Tag : Cebu

Siargao Travel Guide: 10 Tips and a Sample Itinerary

Siargao Travel Guide: 10 Tips and a Sample Itinerary

Siargao is one of the most favorite beach destinations in the Philippines attracting both local and foreign tourists. While it is known as the Surfing Capital of the Philippines, a number of activities can be done (including the satisfying restaurant hopping) within the archipelago of Siargao for non-surfers as well. Here’s our do-it-yourself Siargao travel […]

Hanash Pinas: 100+ Hashtags You Can Use For Philippine Travel

Hanash Pinas: 100+ Hashtags You Can Use For Philippine Travel

Well composed photos for your social networking sites should go with creative hashtags. One way of getting around flooding your timeline with series of getaway photos is to group them with hashtags. Like putting a caption, labeling hashtags is a daunting task too. Don’t worry now because here’s a list of more than a hundred […]

Capturing Contrasts and Complements

Capturing Contrasts and Complements

There were times as I wandered in other parts of Asia, I could also find the Philippines fitting in the picture. And vice versa – the countries, where I have been, were also remembered in some of our own spots. The following captures from my lens are either in contrast or complementary. I am presenting […]

Of Chances and Closure in Cebu

Of Chances and Closure in Cebu

Call me crazy but I am writing an open letter to Cebu as if the place is a person. The place deserves to know this. Because I thought we have a long distance and long term relationship. Dearest Cebu, My friends have been constantly asking the reason why I keep on coming back to you. […]

Separation Anxiety is Parang Pag-ibig

Separation Anxiety is Parang Pag-ibig

Separation anxiety from our travels is like the love from our past (the ex-boyfriend or the ex-girlfriend, or the ex-crush, or the ex-almost) that we can hardly forget. Here’s the list of how close the parallelism between the two is: 1. They are beautiful… The places we had been, and the ex, whom we used […]

When in Cebu: Chasing Waterfalls

When in Cebu: Chasing Waterfalls

The Queen City of the South is known for Sinulog, its beaches, whale shark watching, and heritage sites holding history dated back to Spanish colonization. Even I have already completed those in my past visits, I found more and more reasons to go back to Cebu. I bet most of the travel enthusiasts won’t have […]

8 Kings You'll Meet in Travels

8 Kings You’ll Meet in Travels

Time and time again, we have confirmed through blog posts we read that true love can be found while traveling. It is not a fairy tale anymore even in modern times. Surely you’re not the damsel in distress waiting to be saved because you’re the type who conquers the world instead through travels. So why […]

How To Book Cheap Flights in the Philippines

How To Book Cheap Flights in the Philippines

Travel can be cheap. For the first of the two-part article on how to travel more for less, I’m sharing some pointers before and after booking plane tickets. Travel by air takes the lion share from the expenses pie. So getting it done in cheaper-than-cheap price is already half the battle. Daig ng matiyaga at […]

Awesomely Flamboyant Aliwan Fiesta 2014

Awesomely Flamboyant Aliwan Fiesta 2014

As early as 12 in the mid noon, I was already striding my way to Aliwan Fiesta in Quirino Grandstand from United Nations Avenue under the scorching heat of the sun. It was almost unbearable. I knew that program kicks off 4 in the afternoon. Yet because I wanted to score the best vantage point […]

15 YOLO Trips I Survived

15 YOLO Trips I Survived

For some reasons, we want to test our own limits beyond what our sober mind thinks. We take the chances. Because YOLO. Because opportunities missed are things we regret the most later. I have my own share of craziness in choosing exciting adventures too. Because greater stories don’t start with a “Once upon a time, […]