May 21, 2012

Iloilo and La Paz Batchoy

En Route to Roxas City After more than 24 hours of waiting, we finally left Masbate for Capiz. It took us around nine to ten hours of sailing thru the mildly rough sea before we reached Roxas City. The boat stopped on some sandy shores of some small islands to pick up sacks of dried [...]

In Transit: Masbate Islands

I don’t know anything about Masbate except for the fact that one of our neighbours used to live there. The only reason why we’ve decided to go to the island was to take another boat that would take us to Iloilo. Here are some facts about Masbate from Wowbicol.com. “Like an Indian arrowhead, Masbate lies [...]

Zip Line and Chili Ice Cream

Kuya Omar, our tour guide in Donsol, Sorsogon is well travelled around the Bicol region and he encouraged us to go to Daraga to see the Mayon Volcano and to try the Chili Ice cream in Legazpi City, Albay. We were both inclined though in staying overnight with Kuya Rigor prior that conversation and then [...]

Close Encounters with the Whale Sharks

I’ve been dying to do this for years but I’ve never had the guts and chance to do it. Last February 2010 one of my best buddies invited me to travel and I didn’t think twice and suggested Donsol, Sorsogon as part of our ever-changing itinerary. En Route to Donsol We met up at Pasay [...]

The Philippines’ Hidden Gem

The Visayas is often associated with beautiful beaches. The popularity of Boracay, however, sometimes over-shadow the other similarly beautiful beaches scattered in the area. Among which are the 16 hidden gems of Concepcion in the Province of Iloilo. Concepcion is just 2.5 to 3 hours away from Iloilo City, hence, a great place to visit [...]

Why You Should Explore Philippines

I remember an old saying from a tourist about the Philippines, “She doesn’t give you any reason to go, but once you’re here, she would give you a lot of reasons to stay.” The Philippines has been out of sync from her other neighbors for quite some time. She has been under the radar of [...]

Christmas in the Philippines

Philippines would probably be the only country in the world where people starts playing Christmas songs as early as September, begins the Christmas shopping by October, gift-giving (including the most awaited Christmas bonus) by November, and non stop eating, drinking and partying by December. It continues until January for the New Year and extends to [...]

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