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After a bumpy three-hour drive from the metro, our group finally made it to Graceland. The drive was difficult with heavy traffic, muddy roads and non-stop rain. Inside our cramped car, the mood was just as stormy. We’d skipped breakfast and and stayed hungry way past noon. As we winded our way to the rain-soaked […]

CATICLAN, Malay, Aklan – PAL Express, the new, low-fares brand of Philippine Airlines, will serve 22 inter-island routes at the outset, including some provincial points currently without air service or underserved by other players, PAL president Jaime J. Bautista announced today.
“With PAL Express, Philippine Airlines is reassuming its traditional mandate of providing quality, affordable air […]

The adventures of my “itchy feet” continue to the home of the tarsiers, Bohol! Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. It is the 10th largest island in the country, located in the heart of the Visayas. To the west of Bohol is […]

Palawan is made up of 1,768 islands, is the second largest province of the Philippines. Its total land area is spread between the main island where Puerto Princesa, the capital city, is located and among the peripheral islands of Busuanga, Culion, Linacapan, Dumaran, Cagayanes, Balabac and group of about 40 islets and islands collectively known […]

I write this article not to tell you what the perfect date is. Instead I’m writing to tell you about my idea of the perfect date in Tagaytay. (Ahem! Ahem!) So boys, pay attention and girls, please read on so that the next time you find yourself preparing for a trip to Tagaytay you’ll have […]

For a hike up Mt. Pinatubo, the jump-off point is Pinatubo Spa Town, Capas, Tarlac. It’s best to get there by around 8:00 in the morning so that the hike up would not be too hot. Jovi Balbiro, the tour organizer, met us warmly and introduced us to our driver and our guide. We clambered […]

Considered as the window to the island of Mindanao, Davao City is home to various national prides. The alluring orchid called the waling-waling, the intriguing endangered Philippine Eagle, whose sanctuary is at the foot of Mt. Apo, the country’s highest mountain are among the tourist attractions in this bounteous province. No wonder my friends and […]

Right in the heart of Taytay, Rizal is an exciting resort which boost of a 9,100 sq. m. lagoon-shaped mega pool which resembles Laguna De Bay. Club Manila East Central features aside from the mega pool, a kiddie pool, an adult pool with giant slide, Olympic size and bean shaped swimming pool, plus a golf […]

Puerto Galera on a Holy Week is normally cramped, overcrowded and noisy. You’d be hard-pressed to find your own spot by the sea on White Beach or Sabang. If you want a piece of Puerto Galera to yourself, try Talipanan Beach on the edge of town. Even during the so-called super peak season, you […]