Davao

How to pamper oneself in Davao City

Miss, I’ll have the Aloe Vera with Peppermint Scrub with Relaxing Swedish or traditional Combination Massage. I told the lovely attendant at Marco Polo Davao’s… Read More »How to pamper oneself in Davao City

Is Lachi’s really worth the food & good dessert in Davao raves?

Is Lachi’s food and desserts really worth the raves? Or is it just hype? Read through and find out.

25 days out in September 2012

For much of September, I was mostly out of Metro Manila, off traveling in Baguio, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Ozamiz, Cebu and Davao

3 reasons why you should eat durian in Davao City

What’s the main thing to do in Davao City during this time of the year? Of course! Eat durian! The city is awash with the fruit and it’s just cheap with a lot of varieties to chose from.

A mini cascade, Epol Waterfall in Davao

It wasn’t in the plan but my friend, Raegan, world authority on Philippine Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) invited me for a trip to the hinterlands of Marilog District to see Epol Waterfalls and check out the beetles found in this area.

This ain’t a fire breathin’ dragon

Fruits in Davao City? You name it! From durians, to mangosteens to pomelos, rambutans and marangs. There are lots to chose from. But there is another one, strange looking, small, and rather curious and fleshy: the yellow dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus) is sweeter and better tasting than it’s red/pinkish cousin (genus Hylocereus). This, I’ve found only in Davao City.

How to stuff your nose with durian

Simple. Fly or travel to Davao and upon arriving stuff your nose with the smell of durian. During the months of August – October, the air in Davao is perfumed with this fruit. It’s all over the place. From parks, to malls, to streets. It might be a stinking city for the uninitiated but for durian lovers, it is heaven.