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March 2012: OUT!  Return to Camiguin by Germaine Trittle Leonin |
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On the occasion of my birthday a few years back, I had the opportunity to visit Camiguin island. Although we stayed overnight, it was one hurried visit. This year, I promised myself that I would continue to travel and enjoy every trip I go on as part of my annual birthday resolutions. So I planned to spend my first day doing serious work in CDO, and then take an early ferry for Camiguin.
Getting There
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February 2012: OUT! |
I have always considered my mother’s hometown in Ilocos Sur as part of my childhood. Because of the numerous summers I spent there, I began to take those visits for granted. When my grandparents died, we went back less and less… |
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January 2012: OUT! |
Dear my beloved Batanes,
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November 2011: OUT! |
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Santorini is one of the most fascinating islands in Greece, with its mesmerizing cliff-side white houses, panoramic ocean, sunset views and beachfront fun. When you package all those things in a place just an hour away from Metro Manila, you have Bellarocca....
April 2011: OUT! |
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It is always the beach that one runs to when one thinks about getting relaxed and refreshed. After a busy month, I felt so drained I needed to get away before going back to work. Far-off Pangasinan was a perfect place, but I wasn’t prepared for how far off Bolinao was....
April 2011: OUT! |
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My brave friend Sarah Tajonera initiated this trip. I was iffy about it pushing through at first. White water rafting is tricky to book if you had less than the required six persons to a raft. There would only be me and Sarah, shipping ourselves off into the unknown – like Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone in that Aerosmith music video. Despite our lack in numbers, everything fell into place a day before our flight to Cagayan De Oro City....
September 2010: OUT! |
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To say that this year's Caracoles Festival of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCOS) was festive is an understatement. I have seen many similar celebrations; and none, so far, hold a candle to the merriment and flamboyance I witnessed from this dusk to dawn event. In fact, being a young festival, I expected that the Caracoles would be comparably simple. Tonight, however, I found myself totally blown away.
January 2008: OUT! |
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Writing this article is quite a tease to my current predicament. As I freeze in the below 0C temperatures of China’s approaching winter, a sip of steaming barako brewed coffee (yes, the few things I did not forget to pack), my solace from the cold, the mere thought of the sunny warm beaches of Boracay makes me want to jump on the next available flight home....January 2008: OUT! |
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Like many couples know, even the perfect love affairs need spice sometimes. Out-of-town getaways usually do the trick so we compiled the top three hot and cool getaways for you. Take a peek, take a trip. We promise it will be a lot of fun. October 2007: OUT! |
My first sight of Siquijor was from the shores of Camiguin, as I walked on its black sands in the early morning. The previous night, we heard sounds on the roof of our nipa hut; we imagined an aswang as my friend told stories of witches that inhabited the mystical land that marked the horizon. I wanted to see the home of witches and learn about their healing work. Witches, midnight fireflies, cascading waterfalls, terraced mountains, and the sea were what lured us to the island in 2005, on my second trip to the Philippines.... |
October 2007: OUT! |
I'm sure we've all heard of "Leave nothing but footprints; take nothing but pictures." If there's ever a definite credo for any traveler, in the Philippines or elsewhere, that is it.
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July 2007: OUT! |
Last February, a friend offered temporarily work for a restaurant that is about to open in Tagaytay. It meant that I must spend a few months there. The workload was light and so initially, I dreaded to find that I had so much free time in my hands. That was not advisable for someone who should not wallow anymore.
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