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[Vigan] ▬ Bigueños Café: A Cozy Place to Chillax and Eat in Vigan
"Its trade name, Bigueños cafe.net, came from 'Bigueño', a term used to refer to the people of Vigan."[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES]▬ Vigan is a city that is densely saturated with restaurants and...
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[Vigan] ▬ The Macro World Around Our House on Typhoon Lando's 1st Day
"It has been my habit to capture photos of the macro world everytime there is rain." [VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES]▬ The first day I felt the presence of typhoon Lando in Vigan, it was a nice weather...
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[Vigan] ▬ Musings from Typhoon Lando
"Whether it's a good or bad memory, still, they work together to teach us a lesson and make everyone a resilient, better person."[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES]▬ Typhoon Lando's force is not enough to...
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[Vigan] ▬ Unveiling of Christmas Tree, an Annual Bigueño Tradition
"Our Bigueño culture is so rich that it is not enough to express it in words—we need to express them in festivities and manifest it in our intangible good traditions for other people to...
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[Vigan] ▬ 34 Photos from Raniag Twilight Festival 2015 Street Dancing
"The Raniag Twilight Festival basically preludes the All Souls' Day in Vigan where a mass homecoming and reunion of the Ilocanos happen as a tradition"[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES]▬ 26 October 2015...
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[Vigan] ▬ The Streets of Vigan Look Like This During Halloween/All Souls' Day
"Make it sure that the traffic congestion won't ruin your visit to your departed loved ones."[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES]▬ Like some other cities in the Philippines, mass homecoming happens in...
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[Vigan] ▬ The Public Cemetery aka Campo Santo or Panpantoc
"There is a grand homecoming. A mass reunion of Ilocano families happens in the cemetery."[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES]▬ Situated on a hill, thousands of departed Ilocanos have found their place in...
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[Vigan] ▬ What to See and Expect on Halloween, All Saints/Souls' Day?
"...this is just the surface of what you should know and for you to understand the details of the tradition, you need to become a Bigueño and practice it with us—the intangible heritage is for us to...
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[Puerto Princesa] ▬ Chao Long Beef Stew: My First Taste of Vietnam, But I...
"The noodles taste unfamiliar. Deymn! Bagnet-loving tongue, you need to learn more food and grow up!"[PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES]▬ It was a rainy morning when I arrived in Palawan for the...
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[San Vicente] ▬ Port Barton Aerial View: 'Coz I'm Like a Bird, Alright!
"From my 17-A seat (window seat) in the airplane, I had the opportunity to capture aerial shots of Palawan Island from the window."[SAN VICENTE, PALAWAN, PHILIPINES]▬ Come on baby! This is the joy of...
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[Puerto Princesa] ▬ A Perfect Example of a Community-Based Sustainable Tourism
"They live with the glory of their natural heritage—sustainable tourism at its finest."[PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES]▬ Tourism is good, but problems arise when it's mismanaged. The concept of...
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[Puerto Princesa] ▬ One Manalo Place: Posh Botique Hotel Near PPS Airport
"One Manalo Place is just around 2 minutes away from the Puerto Princesa (PPS) International Airport."[PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES]▬ The island of Palawan hosts many of the most stunning...
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[Puerto Princesa] ▬ Blog Coverage: PPUR Day's Bonggang Bakasyon
"...for us to appreciate the conservation efforts we are doing, we must first become knowledgeable and aware of the reason why we are doing such effort."[PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES]▬ The...
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[Vigan] ▬ Blog Coverage: 133 Photos from Raniag Electric FLoat Parade 2015 +...
"Festival dancers dressed themselves with both luminescence and heat-based light. They have to stand out in the dark—that is the very essence of this artful cultural event."[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR,...
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[Tanay] ▬ El Shaddai Hills: Regina RICA's 'Breast of God'
"Blessings are meant to be worked on to. If God sees your sincerity and effort by living a life for His glory, then undoubtedly, you are the most deserving person to receive His abundant...
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[Baguio] ▬ Tam-awan Village: Old-School Igorot Living of Today
"The present has almost erased all the things of the past but some individuals have always been interested in bringing the old back to present. "[BAGUIO, BENGUET, PHILIPPINES]▬ The modern world is...
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[Baguio] ▬ Superman Zipline Ride Over the Pine Trees
"... the feeling of getting amazed is more powerful than fear. For this emotional battle, fear is defeated. The amazing feeling wins."[BAGUIO, BENGUET, PHILIPPINES]▬ The Philippines' summer capital...
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[Baguio] ▬ Trekking Camp John Hay: Seeing the City's Old, True Face
"...this is the real image of Baguio its ancestors wanted her to be known. It is the City of Pines after all—and I felt the very essence of her tag when I trekked into its pine forest."[BAGUIO,...
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[Baguio] ▬ Tree Top Adventure: What to Expect? + Things You Must Know
"The facilities are well-engineered—truly a work of the experts. Pine trees are part of the activities and they claim that no tree was harmed."[BAGUIO, BENGUET, PHILIPPINES]▬ Baguio constantly...
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[Philippines] ▬ 2015 Travel Summary: Where Did the #TownExplorer Go?
"Travel-wise, I would say my 2015 is blessed. Most of my travels in 2015 is unplanned. They just came unexpectedly and ignoring these travel opportunities is a sin I must say."When 2015 came, I never...
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