Call me boastful but I feel that I’m swimming in an open water surrounded by sharks nowadays. And I’m not alone, as we travel bloggers and writers slowly find a significant place in our respective niches, we are also prone to content scraping. This whining is nothing new. As […]
Attractions in Guimaras Island: Guimaras Wonder’s Farm
Nice beaches and sweet mangos – these equate to Guimaras. An island province sandwiched between Panay and Negros. Thought to be barren, it has become an agricultural island with mangos, cashews, calamansi planted in its land. Interested farmers ( global definition, not the Filipino impoverished picture) grabbed the opportunity to […]
Zemkamps Chalet: The Place to Stay in Guimaras
With more travelers hoping to relax in a serene venue, the island of Guimaras which is just 10-15 minutes away by boat from Iloilo City is the answer to those who wants to unwind and to take a quick trip. As Guimaras is still at its raw beauty and […]
Inside Sultan Kudarat Capitol Building
The Provincial Capitol of Sultan Kudarat is probably the main structure in the province and a great landmark when you travel to Sultan Kudarat. Like other places like in the US or in Cebu, capitol buildings are works of art. Set in a vast lot, it is not hard […]
Tilapias and Falls at Lake Sebu
A little bit familiar to the local tourism’s ears, but Lake Sebu is one place everyone must dare to visit. Whenever someone is in town as far as Davao, Lake Sebu will always be peeping over the lid of that bucket list. It may sound a little touristy […]
Tukiba, Surallah: Discovering Surallah, South Cotabato
According to Atty. Agnes Padilla-Escalera, “tukiba” in Hiligaynon dialect means, “to discover” and Surallah is just one of the many places your freelance writer explored during my Southern Mindanao trip for Agnes and Glenn’s wedding. Please don’t shoot me as I confess that I never heard […]
I came & I saw Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat is a place where Christians and Muslims live peacefully; Sultan Kudarat for me is friendship. It is in this province where I knew and loved people. It is in Sultan Kudarat where my best friend, Agnes came from. We’ve known each other since college in UP Visayas […]
BAYO's Full-Ad Campaign Revealed
It started with a status on Facebook ( Where else?) and instead of commenting, I wrote a blog post about it. I seldom blog about these issues because I want to focus on my travel writing. Nevertheless, I gave my share about the latest stir which was more dominant […]
Popular Lighthouses in the Philippines
In celebration of Philippine independence from Spain today, let me blog something from our Spanish colonial past….lighthouses. One of my favorite subjects as a freelance writer. No, I’m not talking about this lighthouse in Subic As the Philippines played a role for Spain’s trading, they erected lighthouses […]
Bayo's "What's Your Mix" Campaign
For someone who spends most of her time online with freelance writing and social media, I felt like a loser that there is some frenzy over a clothing ad under my nose. I’ve seen it days ago but I haven’t read the ads. I just saw the pictures and […]