Blog Posts on tuesday travels

Tuesday Travels#37 Paete, Laguna: Carving Capital Of the Philippines by Me, the Islands and the World on May 22, 2012 Paete, Laguna is considered the carving capital of the Philippines.

Snake Island in Palawan by The Woman In Me on May 20, 2012 I was given an out-of-town assignment in Palawan in my previous job. It was my first time to see the place so everything was really new to me. In fact, the first thing that came to my mind when I stepped down from the plane was "different dimen...

Tuesday Travels#34 Vietnam's Street Food by Me, the Islands and the World on Apr 24, 2012If the Filipinos like their street food grilled, fried or barbecued, the Vietnamese like their street food with soup, lots of veggies, and with noodles and bread.   While they have the usual dry and crunchy snack foods, which by the way ar...

Tuesday Travels#33 Dare To Scoot by Me, the Islands and the World on Apr 17, 2012According to our guide, there are at least two motorcycles per household in Saigon. While buses and taxis are also available easily, motorcycles and scooters rule the streets of Saigon.   But what fascinated me the most are the utter d...

Punta del Sol Beach Resort Restaurant and Aqua Sports by The Woman In Me on Feb 22, 2012I had  an opportunity to join the tripping sponsored by the owners of Punta del Sol Resort in Island Garden City of Samal (IGACoS) two Saturdays ago. I was with my sister Allyn and her husband Cy who were pretty ashamed because we arrived in the...

Solariega Clubhouse by The Woman In Me on Feb 15, 2012Solariega is one of Davao's popular high end subdivision owned by Vista Land located in Talomo, Davao City.  And their Clubhouse especially the swimming pool is one of our family's favorite hangout. Although we do not live inside the subdivision...

Tuesday Travels#23 Davao Travel Fair by Me, the Islands and the World on Jan 31, 2012(Tableau of Davao City and neighboring provinces)I have been itching to attend the annual travel fair for months now. It's usually held on the first quarter of the year and during the Kadayawan Festival. This fair is where I could check out affordabl...

San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City by The Woman In Me on Jan 27, 2012One of my wanderings here in the city last September  brought me to San Pedro Cathedral. I was with my sister who are on vacation when I took this shot. This church is very close to my heart because Bren and I used to come here to hear mass when...

Tuesday Travels#22 Sydney Harbour Bridge by Me, the Islands and the World on Jan 23, 2012I've been watching the Australian Open whenever I get the chance for the past few days now. In fact, I just finished watching the heartstopping game of Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Hewitt played splendidly but Djokovic went all out in stopping...

Tuesday Travels#21 Mactan Shrine by Me, the Islands and the World on Jan 16, 2012The back view of the Lapu-lapu ShrineThe Mactan Shrine or the Lapu-lapu Shrine is located at Punta Engaño, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu. The shrine is the site of two memorials, the Lapu-lapu and Magellan memorials. Lapu-lapu was a native datu who fought an...