Whenever I’m in Albay, specifically Legazpi City, I always find myself gravitating to the Embarkadero break water where one can get one of the best and unobstructed views of Mt. Mayon, a volcano.

No malls, no game arcades but what you have in Lingayen are simple joys that are clearly lacking in big cities. And I just loved it here.

A simple cascade, Bolinao Falls is in an oasis, providing cooling waters and respite from the heat and hotness of the surroundings.

Beautiful and century old Cape Bolinao Lighthouse sits prominently at Punta Piedra Point, standing proud and helping sea going vessels since 1905.

In the town of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the biscocho comes in three forms with the most popular are the soft ones. Anise flavored, it’s one of Ilocos Norte’s popular pasalubong.

Sticky rice cooked in coconut milk inside a bamboo tube, the Bolinao binungey is better eaten with ripe and sweet mangoes.

Governor Vilma Santos of Batangas is thinking of putting a huge Batangas signage on Binintiang Malaki in Taal? The remote northern town of Taytay in Palawan did it first.

Inquirer.net reported on the proposed plans coming from the Office of the Governor of Batangas, Gov. Vilma Santos, herself a veteran actress in the local movie industry, of putting up a huge, 14 meter sign on the slopes of Binintiang Malaki. I’m against it. Here’s why.

Ten days of getting familiar with this ASEAN neighbor thru its multiracial culture, amazing food, beautiful structures and a well oiled tourism machine that the Philippines can only admire.

One of the best mode to and from Sentosa Island, either for or after a good time at the theme parks is via cable cars that connect it with Mt. Faber where, the beautiful The Jewel Box, is located.

Singapore’s Iconic Restroom with its mirrored passageway, marble washbasins, chic decor plus a beautiful view of Sentosa Island and its cable cars, what more can you ask, design wise?

I’m not so much into the theme park scene, but it’s one of Asia’s top recreational facilities and tourist magnet, Sentosa Island in Singapore offers a thrilling ride and fun for children and adults alike, even if for just an afternoon.

Aberdeen Harbour is popular with tourist mainly for two things: the Jumbo, a floating restaurant of casino magnate Stanley Ho and the floating village with their sampans which are traditional fishing boats.

While sandboarding is fun, just look at their faces here, it somehow is limited to a small area of the expansive La Paz Sand Dunes. To really enjoy the wide and beautiful scenery that stretches for several kilometers, a ride on a 4×4 vehicle is recommended.

La Union in the Ilocos Region is one of those provinces that will make you think of what to do and visit. One would think that its all tobacco and garlic and onions and Agoo Basilica. But its more than that.

Interesting (or tacky?) decors doesn’t distract you from having this delicious halo-halo in Halo-Halo de Iloko, up in the city of San Fernando, La Union.

It was 1988, the height of my obsession with collecting butterflies that started as a Biology project and I was aboard a bus bound for Barili, one of my first solo travels around Cebu. At just 2nd year high school, I was determine to visit Mantayupan Falls, never mind if I haven’t been there before. My feet were itchy and, armed with a map committed to memory, I was off, counting towns and then alighted at a place I thought Barili.

Hong Kong’s flower market at Yuen Po is just a stone’s throw away from Bird Street. Really, one cannot miss this important area because of its colorful displays of, what else, flowers, of different species, from temperate to tropical countries, varying in form that it dazzles the eyes.