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A glance on my phone reminded me that I needed to get back to The Common Room Project. A guide from XO Tours was scheduled to pick me up at the hostel for a food tour in Saigon. Estimating the time left before 5:30PM, I hurriedly made my way to War Remnants Museum from Independence…
Overlooking the time of departure on my flight to Manila, I thanked the habal-habal driver who helped me reached Mactan Cebu International Airport fifteen minutes before my estimated time of departure. If not for him, my goal of visiting Pinto Art Museum, as well as attending Pahiyas Festival, would still remain as a dream. Hopping…
There are companies here in the Philippines, with main site in the US, that observe their federal holidays instead of the local holidays. What makes it good is that non-working days usually fall on a Monday, or sometimes Friday. It was noon of Monday when we arrived in Butuan City from Surigao Del Sur. After…
Bislig City is around 40 kilometers away from Hinatuan. The distance is too long if you’re just on a motorbike. The weather went well that afternoon after a short tour in Hinatuan and a brief lunch break in an ordinary barbeque house in Hinatuan, we traced the Surigao – Davao Coastal Road for us to…
Friday night. Payday. Heavy traffic. I managed to file a shift-change at work and went out around 6PM. A day prior to the event, I secured a Gabii sa Kabilin 2015 ticket worth PHP150 at the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. office that gave me access to all the participating museums and heritage sites, as well…
“To return,” the literal translation of the Dinagat word “balid”, where the name of Baler originated. With just the tale of how this coastal municipality in Aurora got its name, you can already discern vibrant chronicles it can offer. And to accurately dig into this great record, a short walking tour of Baler’s historical sites…
“Maayong Buntag,” a foreigner who speak fluently in Bisaya welcomed me on a success search and finally arriving in D’ Bone Collector Museum. I greeted him back and told him that the sign of their museum located at the end of the road was really confusing and will test your patience. “Been fixing that for…
Osmeña Peak traverse to Kawasan Falls in Badian, Cebu was the original plan. But since the province had unpredictable weather during the past week, and a greater possibility of rain based on forecast, we didn’t take the risk. I needed to get out of my abode to kill the weekend boredom so I decided to…
Based on a story of a relative who stayed in Baguio for a long time, a house along Leonard Wood is being tagged to be haunted. I’ve seen this for a quite number of times but didn’t bother to pay a visit. The previous time I was in the city, I planned to see the…
Capiz is a province that is not on my list of destinations to visit alone. But because a dumbass traveler booked a flight a day prior to the Antique Heritage Tour, I was forced to find a place in Panay Island to spend the day. First choice was actually Isla de Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo…