Encounter with South African Ambassador Agnes Nyamande–Pitso

Her Excellency Ambassador Agnes Nyamande–Pitso walks through the lobby  of her office with a warm smile on her face and greets us with a cheerful good morning, disarming us for the moment  as this is the first time we are interviewing an ambassador.
 
During our very interesting chat, she proved to be a very warm, intelligent [...]

The Fort of Luxury

 
Strategically located within the central Luzon provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac, a pleasant one-and-a-half hour’s drive from Metro Manila, Clark Pampanga has become the go-to place for huge conventions and a hub for business, tourism, entertainment and gaming in the country. Whether for leisure or business it offers a number of world-class hotel accommodations for [...]

Samal Island, Davao

 Whether you want to escape Manila for the summer and embark on a journey of discovery, you need not go out of the country as the Philippine has more than enough places of interest for you to choose from. 
 Samal island, otherwise known as the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), may not easily come to [...]

Samal Island, Davao (part 2)

 The Monfort Bat Colony
 The Monfort Bat Cave is the largest colony of Geoffrey’s Roussette Fruit Bats (Rousetteus amplexicaudatus) in the world, earning for itself in 2010 a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.  A total of 1.8 million bats live within the caves as per estimate by the Bat Conservation International and according [...]

Nurture Spa Tagaytay

You need not venture far if you seek a one-of-a-kind spa experience steeped in Filipino traditions and culture. Nestled in a 2.6 square meter property in Pulong Sagingan is a rustic little village of native wooden huts called the Nurture Spa Village, considered  one of the pioneers in bringing worldwide attention to our very own [...]

Blissful Escape at Aum Spa

Cebu is not only known for its rich historical and religious past, it is also a modern bustling city and home to some of the most luxurious accommodations outside Manila . When in Mactan Island , just outside the city, and billeted in one of the many five-star resorts and hotels along its shores, you [...]

Natural hot spring at Sea’s Spring Resort, Batangas

Batangas maybe a few hours’ drive, but it is world’s away from city life, offering the tired and weary many options—from basking in the sun, trekking the rocky terrain to exploring the sea. The waters off Batangas offer the best dive sites in the country. It is the hub of water sports years before any [...]

Riding the Rapids in Cagayan de Oro

The water gurgled as if in a witch’s cauldron as the surging river tossed us about inside the rubber boat, each of us desperately paddling to fight off the sudden wave that almost ran us smack into a huge rock.  We’ve been in the river for almost two hours, shivering in the cold, and each [...]

My Badian Island Escape

As far as escape from the hectic life go, it is difficult to find a remote place in Cebu than Badian Island Resort and Spa, a world class island “sparadise” that has earned for itself a reputation for being one of the most romantic places to stay. Many tourists have known many hotels and resorts [...]

Coral Agri-Venture Farm

“It is a disservice to the crocodile when they relate it to human’s greedy behaviour because they only feed twice a week. Crocs are cold-blooded animals hence they have slow metabolism,” said Benedict Solco.
 It was raining heavily in Manila that day, and we were on our way to Morong, Rizal, to see Coral Agri-Venture Farm, [...]

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