First-time in Black Island
Nothing prepared me for the surprise I’d find in my first-time at Black Island. Part of our Calauit tour in Palawan was some stopovers at[…]
First-time in Bonito Island, Philippines
The weather in this part of the globe is once again changing. The slight chill in the air has ebbed away and Philippine summer seems[…]
First-time in Malatapay Beach Resort, Negros Oriental
Right after our plane touched down in the runway of the Dumaguete City airport, at the capital of the Negros Oriental province in the Visayas[…]
First-time in Kusina Salud through the Viaje del Sol
Getting out of the capital of the Philippines, Manila, to nearby cities and towns is not an uncommon occurrence among the urban dwellers. With friends[…]
First-time in Guangzhou RiverSide Youth Hostel (Jiangpan)
I’ve never experienced hosteling until I went to Guangzhou, a city in the southern part of China. I thought it would just be another small[…]
First-time in Kaitulari Resort, Philippines
Before it’s name came about, it was only referred to as “Kay To(to) Larry”, which literally means “Larry’s Place” or “Toto Larry’s Place”, with “toto”[…]
First-time in the Ruins, Talisay
I went home last Christmas with a mission: to visit another tourist spot in my own province. It helps to know what’s going on in[…]
Highlight of 2009: My first-time travels
Watching travelers in an airport coffee shop while waiting for my flight, I couldn’t help but wonder what 2010 has for me when it comes[…]
First-time in Calauit Island: A Sanctuary for Animals
As Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe, Marty the zebra, and Gloria the hippo escaped to Madagascar and to Africa, we also had a little[…]
First-time in Coron: A Paradise in the Philippines
Coron is one of the must-see places in my list of destinations within my home country, the Philippines. Together with Busuanga, Culion, and several islands,[…]
First-time in Tagaytay: A City by the Volcano Lake
This weekend I went to Tagaytay. I frequent Tagaytay a lot that I have lost count how many times I have returned since the first[…]
First-time in Antipolo, Rizal
Antipolo is one of the cities in Rizal, a nearby province from the Philippine capital, Manila. Situated in the hilly part of the province, it[…]
First-time in San Mateo, CA
I’m not referring to a town in Rizal Province in the Philippines. Rather, this is San Mateo, one of the suburbs near San Francisco, California,[…]
First-time in Los Angeles, California
“LA is great big freeway…” so the song goes. And big freeways, indeed, fill the Los Angeles landscape. Next to rows of palm trees, of[…]
NCVS 2009 with Michelle Obama and some Hollywood stars
Forty-five hundred people. Thirty-something new friends. A grand opening session. This has been the biggest conference I have attended so far. This was the National[…]