Negros Occidental is one of my favorite destinations. When I attended the Panaad sa Negros Festival 2013, your travel writer had a chance to visit a wellness destination that is more than just an organic farm. Owned by the Jo family, Rapha Valley is located in Don […]
Why I Love Road Trips:Negros
We all love road trips. Well, except for those who suffer from motion-sickness. But traveling on the road connects us closer to nature. The dominance of green in your surroundings is really good to our eyes that are plugged in to our monitors all days. And one of the my […]
Bacolod’s Ripples Restaurant
October is the time for Bacolod City to shine. This month, this sweet city will celebrate one of the rising festivals in the country, the Masskara Festival. As a freelance writer, I would like to share to you a nice place to eat in Bacolod City. Ripples restaurant is one […]
Zaycoland Resort and Hotel
I always love traveling to Negros especially on a road trip for this island has plenty of wonderful scenerios from its wide sugarcane plantations to lush mountains. As a freelance writer, you can surely get many things to feature and write. And just this month, we traveled again for my […]
Mambukal Resort, Negros Occidental
This year, summer seemed to have come early with the occurrence of the El Niño that left many places in the country not just with a very hot temperature but shortage in water. And it was a relief when we decided to spend some family time in Mambukal Resort a […]
Bacolod’s Chicken Inasal
Bacolod City is not only the “City of Smile” but the city of chicken inasal where there are many restaurants specializing in this local cuisine as well as those sold along the streets. Inasal means, “grilled” in Ilonggo and comes from the Spanish word “asar“. If you happen to be […]
Ancestral Homes in Silay City
When we speak of ancestral homes in the Philippines, we always think of Vigan in Ilocos which is no doubt a place that will bring you back to the Spanish times. But with my own ignorance, I overlooked a neighboring city where I lived that is also famous and known […]
What I Want to Do in Silay And Talisay City
Few more days and off I go to the neighboring island of Negros. Our main IT for this trip is to visit The Ruins in Talisay City and the ancestral houses in Silay. But in between those main agenda, I have included these Things to Do in Silay and Talisay […]
Negros Occidental: More than just a Sugarlandia
A freelance writer turned storyteller, this is what I want to achieve every time I’m traveling. And as we travel by land from Iloilo City to my parents’ house in Cebu, we pass through Negros Island, a place famous for its vast sugarcane plantation. But I love Negros Occidental not […]