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The First World Pyro Olympics will be hosted by Pasay City at The Esplanade, Bay City Central Business Park. The event will run from December 26 up to December 30. Get yourselves prepared to be amazed by this huge fireworks show. Enumerated below is the schedule for the event.
26 December 2005 (Monday) – China [...]
Completed in Belgium, brought down to pieces, shipped to the Philippines, and was reconstructed in Manila. That’s how the San Sebastian Church came into existence.
The church, located in the area of Quiapo is also the first all-steel church of Asia. Tihs church displays a fine example of Gothic architecture. Inside the church can be [...]
Having Vigan empanada at the Burgos Plaza was an exciting event. The cooking of this local streetfood delight is a show in itself. The manangs roll the dough into a soft shell, put in the ingredients and cook the empanadas right before your eyes and serve them crispy and fresh off the pan.
The Pinoy Big Brother House has just been considered one of the “tourist spots” in the Metro. Some people would go there just to have their picture taken in front of the house. It is located in front of the ABS-CBN Studio compound in Quezon City.
Bystanders are found in front of the PBB house even [...]
I bet you’ve heard this line before when you are about to go on a road trip to a place you’ve never been to before. When you asked the only person who knows about the place if it’s too far. Usually that person would answer, “it’s not far from here, just a one hour drive.” [...]
How well do you know Manila? They say the best way to know a place is to go through it by foot. Admittedly, the Manila breeze may not exactly be good for your lungs, but if you want to really appreciate historical Manila, there’s no other way. I know my hubby would be happy to [...]
I might be called a hypocrite for extolling the benefits that Davao taxi’s bring to daily commuters, given that they contribute regularly to my blood pressure whenever I drive Davao’s streets. But they are quite a convenient means of getting around, since practically anywhere you can flag one down because of their cornucopia like [...]
It was a branding idea from hell.
Courtesy of MSNBC News, I will rehash the 10 Tips for Holiday Travel…
1) Know peak travel dates
The earlier you are at the airport or any station, the better. Avoid travelling the day before the holiday. My family discoverd last year that that the airports are breezier and less busy when travelling during [...]
Apart from Zoobic in Subic, Avilon Zoo is probably the most travelled zoo and a must see destination here in the country especially for children since it opened a year or so ago.
My husband and I took our children to Avilon last May and boy my children ages 4 and 2 respectively had [...]
