An insane habal-habal ride is definitely worth this!One fine early afternoon in Valencia, Negros Oriental. Great picnic company consisted of local folks snacking on chips and intercontinental acquaintances gobbling dried mangoes. TweetShare This page was viewed times.
Author: Gay Mitra
Snapshot Saturday: Island Romance
“As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.” -Anonymous With this gorgeous sunset, who wouldn’t fall in love?Nope, that ain’t me and hubby. This is a snapshot of Amir and his girlfriend who started steadily dating after their Magalawa Island weekend getaway. Neither is a friend of…
Casaroro Falls
I swallowed hard. It’s going to be one tough ride. Amidst the pandemonium of habal-habal drivers offering tours in our faces, I was fidgety and dazed. I was never comfortable journeying aboard motorcycles, let alone riding it with another passenger aside from the driver on an unpaved road and two months pregnant. Nevertheless I was…
Snapshot Saturday: Paco Park
Paco Park, view from the top of its thick adobe walls.What used to be a municipal cemetery during Spanish colonial period is now a park frequented by young dating couples from surrounding universities. Its charming old St. Pancratius Chapel, more popularly known as Paco Park Church, is a top fave for intimate weddings. It is…
Cebu-Dumaguete: Company of “Joes”
I traumatically underwent an onslaught of interviews by random Pinays as we roadtripped and roro cruised our way from Cebu to Dumaguete. Our entourage composed of two Pinoys (me and my friend Xhy) and three Aussies: Brothers Ari and Benn, plus my hubby Shervin. Backpacking around the Philippines with foreign travelers (or “Joes” as we…
Snapshot Saturday: Quality Testing A Hammock
I think I’m in love!From the Pinay Travel Junkie’s backpacking notes: This is how to test a hammock whether it’s durable or not, and to see how strong are the arms of its maglalako (seller). And yeah, this is me laughing my tonsils out with new acquaintances in Laiya, Batangas. Though priced way more expensive…
Magellan’s Cross and Fort San Pedro
Snapshot Saturday: White and Gold
Bantayan Island-Cebu City: Losing My Temper
I shamelessly snapped at someone, which rarely happens by the way. Whenever I’m on the road, my head almost always floats inside a sunshine-y bubble. Ecstatic to satisfy my hunger for a new adventure. And sadly, I blame my 2-month pregnancy for the short fuse. So how did this happen? About to leave Bantayan Island’s…
