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Sail Away! Riding with the Habagat Waves of Mactan Cebu

Friday, August 17th, 2007

It was definitely my first boat ride in Cebu and my first time meeting some strangers that would become my ultimate barkada in the Queen City. A balikbayan forumer came home and promised a treat that the forumers based in Cebu would never forget. Island hopping from Mactan Island to Olango Island and back and [...]

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From Quezon City to Batangas in a Breezy

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

One Saturday just last month, a supposed-to-be 2-hour drive to Batangas turned out to be one of the worst driving experience of my life. I live in a Quezon City apartment near UP and have a job in Eastwood, and every week I go home to Batangas and my family. There wasn’t much fuzz with that a year ago when SLEX was still not under “renovation,” but now, trying to go home at the same time of day as I did before makes me wish for the nth time I didn’t have to work in the city–but of course, I have to. So after that Saturday wherein I was caught up in traffic for 6 hours, I told myself something needs to be done and I just have to modify my travel habits to cope up with the current road situation. Now, after four weeks of experimentation, I might have just found my answers. For those people who has the same route(or at least parts of it) as I do and who wants to retain that pleasant driving experience they had right after learning how to drive and before discovering that the city is not the race track we imagine it to be: read on.

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Crossing Cebu to Iloilo by Nautical Highway, the Unconventional Way

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

I’m experiencing problems with my life in Cebu during these times. At times like these, I just wanted to get out of everything, therefore I went home, to Iloilo. The sudden decision that I made affected the schedule of my whole week for I wanted to escape the urban jungle the soonest time possible, under [...]

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How to Get to the New Iloilo Airport

Monday, June 18th, 2007

With its inauguration last June 13, 2007, the old Mandurriao airport of Iloilo was finally decommissioned by the Air Transportation Office and moved to its new facility in the town of Cabatuan, some 20 kilometers away from the old airport.

With the promise of economic growth that will bring upon this region, the new Iloilo Airport [...]

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Lakbayan: What’s your Travel Quotient?

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Lakbayan is a nice little web app which lets you take a survey of the places you’ve been to in the Philippines. It then rates you for it. Here’s my travel scorecard:

My Lakbayan grade is C+!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!
Created by Eugene Villar.
It then creates a map like [...]

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The Road Less Traveled: Passing by Maguindanao

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Two years ago, I couldn’t believe that I crossed for what they say, one of the most treacherous highways in the country. Only a few years ago, during the Estrada Administration, the only thing that you see here are bombshells, mortars, evacuating people and guns, guns and more guns. Crossfire was everywhere, and media [...]

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Cebu Pacific’s 1++ fare promo

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

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Like the previous years 1 peso promo, Cebu Pacific is once again coming out with a 1++ promo.

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Boracay by boat

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

What are the general details of your boat trip to Boracay?
We rode the Negros Navigation ferry from the Manila Pier to Caticlan on our way to Boracay and the WG&A Super Ferry on our way home. There were four of us going there and three going home.
How long was the trip?
The actual boat ride itself averages [...]

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Dangwa Flower Market, Sampaloc, Metro Manila.

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Dangwa is a fresh flower market in Sampaloc. It is located in the Dos Castillas Street and spread its wings in the side streets ( Lacson Ave, Maria Clara Str., Dimasalang Rd.).

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Jan 10: Last Day of Cebu Pacific Seat Sale

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Today, Jan 10 is the last day of Cebu Pacific’s Seat Sale wherein tickets can be as low as Php 99. Travel Dates however are between to Feb 1 ~ March 31, 2007 only.
It might be good to book right away because seats are limited.

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