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Travel Mindanao | A Daring 6-hour Atugan River Trek at Impasug-ong Bukidnon
Travel Mindanao at Atugan River As if our unexpected night trek from Dila Falls in CEDAR Impasug-ong would quell our adventurous spirit that day, we are again lurched into the unknown adventure. Well...
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IGACOS | A Stop at the Copra Workers of Tagbaobo Samal Island
A copra worker in Tagbaobo Coconuts spread like a carpet out under the sun, flanking the dirt road of a small community in Tagbaobo. I see people busy and absorb with what they are doing with the...
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Cagayan de Oro Stay | Tune Hotels and DDD Habitat Pension House CDO
DDD Habitat (left) and Tune Hotels (right) We are now at the last leg of our Travel Mindanao journey and our final stop is the city of Cagayan de Oro in the province of Misamis Oriental. After our...
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IGACOS | Tagbaobo Falls Natural Mist and Showers
Tagbaobo Falls in Samal Island Coming from a brief stop at the copra workers of Tagbaobo, we continued driving for about 10-minutes before finally reaching Tagbaobo falls entrance. Tagbaobo Falls,...
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Travel Mindanao | Splash into Cagayan de Oro White Water Rafting
Travel Mindanao does Cagayan de Oro white water rafting “Rapids ahead! Give me your paddles and lean forward on your side of the raft! Hold on to the rope tight!” our guide yelled. Before I could blurt...
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Banaue Stay | Banaue Hotel: Old World Charm
Room balcony view at Banaue Hotel I just realized it was almost three years when I last went to Banaue. This part of the Cordilleras has a special place in my travels being one of the first few places...
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20 Days Travel Mindanao Chronicles
#Travel Mindanao Route Map It was an advocacy to entice more people to travel to Mindanao, the southernmost major island of the Philippines. A region much maligned due to isolated insurgencies which...
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Iligan City | Dyandi Festival Colors at Kasadya Streetdancing Competition
Barangay Saraw 2013 Grand Champion September in Iligan City is the month-long celebration of the Dyandi Festival. Originally a rite performed by the Dumagats, Maranaos and the Higaonons to pay homage...
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Agal-Agal Festival 2014 | The Seaweed Festival of Tawi-tawi
Sitangkai performers at the Agal-agal Festival It was a feast to the senses. The vibrant colors move in a captivating array of patterns in purple, gold and rich green. The choreography was so just...
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Mati City | Subangan Museum: Davao Oriental’s Provincial Museum
Subangan Museum in Mati Much of Mati City in Davao Oriental has been a surprise. I recall the place having been devastated by Typhoon Pablo a couple of years ago but I’m glad to see the city has...
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Sagada | Kamanbaneng Peak: Chilly Sunrise at the Marlboro Hills
Kamanbaneng Peak. At the border between Sagada and Alab I never get tired of Sagada. Even if go back to the same places I visited there again and again, even if there were hassles or inconveniences...
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Davao Stay | Microtel by Wyndham Davao: Suited for Business or Leisure
My double room at Microtel by Wyndham Davao There’s comfort in familiarity at times. After more than a weeklong travel in Tawi-tawi then a brief stop in Zamboanga, I was yearning for something...
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Sagada | Traverse to the Blue Soil Hills, Kaipitan and Balangagan Cave
The Blue Soil Hills of Sagada “Wow! How does one get there?” I asked my companion Norbs while pointing down on a parallel electric line post way down below. It seemed so far and unreachable from where...
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Nikon Shot | Amidst the Flurry
Amidst the Flurry Starting this week, Ironwulf En Route will feature a weekly Nikon Shot series. Images captured by Nikon cameras. Here’s the first one “Amidst the Flurry” taken with a Nikon D7100 and...
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Sagada | The Begnas Festival Celebration
March of the Indians I’ve seldom talked about how Sagada has changed throughout the years. Yes, the roads have been paved for better access, more tourist are coming in, internet connectivity is just...
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Nikon Shot | Up High Staring at the Sun
At one of the peaks of Marlboro Mountain in Sagada “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary” ~ Friedrich Neitszche This week’s Nikon Shot is from my new...
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Baguio Stay | C Boutique Hotel: Artsy, Fancy and Mountain Views
C Boutique Hotel Deluxe Suite Room Figuring out Baguio’s transport system can be daunting at first due to its winding and narrow roads. But staying there for four nights, I got a gist of commuting and...
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Tawi-tawi Stay | Almari Beach Resort: Dr Ibbo’s Famous Beach
The beach stretch of the famous Dr Ibbo’s beach in Tawi-tawi If you have ever seen Christian Bautista’s music video “Masusulan Tawi-tawi” and wondered where that picturesque beach was where most of the...
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Nikon Shot | Lighthouse Family
Cotta Fort Lighthouse Lighthouses are not just stone, brick, metal, and glass. There’s a human story at every lighthouse; that’s the story I want to tell. ~ Elinor Dewire For this week’s Nikon Shot,...
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Nikon Shot | Sapang Dalaga Waterfalls
The Sapang Dalaga Waterfalls “As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself...
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