A year ago, I made the decision to lie low from filmmaking and explore other things, like travelling the whole Philippines. I reckon it’s also time to come back to blogging which I stopped doing a long time ago. I’ve…
Although not as popular with backpackers as compared to Thailand and Cambodia, I went to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, to spend two days to so I could have my passport stamped because my maximum stay in Thailand was about…
The “Island Born of Fire,” that’s what Camiguin is known for. The second smallest province in the Philippines, this island is located north of Mindanao and is home to seven volcanoes – much of the island was formed through earthquakes…
What’s inside the Notre Dame Cathedral before the 2019 fire that damaged most of the structure? Going inside the Notre Dame Cathedral got me a sense of creepy feeling. Why not? Its architecture style is gothic and it is where…
The Island Garden City of Samal in southern Mindanao is popular for its white sand beach resorts but there’s a small natural waterfalls just right in its capital district in Cawag, Peñaplata that has become a popular spot among locals.…
Every afternoon before the pandemic, he and his sister used to sell rice cakes at the street where my restaurant is located. When he saw me with my camera, he jovially excaimed, “Kuya, picture!” (Big brother, take a photo of…
Sure Moroccan tea is the best tea I’ve ever had in the world but there’s more to this country than just that. Having no visa requirement for Filipinos to travel to , me and my brother seized the opportunity to…
My fondest memory of Paris was not a romantic rendezvous at Eiffel Tower but a spriritual rediscovery at the famous Notre Dame Cathedral. Braving through the cold winter afternoon, I had to test my patience waiting in a long queue…
It’s true that Siargao – one of Surigao del Norte’s main islands – is famous as a surfing destination but inarguably, it also has one of the best views of sunrise in the world. So before you go surfing, the…
I went to Taiwan to take advantage of their extended no-visa policy on Filipino citizens. I will write a series of blogs about that trip soon. It was my first time in Taiwan and that trip made me fall in…
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