Category Archives: Travel

Cintai Corito’s Garden:
Balinese-inspired Hideaway

I’VE never been to Bali, Indonesia, but based on the photographs and video footages that I’ve seen of this resort island, I felt like I had seen and trod on the grounds of Bali when my husband Raff and I, … Continue reading

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A Sumptuous Dining Experience at Luxent Hotel

BESIDES comfortable and luxurious accommodations, good food is what makes people go back to a hotel. On this point, Luxent Hotel, a modern 16-storey hotel that strategically located along the business district of Timog Ave. in Quezon City, has got … Continue reading

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Yes, Grapes Do Grow in the Philippines!
(And They Thrive in La Union)

I HAVE to admit: I didn’t know that grapes grow in the Philippines. The possibility of grapes growing in the Philippines in a commercial quantity did enter my mind quite a few times in the past, but I quickly dismissed … Continue reading

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Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar:
A Walk Down Philippine History

THESE days, you don’t have to go all the way to Vigan, Ilocos Sur, to experience walking down the cobblestone-paved roads of the Philippines centuries past. Tucked in the southwestern part of the province of Bataan, in the quiet town … Continue reading

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Fun, Color and Excitement Reign
at Sampaloc, Quezon’s Bulihan Festival

FOR the past four years, the otherwise quiet town of Sampaloc in Quezon Province comes to life every April, when it stages its annual Bulihan Festival, a town fiesta that highlights the many possibilities with buri (a material derived from … Continue reading

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