Cape Bolinao Lighthouse

Cape Bolinao Lighthouse – Brgy. Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan (Day 1)
Brgy. Patar, located at the town of Bolinao, is about 1.5 hours drive from the town of Lucap (where the Hundred Islands group is) and is accessible by bus like Five Star, Dagupan Bus, and Victory Liner (click here). If we had not taken my friend’s [...]

Talipanan Falls

Talipanan Falls – Sitio Talipanan, Puerto Galera

About 30-45 minute hike from the Talipanan beach is a quiet and simple 30-meter high falls. It is not spectacular and it cascades to a small basin of about 15-feet deep murky green water enclosed with boulders on both sides. There is a narrow sloping path to the [...]

Snaking our Way to Buntot Palos

Several years back, we took a day trip to Buntot Palos Falls or Hidden Falls in Pangil, Laguna. At first I imagined meeting a snake along the path because I thought Palos means snake. But it actually translates to Eel’s Tail and pertains to the shape of the falls itself, although I can’t see [...]

Chasing the Pagsanjan Falls

Going to Pagsanjan is perhaps one of the easiest day trips you can take when you’re looking for a respite from stress. You may also include it in your itinerary to Rizal and Batangas and other interesting places of Laguna such as Pangil, Liliw, Calamba, and Paete.
Getting There:

From Cubao, hop on any [...]

Tourist Visa Exemptions for Filipinos

There are countries that do not require an entry visa if you are a Filipino citizen.

The period of stay allowed varies from country to country. Like Singapore will give you a minimum of 14 days while Brazil will allow you 90 days of stay. It would be best to verify with the embassies of these [...]

Names of the Islands of the Philippines

Do you ever wonder what the names of our islands are? Of course, we have the three main islands Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. But most of our provinces have their own island territories and we have 7,108 islands! Though not all of them have names.

I used to travel with my mother to Bacolod aboard those [...]

Philippines’ 7,108 Islands

The Philippines has 7,107 islands during high tide, 7,108 during low tide, to borrow from Charlene Gonzales’ infamous Miss Universe riposte. (In case you don’t know which island is playing hide and seek when tide changes, it’s the Devil’s Island of the Hundred Islands Group.)
If a person were to visit those 7,107 islands at [...]

Uniquely Singapore: Facts and Tips

Who hasn’t heard of Flor Contemplacion’s execution in Singapore back in 1996? For a while, it created not only a restrained relationship between the two nations, but also a decline of Filipino applicants to Singapore because of the heightened terror stories of their penalty system.
During my visit there, my brother asked me to freaking [...]

Uniquely Singapore: At the Airport

November last year, I went through a harrowing experience at the airport immigration in Singapore. 
It was after 12 midnight when I disembarked from the plane. As I drew near the yellow line, I noticed a young lady counting her cash before the immigration officer. I brushed the thought off that they might ask me to [...]