
Pahiyas Festival is celebrated by the people of Lucban, Quezon on the 15th of May every year. It is in honor of their patron saint San Isidro Labrador (St. Isidore the Labourer), who is also the patron saint of all farmers. Lucban was described a...
By Where Have You Been Lately? on May 13, 2012 in:
Backpacking, Baguio City, Philippines, Rave Reviews, Where to Stay, Azalea Residences, backpacker, backpacking, blog, Filipina, hotel, MissBackpacker, mountaineering, review

View Larger Map Today I’m not going to talk about taxonomy (and bleed ourselves to death) nor Azaleos’ female counterpart (and how dry it can be). I’ll simply share my...

From sleeping in the pier and 12-hour agony to the sunny daytime hike and cool nighttime camping, my first adventure in the island of Mindoro was truly spectacular!Waiting for our boat to dock.Arriving at the Port Abra de Ilog 15 hours after.Waking u...
By Where Have You Been Lately? on May 2, 2012 in:
Backpacking, Contests, Dipolog, Philippines, Visual, Zamboanga, backpacker, backpacking, blog, Cogon Eco-Tourism Park, Dipolog Boulevard, Dipolog City, Dipolog Rotonda Fountain, Drew Arellano, Filipina, Galeria Indelecio, GMA 7, GMA News TV 11, Good Times Cafe, Holy Rosary Cathedral, Jigging, Linabo Peak, Mindanao, MissBackpacker, mountaineering, Sungkilaw Falls, Weekend Getaway, Zamboanga del Norte

Who would want to miss a smoke-free city with its almost zero-crime rate? Surf the net, book a plane ticket and fly for only 1.5 hours to the Northwestern part...
By Mom's the Word on Apr 27, 2012 in:
Fiinancial, backpacking, beaches, bolinao, budget trips, pangasinan, patar, philppine beaches, travel, travel with children, vacations

The Plan It all started with an impulsive idea a few days before holy week. I decided we were going on a backpacking adventure to Bolinao with the kids after an acquaintance mentioned she was from that province and mentioned that it wasn’t diff...

This post is scheduled to be published on April 20, 12 noon, day of our wedding. He finishes the meal I can no longer continue munching on saying that there...

I wasn’t planning to go out immediately after the Alay Lakad cuz I still had blisters under my feet, but I chanced upon my friend Ailyn on Facebook two Saturday nights ago. I knew she had Mondays off and I asked if she wanted to go on a daytrip wit...