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Home Archive for 2016

3 Good Stuff To Try at The Grain Restaurant in Cebu City, Philippines

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Food at hotel-based restaurants are usually expensive in Cebu, Philippines. But this is changing now. One intriguing hotel-based restaurant...
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Don Bernardino Jalandoni Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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On a business trip to Negros Occidental , Philippines, an old friend offered to host us for a tour of some places near Bacolod City. One of...
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Interesting Antiques at the Old Jesuit House of 1730 in Cebu City, Philippines

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One of the oldest dated houses in the Philippines is found on an almost decrepit area in the country's oldest city. On a street where n...
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Citi Grand Inn: A Quiet Place to Stay in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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During a post-engagement leisure time on a business trip sometime in late May 2016, me and 2 of my colleagues from the Cebu Teambuilding Fa...
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Bishop's House in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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Beside the San Sebastian Cathedral and across the Plaza del Seis de Noviembre in Bacolod City , Negros Occidental, Philippines is the Bish...
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Interesting Landmarks at the Bacolod City Plaza in Negros Occidental, Philippines

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The Bacolod City Plaza in Bacolod City , Negros Occidental, Philippines may just seem to be an ordinary public park. Just like any other i...
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Diotay's: A Palapala Alternative in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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Having tasted the dishes from Nening's Tulahan at the more popular Old Palapala place in Bacolod City, an old friend who offered to tou...
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San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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Across the Bacolod City Plaza is the San Sebastian Cathedral at the heart of Bacolod City , Negros Occidental, Philippines. This cathedral...
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Monuments at Plaza Independencia in Cebu City, Philippines

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The Plaza Independencia may be the most popular public park among Cebuanos. The public space teems with people on weekends doing a variety ...
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World War II Veterans Memorial in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines

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Right outside the town hall in Dauis town on Bohol province's Panglao Island is a memorial to the brave men and women of the town who ...
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A Quick Visit To Negros Occidental in May 2016

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I recently visited the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental on account of a business trip to Himamaylan City. During the trip, ...
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Seafood Trip at Nening's Tulahan in Old Pala-pala, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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If SuTuKil is widely popular in Cebu, Negros Occidental's version is the palapala , where a customer buys his or her preferred seafood...
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Pakalog for Breakfast at GL Cafe in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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I met a good old friend in Bacolod City , Negros Occidental during a business trip in May 2016. While he is not the touristy type, he still...
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Pinewood Forest in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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I have traveled many times from Cebu City to Bacolod City passing through the town of Don Salvador Benedicto in the mountainous middle part...
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4 Must Try Cakes at Calea in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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Calea  is a very popular cake shop in Bacolod City , Negros Occidental, Philippines. People say that when visiting Bacolod City, this is on...
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Rice Terraces in San Carlos City and Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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The most famous rice terraces in the Philippines happen to be the ones in Banaue, Ifugao Province of the Cordillera Autonomous Region in th...
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Bestsellers at Fujinoya Japanese Bistro in Cebu City, Philippines

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We asked the barista what their specialty was at Fujinoya Bistro . He suggested we order the Fujinoya Special Chocolate Cake and the Japan...
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My 2016 First Quarter Travels Around the Philippines

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The first quarter of 2016 had me traveling around several places in the Philippines . My itinerary brought me to Metro Manila, Boracay Isla...
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Butterbean Desserts and Café in Cebu City, Philippines

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Cakes, pastries, ice cream are favorite dessert items for Filipinos. Cebuanos are not so different. One store that focuses on serving good ...
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Choosing Your Chicken Meal At Bonchon Chicken

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There's a relatively new player in the chicken fast food chain industry in Cebu, Philippines. Bonchon Chicken currently has three branc...
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From Cebu City To Camotes

From Cebu City To Camotes

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I have recently been to the Camotes group of islands in northwestern Cebu. We stayed at Santiago Bay Garden Resort at Santiago Bay, San Fra...
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Ging-ging's Restaurant in Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines

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I was of the expectation that dining in Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan , Cebu, Philippines would be quite expensive. But when we got to th...
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White Beach at Santiago Bay in San Francisco, Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines

White Beach at Santiago Bay in San Francisco, Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines

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The most visited place in the Camotes group of islands is the White Beach in Santiago, San Francisco, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. I...
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Spoiled for Choices at Burger King in the Philippines

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If there's one burger place in the Philippines that will spoil you for choices of different kinds of burgers, look no further than Burg...
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The 7th Visayan Longboarding Trilogy in Siquijor and Cebu

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Extreme sports such as longboarding is yet to be standardized here in the Philippines; point in fact, only a really few Filipinos understan...
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