First-time Travels

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Jitaku Private Resort: In the Heart of Bacolod

Who would have thought that right at the heart of the city of Bacolod, there is a private resort where you can have a family[…]

Villa Iska

Villa Iska: A Kingdom on A Sand

Since I got home in 2014, I never had the opportunity to go out for a swim, especially on the beach. I miss my travel[…]

First time in Casablanca

It’s neither the one in Morocco nor the hotel in New York. It’s not even the movie. It’s the private resort along the National Highway[…]

Shangri-la Mactan

First-time in Shangri-la Mactan Resort and Spa

My trip this year to Cebu, particularly to Mactan, brought back memories of a luxurious stay I did three years back in another resort within[…]

Plantation Bay

First-time in Plantation Bay

The Plantation Bay Resort and Spa always grace the pages of travel magazines. I’ve seen photos of friends who stayed in this luxurious resort located[…]

Danao, Cebu

First-time in Danao, Cebu: work and vacation in one

There I was again traveling alone. It usually happens whenever I travel for business wherein I would be left to my own devices. Having been[…]

Malatapay Beach

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[…]