Boracay: The Summer Mecca of the Philippines
You see it in magazines, postcards and travel brochures: powdery white sand, the bluest of skies, and the clearest of waters. In the Philippines, that tropical dreamland can be anywhere. But Boracay...
View ArticleNew Airline to Fly to Batanes Starting December 14
As the northernmost province of the Philippines, Batanes is relatively a newcomer in the country’s tourist scene. It is so physically and culturally removed from the rest of the Philippine archipelago...
View ArticlePlan Your Trip Around Visayan Festivals
The Visayas in Central Philippines is home to a handful of nationally-renowned religious and cultural festivals that are considered to be some of the most colorful in the country. On your (first/next)...
View ArticleMaundy Thursday 2013: The First Station on the Way of the Cross
For a predominantly Catholic country like the Philippines, important days of the Holy Week are national holidays. Maundy Thursday is the first of these Triduum (three days before Easter) holidays....
View ArticleOnly in the Philippines: Top 10 Filipino Cultural Quirks Explained Part 1
As with any culture that is not your own, certain behaviors, practices and habits may be considered odd, weird and even downright bizarre. Filipinos have a fair share of them, and often the source of...
View ArticleOnly in the Philippines: Top 10 Filipino Cultural Quirks Explained Part 2
As with any culture that is not your own, certain behaviors, practices and habits may be considered odd, weird and even downright bizarre. Filipinos have a fair share of them, and often the source of...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Mt. Guiting-Guiting, The K2 of the Philippines
Filipino hard-core mountaineers are understandably infatuated with Mount Guiting-Guiting, the imposing jagged-peaked mountain in the island of Sibuyan in Central Philippines. Albeit shorter than Mount...
View ArticleHoly Week 2014: A Time for Reflection and Renewal
The observance of the Holy Week is part of the Christian celebration of the Lenten season. Traditionally, Lent lasts for forty days, coinciding with the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This...
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