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20 Jan 2012 | 5 Comments
Uneventful day in Ibajay and Boracay, Aklan

A day’s trip to Barangay Naisud’s Mangrove Eco Park didn’t push through and erratic wind at Bulabog Beach in Boracay made this day trip disappointing.

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Experiences
  • Why I prefer traveling solo
    Why I prefer traveling solo

    I travel solo because I like the freedom it entails. Solo helps me think, ponder and discover more of myself.

  • Madness at the Nazarene feast in Quiapo, Manila
    Madness at the Nazarene feast in Quiapo, Manila

    Joining the Black Nazarene procession in Manila on 9 January is madness!

  • How I broke a ritual taboo in Batad
    How I broke a ritual taboo in Batad

    If I’ve stuck to my original schedule of going on a Friday, I would not have come into problems.

  • Review: A Guide to Sinulog 2012 free ebook

    It is the first time that this kind of ebook has been done for the Sinulog, actually, one of three projects planned. Is the information and content useful? Click to read and find out!

    Sinulog and Cebu heritage goes digital

    MyCebu.ph together with Smart brings a free Sinulog eguide and digital content information delivery when you visit the Parian district’s heritage sites and monuments in Cebu

    It’s more fun in the Philippines!

    Its more fun in the Philippines! It is just attractive, colorful and beautiful. Something that I’m sure Pinoys and most travel bloggers will support.

    Puerto del Sol and Islandia Hotel in Pangasinan

    There were two hotels where we stayed at when we visited Pangasinan during this time: Puerto del Sol Beach Resort and Hotel Club in Bolinao and Islandia Hotel when we were in Alaminos.

    Boracay sunsets, worth waiting for

    I was entranced, awed. The huge disc dipping into the horizon with sailboats becoming silhouettes in the foreground. It wasn’t just any kind of sunset. It was a postcard pretty sunset enough to make beach revelers stop and stare or take photos.

    Sinulog? Ati-atihan? Or Dinagyang for 2012?

    January is festival month in the islands of Cebu and Panay and, unfortunately, for the third Sunday of the month, one has to choose: Sinulog in Cebu or Ati-atihan in Kalibo.

    2012, more travels, more destinations…?

    Where to go? What to do this 2012? I was laying on my bed and pondered what my travel year will be.

    Top 10 reasons why 2011 is my travel year

    The year 2011 is coming to a close and it’s time to look back and assess how my travels went during the year. Below are my top 10 reasons why I can proudly say that this year is MY YEAR OF TRAVEL!

    Travel history: 2010-2011

    An update on my travel history for 2011

    Passport renewal at the new DFA Mandaue

    Some points that I have observed during this passport renewal process two days ago in Cebu

    Rizal @ 150 Heritage Trail Project, a must

    For today’s Rizal Day celebration, its not yet too late to get the passports at different tourism offices in provinces and for those who still have places to visit, you still have half a year to complete it. Go and travel to some of the beautiful places in the country included in this heritage trail and get to know more about being Filipino.

    Pastel <em>pasalubong</em> from Cebu?

    Sink your teeth into soft, delectable and fresh buns with creamy yema filling. I think this is better than the original from Camiguin.

    Cebu’s unforgettable Tops

    Situated at 2,000 feet above sea level in the cool hills of Busay, Cebu City, Tops has been there as far as I can remember. It’s the perfect place to just view the city and surrounding islands of Olango and, even Bohol on a clear day.

    A visit at Maitum’s Pawikan Nesting Sanctuary

    The baby turtles were just at the holding pen, about three inches long, 15-20 individuals. Some were sleeping with their front flappers conveniently resting atop the carapace while some biting on a blanched but definitely dead fish floating on the surface.

    Wild water tubing at Maitum’s Pangi River

    From a distance, the river looks calm except for a few patches of white, water foam as it hits submerged rocks and boulders. A closer look, however, reveals a fast flowing river, even turbulent at some parts and ripe for a wild and wet adventure that is water tubing in Maitum’s Pangi River system.

    Maitum’s unique anthropomorphic burial jars

    Our Southeast Asian neighbors have nothing of this type of archaeological find. We should be extremely proud as Filipinos in discovering the amazing anthropomorphic potteries, which could suggest the backbone of our own culture.

    5 interesting shopping places in Singapore

    Singapore is a shopper’s haven with the many malls and markets that dot the island country but there are still those that stand out and these are not even found inside malls. Here are five interesting shopping areas outside of malls.

    When the journey becomes the destination

    Travel is not all about reaching the destination but making the journey the destination itself!

    Maitum, not just any other town in Mindanao

    Maitum, at first look, seems just any provincial town in Mindanao that one just passes by along the way: habal habals, tricycles and VHires go about their daily routines, ordinary houses, large rice fields, old stands of coconuts and a good highway that hastens one’s travel. But then again, its just the surface.