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Archive for July, 2007

Manila Chinese Cemetery

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Just a few weeks ago, I played the male version of Lara Croft as the Tomb Raider. No, I wasn’t shooting another movie version. But I was doing the real thing. We scoured all the nook and cranny of the Manila Chinese Cemetery for a treasure trove of unsual facts and some more lessons in [...]

A Drop of Milk in Manila

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Just a few blocks away from the Far Eastern University is another architectural masterpiece. A masterpiece that was almost forgotten by time. A treasure that could have been torn down to pieces. But heritage conservationists took a bold action before time finally eats this building into dust. Then in the 2002, 859 Lepanto Street (now [...]

Awesome Avilon Zoo in Montalban

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

I went to Avilon Zoo in Montalban. It’s awesome! I felt so at home with my animal relatives, I didn’t want to go back to the city! I can compare Avilon Zoo to Sydney Aquarium and Featherdale Wildlife Park in Australia, compare it to Underwater World in Singapore. I can say Avilon Zoo is a [...]

A Journey to an Art Deco Complex

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

In every corner you look, there are squares, triangles, straight lines, curves, and all sorts of geometric pattern that you can think of. No, I didn’t enroll myself in Geometry 101 again. Last week I found myself inside the Philippines’ largest Art Deco complex: the Far Eastern University along Morayta Street in Manila.

Shroud of Turin Exhibit Opens in SM Pampanga

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

San Fernando, Pampanga is set to be the first of four Philippine cities to host the upcoming Shroud of Turin exhibit. After enlightening New Zealand, Shroud Exhibits International, Inc. presents the Philippine Exhibition of The Mystery of the Shroud of Turin, opening on July 20 at SM Pampanga. Revered for hundreds of years as the [...]

Viajeng Cucina Matua

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Youth Tourism Response – Philippines (YTRiP), with the help of Alquimista, Inc. and the Sleepy Traveler is organizing a food trip to Pampanga this July. Dubbed Viajeng Cucina Matua (The Old Kitchen Tour), the food trip is slated this July 22, 2007. The Kapampangan cuisine is highly regarded as one of the most delicious in [...]

Philippine Airlines Fly Asia Promo

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Fly Again All-You-Can! Buy 1 Economy Class Domestic Ticket and Take 2 Domestic Economy Class tickets for free! Sale period from 09 – 21 July 2007 and for travel from 01 August – 15 October 2007. For bookings, call PAL Reservations in Manila: (02) 855-8888, Cebu: (032) 340-0191, Davao: (082) 222-0366 or your travel agent. [...]

Paradise Philippines

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Paradise Philippines is a new search engine contest which aims to promote and spread the beauty of the Philippine Islands thru internet marketing. Pinoy.Travel.Blog has been advocating local tourism by blogging about the rich and beautiful places of the Philippine archipelago. If you wish to support our cause in spreading Philippine tourism, do help us [...]