lavish lunch that is included on their island hopping tours. But eventually, when they get back in town, they search the dusty streets of El Nido to have that rewarding meal before calling it a day. On my…
“Thank you and hope you enjoyed the tour for the day, see you tomorrow,” our guide from Northern Hope Tours made an assurance that he will still be our tour guide for the second day of El Nido island hopping, now for Tours A and B. Most travelers in El Nido, especially those who have…
An aerial photo of some lagoons in El Nido was one of the main reasons that excites me for this Palawan trip. But it was on my third day in the quaint town to finally experience the beaches, islands, and lagoons. Northern Hope Tours did manage our island hopping activities during our stay. Since our…
Last year, the last novena mass and procession were ticked off on my list of things to do during Sinulog Festival. Fluvial parade, on the other hand, wasn’t realized as I wasn’t able to search on how can I get access to the boats joining the parade on sea. This year, with an invite from…