The Bacolod-Guimaras-Iloilo Trip: DAY 2- Mambukal Resort on Jan 4, 2012 in Negros Occidental Mambukal Resort Home Travel Girl It was the second day of our Bacolod-Iloilo-Guimaras trip and a long day we have ahead of us. Why? we are going to the Mambukal Resort in Brgy. Minoyan in Murcia which is around a 20-min drive from the city proper of Bacolod if you have your own tran...
The Bacolod-Guimaras-Iloilo Trip: DAY 1-Dinner @ Imay's & Dessert @ Calea on Jan 2, 2012 in Food Fest Home Travel Girl Calea Imay's I love the restos here in Bacolod. There are so many choices of restaurants, whether offering local fare or international, but best of all, the prices are so reasonable. Some are, actually, quite cheap, but still very delicious.We were so tired alrea...
The Bacolod-Guimaras-Iloilo Trip: DAY 1- Talisay's pride...The Ruins on Jan 2, 2012 in Negros Occidental Home Travel Girl Talisay The Ruins Before I heard of Silay's Ancestral Houses, I heard first of Talisay's pride which is The Ruins. It took me a year after my mom, dad and brother has seen this place before I did. I envied them when they showed me the pictures and I said to myself tha...
The Bacolod-Guimaras-Iloilo Trip: DAY 1-Silay's Ancestral Houses and a Church on Dec 28, 2011 in Negros Occidental Balay Negrense Jalandoni Ancestral House Home SanDiego Pro-Cathedral Travel Girl Hofilena Heritage House Silay City A trip to Silay City should not be missed. Why? Silay boasts of their grand ancestral houses here. Some are open to the public but majority are not. For those who are open, thank you for sharing to the general public a bit of history of Silay as well...
The Bacolod-Guimaras-Iloilo Trip: Day 1- El Ideal bakery (one of Silay's treasures) on Dec 28, 2011 in Home Travel Girl Silay City El Ideal Bakery Guapple Pie? Never heard of it before but it has been a word of mouth from people who have tasted this in one of Silay's oldest and famous landmarks which is the El Ideal Bakery. Old because this bakery was established around the early 1920s, just li...
The Bacolod-Guimaras-Iloilo Trip: Day 1-Jomabo Island on Dec 27, 2011 in Negros Occidental Home Travel Girl Jomabo Island My parents are both from Negros Occidental and my childhood are filled with memories of all the times spent in Bacolod. It's a very beautiful province with very nice people, not that I'm biased of course. But true enough, this is a landscape that has...
FOODIE THOUGHTS: Cocoa Rock Salt & Cheese at Happy Lemon = LOVE at first sip on Dec 27, 2011 in Happy Lemon Food Fest Home I wondered what the fuss was all about. It took some time before I finally tried this very popular beverage place. I thought it was just another one of those overpriced places that I really dislike but can't help but to go to everytime I hit a cravin...
FOODIE THOUGHTS: Jatujak @ SM City The Block on Dec 7, 2011 in Jatujak Food Fest Home Bone tired? A nice dinner always does wonders for me. Especially if you dine with a friend that you can really talk to. That's what I had earlier.My friend and I met at SM North and good thing was that she hasn't eaten yet; same with me. We were thin...
The Puerto Galera Experience on Nov 23, 2011 in Puerto Galera Mindoro Sling Home Tamarraw Falls Travel Girl I know almost everyone has already went to Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro but not me. This is my first time. I was not interested in going before because I've heard lots of not so good stories like the beaches are not that great nor clean and that...
FOODIE THOUGHTS: Kopi Roti @ Katipunan Ave. on Nov 8, 2011 in Food Fest Home Kopiroti Quezon City Online buying sites are so cool! It gives the consumers the chance to try different things, eat at different restos..for a fraction of the original price. In the end, the buying community still comes out as the big winners.Take this voucher that we h...
