Pastel pasalubong 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.
Mindanao Smile, beautiful island
Over the years, I’ve been traveling around this beautiful island, worked, found and lost love and found again. It’s about time to write about the land I’ve always loved, Mindanao.
Taboan Market, Cebu’s dried fish heaven
Taboan Market bai, I said politely to the jeepney conductor while I handed my fare. I was enroute to Cebu’s famous dried fish market where almost every kind of species of fish that can be salted and dried are found.
I’m traveling in Zamboanga, Tawitawi…
Yes, I’m traveling and this is my third day of a 13 day trip around both ends, west and east of Mindanao.
Should you ride PNR’s Bicol Express?
I was full of excitement when me and my friend were already inside our respective lower bunks aboard the Philippine National Railways’s (PNR) sleeper coach that will take us back to Manila from Naga City in Camarines Sur.
Why visit Maitum in Sarangani?
Maitum is a gem of a municipality in Sarangani, a young province located at the bottom of Mindanao Island. It is a beautiful place with interesting history, culture and sights to offer the traveler.
Interesting heritage churches in Pangasinan
Administered by the Augustinians, Augustinian Recollects and later on by the Dominicans in the 17th and 18th centuries, Pangasinan has a rich treasure trove of heritage churches built during the Spanish colonial era.
Sumptuous, filling, pansit batil patung
The northern city of Tuguegarao in Cagayan province is not only famous for the adventure, natural and heritage destinations that tourists and travellers come for but, for the first time visitor, one’s curiosity is immediately piqued when almost all eateries, from hole in the wall joints to carinderias and restaurants are offering pansit batil patung (or patong).