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Aside from visiting the beautiful churches, there’s nothing much to do on the Southern part of Iloilo so I decided to spend a couple of hours discovering the untold stories of Iloilo City Proper. I started my walking tour at the corner of Ledesma Street and Calle Real (now JM Basa St) going straight towards…
My last day in Negros Occidental was scheduled for a walking tour around the City of Silay, Negros Occidental known to be the Paris of the Philippines. I was fortunate to visit Silay City together with the famous bloggers behind Out of Town Blog and The Pinay Solo Backpacker, Melo and Gael, respectively. I met…
Bacolod is known for the all-time Filipino meal Chicken Inasal which made way to the birth of a now famous food chain in the country. But I wanted to try other food offerings so I decided to avoid Chicken Inasal during my stay in the city. As a result, here are some Bacolod City food…
Most of my friends, online and offline, suggest that I should try Calea Pastries and Coffee when I visit Bacolod City. I didn’t know then what Calea is all about until I did some research and found out that it is a café known for the best desserts in Bacolod City. I already wanted to…
It was a stressful week at work for me with 2 4-hour trainings, weekly updates and generation of daily reports. What I needed was a total relaxation and peace of mind. Luckily, Microtel Luisita Tarlac which is just 3 hours away from Manila offers both. I left Victory Liner Pasay around 10AM and arrived about…
Ever wonder why an old structure in Talisay City in Negros Occidental is famous and called as the Taj Mahal of the Philippines? Aside from its very interesting framework, The Ruins in Talisay City, Negros Occidental is being compared to the landmark in Agra, India since the story behind why the mansion was built is…
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, an Italian Renaissance genius, is an inventor, artist, engineer, musician, architect, anatomist, geologist, mathematician, botanist, painter, sculptor, and a writer. As the first world-class science museum in the country, The Mind Museum together with Grande Exhibitions, feature the works and life of Leonardo Da Vinci in an exhibition entitled…
First blogpost on this site was posted last September 7, 2012. It was already a year since I started this travel blog and it’s great to see how it progress from only being viewed by friends and families to now being visited by people searching for something online. HOW IT ALL STARTED It was in…
Have you ever imagined a city that is also located within a city? You heard it right! Jaro is a former separate city of the province which is now part of the six districts of Iloilo City. The town is just one ride away from Lacson Street in Iloilo City proper. I went to the…
Miag-ao Church, also known as Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, is one of the four baroque churches in the country that was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1993. The very impressive façade of the church has a coconut tree as centerpiece from the middle to the top. Other features of the…