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• Stalking Mayon

  

  My two goals in Albay were to eat Bicolano food (checked three times) and to see Mount Mayon (checked seven plus plus times). Legazpi AirportAlbay welcomes ever... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Legazpi Eats: 1st Colonial Grill, Small Talk Café, Bigg's Diner

  

  In Albay, I had two goals: eat Bicolano food and see Mount Mayon. Goal number one? Checked. Three times. Thanks to friends who have been to Albay for... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Affordable Accommodations in Legazpi City

  

  This post is for those looking for a cheap place to stay in Legaspi City in Albay. Because I am a cheapo myself......I risked my life by staying in Sampaguita... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 TRAVEL

• La Terraza Restaurant

  

  A tarpaulin with a photo of a bowl of halo-halo. Mmmm...tempting. After an hour of going up and down and around Kawa-Kawa Hill on a warm day? I gave in to... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Kawa-Kawa Hill

  

  I flew to Albay with no definite plan and just these two goals: eat Bicolano food and see Mount Mayon. A few days before the trip I saw a photo of an unusual... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Let's Pinangat, Shall We?

  

  I'm going to Albay. I'm going to eat Bicolano grub. I must eat Bicolano grub! And I am making sure pinangat is one of them. My tastebuds first encountered... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Chicken Junction

  

  I got mail! And I have mixed feelings about it. It's an invitation for a free meal at Chicken Junction in One Pavilion Mall in Banawa. On one hand, who... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Wisdom from the Road #5

  On kindnessDo not refuse a kindness.Alex, a local we met in Siargao, offered to look for a motorcycle to take us back to where we were staying. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Bring Home the Brownie Cup!

  

  I wrote about U.B.E or Ultimate Brownie Experience a month or so ago. U.B.E now has a different name—Team Brownie—but with the same mouthwatering effect! :D... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 TRAVEL

• I Asked, Ryo Answered

  

  This is Ryo, a Japanese we met last year on the bus from Phnom Penh to Saigon. He came by Cebu for a weekend visit April of this year, taking a break from his... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Siargao and Bucas Grande: Itinerary and Expenses

  

  In case you wanted to know the sequence of events......and how pocket holes were made. Three Days in Siargao: In and Around Siargao IslandLa Isla Siargao Bar an... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Bucas Grande: Lagoon, Lake, and Caves

  

  Our sole purpose of going to Bucas Grande Island was to see Sohoton Cove and its neighboring lake and caves.The first stop of our tour was Sohoton Cove. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Balanghai Kanlunes in Bucas Grande Island

  

  One can explore Sohoton Cove in Bucas Grande Island as a day trip from Siargao. Since we intended to stay a night in Bucas Grande, we passed up on the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Did You Know That...

  

  ...a thousand Jewish refugees came to the Philippines on the brink of the holocaust in Europe? This daring move is credited to a handful of people including... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Skales Greek Restaurant

  

  Here's another place we tried in Siargao: Skales Greek Restaurant, a hundred or so meters from Happy Gecko Backpacker's Hostel. Quiet and deserted, it did not... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 DINING OUT, TRAVEL

• Three Little Islands

  

  Siargao Island is not all surfing and reef breaks. Sandy beaches can be had too. Get away from Cloud 9 and find the beach in General Luna town proper. It is... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Magpupungko Then and Now

  

  In 2006, we had to pick our way through those bushes (Photo by S. Yeo)Magpupungko seven years ago: I clearly remember arriving in a place surrounded by wild... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 TRAVEL

• La Isla Siargao Bar and Grill

  

  The Ice Cream ManThe first afternoon in Siargao was spent eating cones of rocky road strawberry ice cream (strawberry ice cream peddled on the rocky road of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 TRAVEL

• In and Around Siargao Island

  

  The IslandYou probably know that Siargao Island is the "Surfing Capital of the Philippines" and you probably want to ride its waves. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 TRAVEL

• A Minute on an Island

  Here's a short clip I slapped together. Please indulge me and press play Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 TRAVEL