I am in quest of World Heritage Sites and Batad is one of them. Most of my travels are in line with culture and history though I am not a historian nor am a fan of history in my school days. I simply hate memorizing the exact names of a significant character and at the same time associating it to the plot of the story. I regard history before as a subject only to comply with my studies. Now... continue
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BATAAN… Heritage Tours at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
In every house they have at the resort, each one of them surely have some colorful history. Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is offering free heritage tour to some of the original Heritage houses in place. Actually, it is part of their package when coming to the resort. After fixing ourselves, we go back to the reception area to checkout and avail of the free heritage tour. Upon giving us... continue
BATAAN… A Look Back at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is a unique resort in Bagac, Bataan. It features some of the Heritage Houses from several provinces in the Philippines. Most of these houses are of Spanish Colonial themes. The resort also reflects the scenes during Spanish civilization. We are in a world of modernization nowadays. We now have tall buildings, modern bridges, modern technologies, high-tech gadgets,... continue
CUSCO… Enjoying the Dinner Show at Tunupa
When my welcome service guide in Cusco asked me if I want to watch a show, at first I am hesitant. I don’t know what kind of show is that. It was not introduced to me by my contact at the agency. Then he shows me the brochure. I became excited when I read that a show was a typical Peruvian entertainment featuring Peruvian music and dances. And what I liked most was the buffet dinner... continue
BATANES… Feast at Diura Village
Our lunch stop at Diura Village… It seems we had enough of the Marlboro Country and we’re already starving. We got back to our van and started rolling down the hill to Diura Village for our lunch. Diura village is a small fishing village of Batanes. Along the way, we passed another scenic route with the beach on the left and the hills on the right. The houses in the village were mixed... continue
BATANES… Enjoying the Marvelous Marlboro Country
Oh well, a breath taking stopover; our adventure continues… It’s almost mid-day and we have to rush uphill for another dazzling surprise from nature. Following the road to the mountain, on-going road concreting projects were in place, it took us maybe around 20 minutes to get to a waiting shed. Welcome to Racuh-a-payaman… known as the Marlboro Country. As you can imagine what... continue
BATANES… The Picturesque Alapad Gorge
An interesting stop at Alapad Gorge… Listed on our itinerary, we moved further down south to reach Alapad Gorge and Long Range Station (LORAN). Not quite far from Ivana and only a short drive from Sitio SongSong. The road conditions were very good, all new concrete. They cut one portion of the mountain to construct a good road down south. We drove along a scenic route wherein you will... continue