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CEBU : Sinulog 2017
For many years, Cebu has been known for being the Queen City of the South. The white sand beaches, the food, the people and more has contributed to the popularity of Cebu. Not only that, every new year marks another year of festivity! In this blog post, allow me to share some basic information about this popular event back in my hometown to which where and when the Sinulog Festival comes in! The above video is one of this year’s presenter – from the Municipality of Dumanjog! What & How Sinulog started? Sinulog started as a celebratory ritual for the locals of Zubu (Cebu’s old name). Upon the arrival of…
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What I Learned in our 2016 Sri Lanka Trip
A question, not many would probably ask… most of the time, people ask about “How’s the _____ (country/place) – asking how’s the view, the experience, the food, sightseeing spots, the people and more. On this blog, I would like to answer this in a different perspective. I would like to answer this with what I truly learned and realized when we were in Sri Lanka – September of 2016. Culture, Food, Places, People and more! These are the common “what I learned” many would probably share. Indeed I learned about those different aspects of this place that used to be called CEYLON. So I’m skipping this part as I believe, if you…
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Travel Guide : Simala Church Cebu
Cebu is one of the first seat of Christianity in the Philippines, it is full of churches that represents the countries long history of Catholicism – accompanied with various festivals in honor of Jesus, Mary and all the different saints. A municipality in southern Cebu named Sibonga has become a tourist/devotee destination because of the #EuropeFeels / #ItalyFeels – SIMALA Church has. It is a façade in honor of Mama Mary. This January, I went on a vacation and took a trip down south to visit the church and paid homage to the Blessed Virgin for all of her blessings she and her son have showered to me and to my family! Here I’m…
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Hello Cebu! Surprise!
Surprise!!! As of writing, it is 5:15 am, Manila time – 6 Jan 2017. I am currently in the boarding area for my connecting flight to Cebu. This is an unplanned vacation which will surely bring a surprise to my family. I have kept this secret for a month now, and only a few of my friends know about this. I hope no one spilled the beans :) . Yes, it’s connected to the blog I recently published about losing a job, read the story here. Our original vacation schedule is supposed to be April 2017, in time for my in-law’s wedding. But as I have shared on that…
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SRI LANKA Day 3 – Galle
Welcome to day 3 of our Sri Lankan adventure. If you enjoyed Day 1 & Day 2, well there is more! See the summary below. Day 3 – Galle – Left hotel at 9 am – Turtle Farm – River/Mangrove Tour – Buddha Statue – Moonstone/Gem Factory – Dutch Canal – Galle Jewelry Street – Skills fishing (missed) – Head home, dinner on the way @ KFC – Arrived hotel @ 10 am Turtle Farm @ Arun & Aman Turtle Conservation and Research Center Entrance Fee – 1000 Rupees (27-30 AED) Tip – Expected Kokobear holding a 5-kilo turtle. Sri Lanka has 5 out of 7 (in the world) species of…
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SRI LANKA Day 2 – Sigiriya, Elephant Ride & Safari
It’s day 2 blog now! Catch the earlier stories and previous post links at the end of this blog. Day 2 – Sigiriya, Elephant Ride & Safari -Left hotel at 5:30 am – Hike Sigiriya Mountain – Elephant ride – Safari – Head home, dinner on the way at Mango Mango – Arrived hotel at 11:30 pm Climbing Sigiriya in Dambulla Entrance – 4620 Rupees (125 AED) – Kinldy note that Locals & Foreighners have different entrance fee. Tour Guide – starts at 400 Rupees ( more or less 35 AED ++) – Optional. SIGIRIYA as you read it on Wikipedia is world reknown site (a rock fortress)…
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Sri Lankan Foodie – ආහාර (āhāra)
As a part of every travel; it is indeed a good way to know more about a country’s culture with their food. Sharing a separate blog post of our gastronomic adventure in Sri Lanka! Trivia: While in Sri Lanka, the 3 of us never had lunch!!! Wanna know why? . . . Read on! :) Two (2) of the three (3) days tour that we had started early in the morning because of the distance of the sites we visited. Day 1 & 2 – we had our packed breakfast. The hotel packed a very “safe” set of breakfast for the three of us: Cheese Sandwich, Orange or…
