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    September 6, 2018

    Revisiting Tanay’s Waterfalls

    After a few weeks of monsoon rains in the country, we finally got a glimpse of good weather – cloudy still but no heavy rainfall for the time being. Wanting to escape the city even for just a solitary day we drove off to Tanay in Rizal province to revisit two waterfalls tucked away in […]

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    August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

    Banaue’s Rice Terraces

    After years and years of seeing it in postcards, travel guide books and school textbooks, we were finally gazing down at the rows of terraces looming out of the morning fog. Still somewhat tired from the whole day trek to and around the Batad Rice Terraces the previous day and the hike back to the […]

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    July 21, 2018July 22, 2018

    Siquijor: A Look Back

    It was popularly known to Spanish colonizers as “Isla del Fuego” (Island of Fire) for the glow given off by multitudes of fireflies at night. In the last several decades however, Siquijor became more popular for folk healing while stories about witchcraft and sorcery added to its mystique. But it was Siquijor’s relatively off-the-beaten path […]

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    June 27, 2018September 16, 2018

    Waterfall-Hopping in Real, Quezon

    Our original plan was to visit Masasa Beach in Tingloy, Maricaban Island in Batangas along with love ones. But with no letup from the southwest monsoon rains – not to mention the rough seas caused by the habagat winds – it was obvious that a change in plans was in order. Nina’s uncle had been […]

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    June 15, 2018June 19, 2018

    Biliran’s Raw Beauty

    Six years ago it was a relatively unknown travel destination. But with its white sand beaches, turquoise waters brimming with marine life, pristine waterfalls tucked away in tropical rainforests and verdant rice terraces carved from gently rolling hills, the island province of Biliran could not be hidden forever. So when a chance came to visit […]

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    June 2, 2018June 3, 2018

    Unlocking the Hidden Treasures of Catanduanes

    For two decades the province of Catanduanes has solely been associated with surfing – primarily at Puraran Beach in Baras. Known as the “Land of Howling Winds” due to its location that placed it directly along the path of typhoons entering the country from the Pacific, Catanduanes, however, has so much more to offer. It […]

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    May 22, 2018September 16, 2018

    Suguicay: Bulalacao’s Islands Part 2

    It was a pleasant Friday morning when our boat sped past the tip of a long wooden pier jutting out from the mangrove beach of Sitio Bangkal in Bulalacao town. We’ve read that our island destination for this morning is the most “developed” among all islands in Bulalacao. Now after two decades of shunning beach […]

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    May 18, 2018September 16, 2018

    Aslom and Silad: Bulalacao’s Islands Part 1

    Rogue swells kept smacking into our faces as our boat negotiated the open sea between our two island destinations. It was a blisteringly hot summer’s day and the soaking we were receiving was very much welcome. Soon our boat was negotiating the northern end of Aslom Island and would come to rest at the tip […]

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    April 24, 2018September 16, 2018

    Start of Summer at Hermana Menor

    Last April 10, PAGASA (the Philippine government weather bureau) announced the termination of the northeast monsoon. This is usually taken as the start of summer or the warm and dry season in the country. A day later we were off and driving, heading for the beaches. We stopped briefly at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone […]

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    April 9, 2018September 16, 2018

    Binurong Point’s Coastal Landscape

    The town of Baras is often credited with making Catanduanes famous. The municipality’s Puraran Beach was discovered by an Australian as a surfing destination in 1984, eventually helping place Catanduanes province on the tourism radar. Baras, however has more to offer besides golden sand beaches and perfect barrel waves. Just three years ago, word started […]

Batlag Falls in Tanay, Rizal
September 6, 2018

Revisiting Tanay’s Waterfalls

Banaue Rice Terraces, Ifugao
August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

Banaue’s Rice Terraces

Eggplant Parmigiana at Arabela Restaurant, Liliw, Laguna
August 17, 2018

Dining at Liliw

limestone rock islet at the Hundred Islands National Park
July 29, 2018September 7, 2018

The Hundred Islands

sunset at Sandugan Beach, Larena
July 21, 2018July 22, 2018

Siquijor: A Look Back

Hinulugang Taktak in Antipolo, Rizal
July 16, 2018September 16, 2018

Hinulugang Taktak: Rehabbing a Waterfall

Nonok Falls in Real, Quezon
June 27, 2018September 16, 2018

Waterfall-Hopping in Real, Quezon

Pinto Art Museum in Antipolo, Rizal
June 20, 2018

Stranded at the Pinto Art Museum

Dalutan Island
June 15, 2018June 19, 2018

Biliran’s Raw Beauty

Binurong Point
June 2, 2018June 3, 2018

Unlocking the Hidden Treasures of Catanduanes

Suguicay Island in Bulalacao, Mindoro Oriental
May 22, 2018September 16, 2018

Suguicay: Bulalacao’s Islands Part 2

Aslom Island's sandbar with the Mindoro mainland in the background
May 18, 2018September 16, 2018

Aslom and Silad: Bulalacao’s Islands Part 1

Hermana Menor or Makatira Island
April 24, 2018September 16, 2018

Start of Summer at Hermana Menor

Puraran Beach in Baras, Catanduanes
April 18, 2018April 20, 2018

Puraran Beach for Non-Surfers

Binurong Point
April 9, 2018September 16, 2018

Binurong Point’s Coastal Landscape

Maribina Falls in Bato, Catanduanes
April 4, 2018September 6, 2018

Stopover at Bato, Catanduanes

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