Tag: travel
BATANES | Fundacion Pacita: The Colorful World of Pacita Abad
Everytime I hear Batanes, I always imagine myself sitting on the ridge of a rolling hill with the cool breeze from the ocean shattering...
BATANES | The Journey to the Itbayat Island (Part 2 of...
This is the second part of my post on my visit to the northernmost inhabited island of the Philippines, Itbayat Island. For the first...
BATANES | The Journey to the Itbayat Island (Part 1 of...
Day before our trip to Itbayat Island, transports bound to the island-municipality of Batanes were all canceled due to a gale warning issued by...
BENGUET | How to Survive Panagbenga Festival
Baguio City will again be flocked by tourists, foreign or local, for the annual Panagbenga Festival that celebrates the blossoming of flowers held every...
PAMPANGA | Lessons from the Epic Fail Experiences in Pampanga
Misadventures are part of traveling that sometimes lead to a better and more memorable experience on the road. I have already encountered several mishaps...
IFUGAO | Challenges of Going Back to Batad Saddle
So I’ve already seen the world famous Batad amphitheater-like terraces and dabbled my feet on the freezing waters cascading from Tappiya Falls. I am...
TARLAC | THE AQUINO CENTER, Beyond the Political Color
Senator assassinated at the airport. Snap Elections. End of Marcos regime. Dominance of yellow as a political color. Democracy given to the Filipino people....
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL | Balay Negrense: A Lifestyle, A Historic Moment, A...
We searched for the house that we usually see on the internet, but couldn’t locate it. We asked random folks we met on the...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL | Pink House, Brown House, Guapple Pie: Preserved History...
When I visited Vigan a year ago, I wasn’t that wowed by the ancestral houses flanked on Calle Crisologo maybe because I grew up...
2013 YearEnd Post: Project Philippines Update
When 2013 entered, I created a post and highlighted some plans to work on for the rest of the year. One of the things...