Blog Posts on travel and adventure
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Arayat: Aring Sinukwan’s Mountain | A Guide to Hiking Mt. Arayat National Park by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Apr 12, 2012text | Carla Ocampo photography | Yo Muan, Carla Ocampo and Lester Valle . ———————————————- LOCATION | TRAILHEAD: Mt. Arayat National Park |...
“Why is Mt. Arayat called Mt. Arayat?” by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Jan 3, 2012text | Carla Ocampo photography | Carla Ocampo . The name “Arayat” denotes a couple of things: one, the municipality in the province of Pampanga; and two, the inactive volcano lording over the vast plains of inner Central Luzon.
2011 in review – KT’s Blog Stats by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Dec 31, 2011The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydne...
Dumaguete Sandurot Festival 2011 by Made in the Philippines. Not in China. on Dec 17, 2011Because I’m more or less ignorant to the local happenings here in Dumaguete, and I’m not really familiar with fiesta days and the like, I had to hear the sound of the parade and my aunt insisting that I go out and take pictures and watch...
There’s A Place Called Sanchez Mira… by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Dec 1, 2011text | Carla Ocampo photography | Carla Ocampo and Lester Valle . There’s a place called Sanchez Mira, and its long stretch of rock-less, reef-less gray sand beaches are unbelievably empty, when they’ve got consistently big, bar...
Daklis: Dance of Sea, Hum of Harvest by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Nov 9, 2011text | Carla Ocampo photography | Wing Larase and Lester Valle . “Daklis,” said a middle-aged fisherman, as he let a shy smile peer out from his eyes, when KT lensman Lester Valle asked “Anya dayta, Manong?” (“...
Claveria in Pictures: Nu Haan Nga Agtudo, Here’s What to Do! by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Nov 8, 2011text | Carla Ocampo photography | Lester Valle . Summer is still the best time to go to Claveria; on these days the weather is predictably sunny for weeks. See, the Wet Season brings in quite a lot of rain along the northern Philippine coas...
Claveria, The Northern Escape by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Oct 14, 2011text | Carla Ocampo photography | Wing Larase and Lester Valle . Nothing will stop a real wanderer. Not even the thought of butt-bruising, sleep-depriving, day-long rides just to get to the best places of these islands. For the knighted one...
Red is the color of love by Made in the Philippines. Not in China. on Sep 24, 2011Red dress from Metrowalk Manila; Mickey Mouse jacket from UNIQLO Beijing; Blue Jeggings from UNIQLO Beijing; Black soft boots from Westlink Beijing; White Fujifilm Instax Mini25 from Taobao.com I am in love. I am in love with the fact that I’m...
IPAKITA MO! The Making of a Multi-Kultura Music Video by The Kayumanggi Trails ™ on Jul 18, 2011text | Carla Ocampo photography | Jaymar Carlos, Ruben Hamahiga Dela Cruz and Lester Valle . I first heard the song “Ipakita Mo” during the 62nd birthday celebration of Banyuhay’s frontman, Heber Bartolome, the Philippines...
