By Between Coordinates on May 17, 2012 in:
Project 730, Uncategorized, adventure, assessment, chicken, comparison, downtown, experiences, food, independence, inspired, interest, isaw, philippines, planning, plans, project 730, solo travel, street food, taste, travel, travel plans, travel young, traveler, world travel, young, young life, young travel
Back in college, my friends would usually buy one of the popular Filipino street food known as “isaw.” This famous barbecued chicken intestines are tagged as “cheap but has a good taste.” So, every time I see these along the s...
By Between Coordinates on May 5, 2012 in:
Cebu, Coordinates, Philippines, Uncategorized, adventure, assessment, blogging, cebu, christianity, church, churches, domestic, downtown, historical landmarks, history, independence, inspired, interest, local, maps, old, philippines, planning, plans, prayer, project 730, relaxation, solo travel, spirituality, tourist attraction, travel, travel plans, travel young, traveler, trip, world travel, young, young travel
The Basilica de Santo Niño de Minor is a 16th Century Church in Cebu City which was the first to be built out of earth, nipa, and hard wood. Later, it was remodeled with hard stone. The church was built on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño...
By Between Coordinates on May 5, 2012 in:
Cebu, Coordinates, Philippines, Uncategorized, adventure, assessment, cebu, cebu city, christianity, city, cross, downtown, history, independence, inspired, landmarks, magellan, maps, paintings, philippines, planning, plans, portuguese, project 730, significance, solo travel, spanish, tourist attraction, travel, travel plans, traveler, trip, world travel, young, young travel
March 16, 1521: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan landed on Cebu and on April 21, 1521, he planted the Christian Cross, now known as “Magellan’s Cross” to signify the conversion from paganism to Roman Catholic faith. It is...
By Between Coordinates on May 5, 2012 in:
Cebu, Coordinates, Philippines, Uncategorized, adventure, array, authentic, barbecue, blogging, cebu, comparison, downtown, finances, food, independence, inspired, interest, larsian, local food, meat, money, philippines, planning, plans, project 730, raw, seafood, smoke, solo travel, travel, travel plans, travel young, traveler, trip, vacation, world travel, young, young travel
Where in the world could we find “Larsian?” It has been said that you haven’t seen and experienced the whole of Cebu if you failed to visit Larsian… Is it a beach? Is it a monument? Well, no. It is something we all think about...
By Between Coordinates on May 5, 2012 in:
Cebu, Coordinates, Philippines, Uncategorized, adventure, assessment, blogging, cheap, dilemma, downtown, finances, getting there, heat, independence, inspired, interest, jeepney, money, motorcycle, philippines, planning, plans, red shoes, ride, save, solo travel, tourist attraction, travel, travel plans, travel young, traveler, trip, vacation, volunteer, walk, walking, work, world travel, young, young life, young travel
I was not in Cebu City mainly to tour the place. I just got lucky that the event of Younglife ended early - consider this as a sidetrip rather than the main trip alone. So, I guess a few hours before riding a 12-hour boat to Iloilo should be ma...
By Between Coordinates on May 5, 2012 in:
Cebu, Coordinates, Philippines, Uncategorized, adventure, beverly hills, blogging, cebu, china, chines, colors, downtown, dragons, history, independence, inspired, interest, monks, pagoda, philippines, solo travel, taoism, temple, temples, tourist attraction, tourist destination, travel, travel plans, travel young, traveler, trip, work, world travel, worship, young, young travel
“Beverly Hills, Philippines” - sounds odd, right? Haha. Well, the Taoist temple, found in Lahug, Cebu, was built in 1972 along the Beverly Hills Subdivision, a wealthy residential suburb north of downtown Cebu. This temple is the ce...
By Between Coordinates on Apr 26, 2012 in:
Project 730, Uncategorized, adventure, assessment, blogging, busy, career, city life, city tourist, college, comparison, course, days, degree, design, dilemma, downtown, events, finances, home, iloilo, independence, inspired, interest, job, landmarks, lifestyle, local tourist, maps, meetings, money, months, nurse, nursing, passion, philippines, planning, plans, project 730, road, sailboat, schedules, shoreline, sleep, solo travel, status, tourist, travel plans, travel young, traveler, trip, unwanted, unwanted tasks, updates, volunteer, work, world travel, young, young life, young travel
Today I learned about “passion” - doing things in life that you actually enjoy. For me, passion is falling inlove with what you do, pursuing those things that make you happy, and above all, it gives you that “purpose of living...