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Archive for June, 2007

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Cebu Pacific’s P99 Midweek Special Seat Sale

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Travel during the middle of the week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) and get the 99-peso special seat sale from Cebu Pacific.
Applying to all domestic destinations, buy your tickets on June 21 to 27 only (or until seats last) , for travel from August 1 to October 31, 2007.
I know that nothing beats traveling on weekends…but [...]

A taste of Italy in Amici

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

So all the rumors are true.
I recently went to Amici di Don Bosco. It’s a trattoria located right inside the Don Bosco Technical School Compound in Makati City. Amici di Don Bosco is an Italian word for friends of Don Bosco. So what’s with Amici, anyway?

Penne in Cream Sauce with Smoked Salmon

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 [...]

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 [...]

PAL Now Flies to New Iloilo Airport

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Starting June 14, Philippine Airlines will operate all its four flights daily to Iloilo via the new Iloilo Airport in Santa Barbara-Cabatuan. PAL will no longer operate at the old airport at the Mandurriao district.
From June 14, PAL passengers and cargo customers in Iloilo are advised to proceed to the new airport, located at Barangay [...]

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 [...]

The Philippines: Everything’s here for you!

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

PHILTOA will be holding the 18th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) on September 7-9, 2007 at the SM Megatrade Hall. PHILTOA President Josefina Pestano said that this year’s PTM brings the focus on the thousand and one ways to enjoy the country’s beautiful scenes, attractions, and facilities. “Everything’s Here for You” is the adopted theme to [...]

Igorot Dances at Tam-awan Village Baguio

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Tam-awan Village in Baguio City features authentic Ifugao huts, an Art Gallery and Crafts shop, a coffee shop, Fishpond, Eco-tours, art workshops and cultural shows. The village recently appeared in “Asian Treasures” (Robin Padilla, Angel Locsin) as part of the hunt for anting-antings.
I visited the village together with a couple of friends one Saturday [...]