Baguio City | Ili-likha Artist Village: A Creative Surreal Space and Hub for...
Sculpture and one of the dining area in Ili-likha From the outside, it looks like a run down dilapidated structure with an overgrown tree intruding its space at the entrance. Once we got inside, it’s...
View ArticleNikon Shot | Afternoon Plunge in Tacloban City
After school plunge at Balyuan pier Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe I spent almost a week in Tacloban City...
View ArticleMisamis Occidental | Wonders of Sapang Dalaga: From Scenic Hills to Alluring...
View from the Sapang Dalaga Shrine “San po tayo papunta? Wala na po tayo sa road sa GPS map ko? Kala ko lake tong nasa kaliwa natin. Dagat na pala! (Where are we going? We’re far off the road from my...
View ArticleTawi-tawi Stay | Sandbar Lepa Beach Hotel and Restaurant
Night at the Sandbar “Oooh! I got my own water dispenser in the room. That’s something new and unexpected for a place like this.” That was my first reaction when I saw my room at Sandbar Lepa Beach...
View ArticleNikon Shot | Beauty in Simplicity
A dilapidated house in Pasiagan “Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.” ~ Nathan W. Morris This was one of the first few images I shot with the Nikon D7100. I liked...
View ArticleNikon Shot | Landingan Viewpoint Quirino Province
Landingan View Point Quirino “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” ~ Hellen Keller This week’s Nikon Shot was taken just last week when I was in a tour with fellow travel bloggers to...
View ArticleCarmona Paragliding: Flying High near Manila
Paragliding in Carmona Cavite It’s amazing how these pilots can figure the knot speed of the wind, the direction and the incoming weather disturbance on the horizon just by looking at this simple...
View ArticlePaskohan sa Quirino | A Good Old Christmas in Small Town Cabarroguis
Quirino Capitol Christmas Tree There’s a certain sense of nostalgia finding a carnival behind our hotel in Quirino province. It’s like a throwback to my early years at home. When I was a kid, I revel...
View ArticleNikon Shot | Waiting for the Bite
On a small damaged pier in Tacloban “A day is not always bright, and nights are not always dark. All that matters is what’s inside, because day and night are a reflection of you.” -Avantika Tacloban...
View ArticleTacloban Stay | In a Z Pad Residences Mini
At the Z Pad Residences Mini There used to be a time when GoHotels in Tacloban was the best looking hotel in the city. Now a quick search in hotel booking sites like Agoda would wound up at least 8...
View ArticleTacloban Stay | Budget Stays at Primrose Hotel and Etsu Hotel
Primrose Hotel and Etsu Hotel in Tacloban City More than a year after Typhoon Yolanda struck Tacloban City, the city looks like it is still going back on its feet. Standing up is a slow process though...
View ArticleBontoc | Return to Mt Kofafey and Maligcong Rice Terraces in Shifting Greens
The village of Fang-arao and the Maligcong Rice Terraces I remember spending my first sunrise of the year 2014 on top of Mt Kofafey. Basking in the view of a sea of clouds unraveling before my eyes to...
View ArticleLaguna Stay | Seda Nuvali: The Eco-city Lifestyle Hotel
Seda Nuvali at night It’s familiar earth colors of brown, black and white on the modern-themed building is a distinctive character of a Seda Hotel. Easily recognizable from afar as we drove in from a...
View ArticleNikon Shot | Waiting Under the Stars
Mornight at Lingayen Pangasinan There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. ~ Jack Kerouac It was just last weekend when I got invited to stay for a night in...
View ArticleQuirino Stay | Capitol Plaza Hotel and Restaurant in Cabarroguis
The pool at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Cabarroguis Quirino, a land-locked province in Cagayan Valley is partly a mystery to me. I haven’t been in that area so I was excited to join a familiarization...
View ArticleDavao Oriental | Dazzling Dahican Beach and Mati City
Beautiful Dahican Beach in Mati I like places that surprise me. At times I would go to a destination not knowing what to expect. Yes I would have an idea or two but finding out there’s more when I get...
View ArticleBaguio Stay | Heritage Mansion Hotel: Old Charm with Modern Comfort
The Standard Room at Heritage Mansion Hotel It was a case of an unfortunate event that led me to stay in this old family mansion now called the Heritage Mansion Hotel in Baguio City. I had a booking in...
View ArticleQuirino | Aglipay Cave: Where Getting Down and Dirty is Part of the Fun
One of the chambers of Aglipay Cave with impressive stalactites If this is how it feels to crawl out of a womb, I can clearly understand why babies cry out once their out in the open – its a cry of...
View ArticlePalawan Stay | Fersal Hotel Puerto Princesa: Smart and Convenient
The Junior Suite Room at Fersal Hotel Palawan The independent city of Puerto Princesa has developed quite well to cater to the booming tourist magnet that is Palawan. After a number of international...
View ArticleMisamis Occidental | The Astonishing Jimenez Church
Facade of the Jimenez Church It took us two trips to fully inspect and really appreciate this marvellous Jimenez Church particularly named San Juan Bautista Church. The day before, we passed by this...
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