There comes a time in our life when we just want to be away from the busy and polluted city. We want to be away from any electronic device. We just want to relax and get back to basics. If you are in the Philippines, then you might just achieve this. If you are in [...]

Mount Hamiguitan. The name sounds ordinary. You would think that it is just one of the many mountains in the Philippines. Well, it could be really just another mountain except that it is the only mountain in the Philippines where the largest bonsai forest is found. Mount Hamiguitan is found in the province of Davao [...]

Oftentimes, when we talk about the natural land wonders of the Philippines, we think of the famous Mount Makiling, Sierra Madre, Baguio City, and the Chocolate Hills. But, as a famous robot from a movie said, “there are more to them than meets the eye.” This is especially true with the Philippines. Just imagine how [...]

Aside from waterfalls and mountains, the Philippines is also rich with lakes. Yes, lakes. If you thought that there are only the Laguna Lake, Taal Lake, Lake Sebu, and other famous lakes, you haven’t definitely heard of them all. Between the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte in Mindanao, Philippines sits a [...]

We all have seen how great of a view the Niagara Falls is. It is probably the most beautiful falls that mankind has ever seen. Sometimes, we dream of being able to go to the place and catch a glimpse of its beauty. The problem is that it is too far from us. Wait. It [...]

We all love fantasy. When we were children, we loved the fairy tales and magical stories our parents would tell us right before bed time. Now that we are all grown-ups, we sometimes wish that we could bring back those memories and imagine magical stuffs and all that. Good thing I live in the Philippines [...]

Falls are one of the reasons why the Philippines is a favourite destination of tourists. In the three main islands of the Philippines called Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, a lot of beautiful falls can be found. I think there is probably a falls in each one of the 7,107 islands of the Philippines. One waterfall [...]

If you think that Lake Sebu is in Visayas upon hearing it, you are certainly wrong. It is not in Cebu City. You can just notice the difference in spelling of the two. Lake Sebu is actually located in South Cotabato. It kind of gets confusing because Lake Sebu is the name of both the [...]

As a Davaoeno, I am very fortunate to be near a few vacation-worthy places. One of them is Samal Island. A few years back, I started going to the different resorts and places in Samal for vacation purposes. Well, some disappointed me but most of it amazed me. I thought I’ve seen all of what [...]

Being conquered by the Spanish people for more than three centuries, there is no doubt that Catholicism has become rampant all over the country. In fact, it has been considered as the official religion in the Philippines. But, we are not here to talk about religion but rather talk about one of the most famous [...]