New Dining Place in Bacolod: Tent Five
If Bacolod City is known for something, apart from Masskara Festival and the smiling people, it is its good food that can be enjoyed in[…]
The Bantay Lasang of Cauayan: Guarding our Forests
Bantay Lasang (literally means forest guards) volunteers, a name given to those who patrol the forests of Negros Occidental, Philippines, eagerly waited at the Camalanda-an[…]
First-time in Palawud Resto Grill and Bar
I have heard of the word “lawud” when I was still a child when fishermen manning my auntie’s boats would leave at sundown to the[…]
The Hostelry Bacolod Offers Clean, Affordable Place for Travelers
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[…]
First-time in Robinson@Cruse Sipalay: A Resting Place By The Sea
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[…]
Sipalay City: Island Hopping in Negros Occidental’s Hidden Gem
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[…]
Earth Day: Agos Ram Pump for the Countryside
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[…]
Murcia’s Lux Mundi Monastery & Catholic Ming Yuan College
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[…]
Panaad sa Negros Festival 2018
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[…]
First-time in Balokon Spring Resort
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[…]
Cooling It Off At Don Salvador Benedicto
Since I moved back almost two years ago to my home province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, I have always been eyeing a day trip to[…]
Art & Al Fresco Dining at Homegrown Bacolod
You can dine under the stars and surrounded by beautiful artworks at Homegrown Bacolod, formerly Café Bob’s grounds. It’s located along 21st and Lacson Streets[…]
10 Reasons to Acquire Real Estate and Settle in Negros
As of 2015, the Philippines was in the top 25 countries in the world to retire, and it comes in third among the Asian countries.[…]
First-time in Merkado Cafe Bacolod
Merkado in local language (Hiligaynon is the language of those living in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines) means market. Most towns in my country,[…]
Negros Island aged Don Papa Rum
I recently attended an event by Don Papa Rum set in a beautiful garden spot with the classic Ruins of the Mariano Ledesma Lacson Mansion[…]