Category: Philippines
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The Hostelry Bacolod Offers Clean, Affordable Place for Travelers
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Since I love to travel and I prefer to do things DIY style (Do-It-Yourself), I’ve learned to include “hosteling” in my vocabulary. It started in Guangzhou (Read: First-time in Guangzhou RiverSide Youth Hostel (Jiangpan) where I booked in a youth hostel and found the place favorable and affordable. The one…
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My Favorite Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
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It is just the beginning of May and summer in the Philippines is far from over. It even seems that the temperature keeps on rising and it’s getting more humid than ever. While I’m still contemplating my next summer getaway, I’d like to share with you (and reminisce as well)…
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Paella Cook-Off and Mango Festival at SM City Bacolod
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As the Philippine sun climbs higher from late March through May, SM City Bacolod transforms its vibrant atriums and open spaces into a stage for two of the region’s most beloved summer celebrations. The rhythmic sizzle of rice toasting in wide, gleaming pans announces the Paella Cook-off, while the golden…
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Skin Refreshed at Skin Solutions by Serondo Skin and Surgical Clinic
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When the temperature started rising this part of the globe (the Philippines, that is) by the second quarter of this year, I have frequented the beaches, rivers and natural springs in order to cool off and be refreshed. It began with my Siquijor sojourn during the Holy Week, then a…
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First-time in Robinson@Cruse Sipalay: A Resting Place By The Sea
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Fortune smiled on me when I discovered that my high school friends had become seasoned travelers to Sipalay, that sun-drenched jewel along Negros Occidental’s southwestern coast. Through their well-worn paths to paradise, I gained an introduction to the owner of Robinson @ Cruse Beach Resort, a hidden gem resting on…
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First-time in Ging-Ging Tourist Inn
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As we were preparing for our Oslob-Badian weekend adventure, we were very flexible with our itinerary as we didn’t know how our day would go by. We were contemplating on staying the night at Oslob after our whale shark watching or in Badian where we would be having our canyoneering…
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Sipalay City: Island Hopping in Negros Occidental’s Hidden Gem
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The spotlight is now trained on Sipalay City as the must-go place in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It’s the heel part of the sock-shaped island of Negros. Fine white sand beaches, tiny islands and breathtaking bays dot the coastline of Sipalay City. From the stretch of…
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Oslob Heritage Park: Where History Meets the Sea
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Oslob is not just a place where you can watch or swim with the whale sharks (Read: Guidelines in Whale Shark Watching in Oslob). There’s definitely more to Oslob than meets the eye. There’s neighboring Sumilon Island, which is a boat away from the town. Then there’s Tumalog Falls and…
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Guidelines to Whale Shark Watching in Oslob
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Before we embarked on a trip to Oslob, so much have been written about the whale shark interaction in this southern part of Cebu, Philippines. Save Philippine Seas have written the cons of the whale shark feeding activity (Read: Why feeding of whale sharks should stop). The Shark Research Institute…
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First-time Canyoneering in Badian, Cebu: A Wild Adventure
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It all started with a discussion with fellow bloggers and online influencers about going to the southern part of Cebu, which is an island away from Negros, in the Philippines. Friends from the academe have been there recently and we wanted to go there, too. As we were asking those…
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Earth Day: Agos Ram Pump for the Countryside
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We started early in the morning coming from Bacolod City going through the Murcia-Bago road onward to La Castellana, Negros Occidental for the turnover of the Agos Ram Pump project of Coca-Cola Philippines, in partnership with the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), in celebration of Earth Day 2016. With…
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Murcia’s Lux Mundi Monastery & Catholic Ming Yuan College
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When I tagged along with my DOT-accredited tour guide friends, Maricar and Artie, to Salvador Benedicto, they were talking about the Lux Mundi monastery in Murcia, a town between Bacolod City and Salvador Benedicto. They were planning to visit the monastery the day after but as we left Balokon Spring…
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Panaad sa Negros Festival 2018
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If there’s one festival that you should look forward to when in Negros Occidental, that’s Panaad sa Negros Festival, the festival of all festivals in this province in Western Visayas. The whole Panaad Park and Stadium is alive, with all the pavilions of each town showcase the best from their…
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The Taste of Mekong in Bacolod
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One of my favorite foreign cuisines is the Thai cuisine. When I was working in Manila Hotel, I would always take the table closest at the Thai food station in Café Ilang-Ilang whenever I eat buffet. Last year, during my Thai trip, I brought home ingredients for a Tom Yum…
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First-time in Balokon Spring Resort
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The day trip to Salvador Benedicto was really refreshing. Being in the uplands, it was a change of scenery and a cooler weather. But the highlight of our trip was the few hours we spent relaxing at Balokon Spring Resort. Coming from Bacolod, if you see the Malatan-og Falls view…