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Vigan Tourist Spots and Hotel Guide by on Sep 3, 2011The City of Vigan is the capital of Ilocos Sur. It was given the title of Heritage City of Vigan, by the UNESCO for preserving not only hundreds of colonial houses but also the culture and values of the Ilocano people. It is also listed as one of T...
Zhouzhuang and Suzhou Day Tour by the backpack boy on May 23, 2011Today, or at least this morning, is reserved for a day tour outside Shanghai. We commissioned the same agency we had yesterday for our Shanghai City Tour for today's Zhouzhuang and Suzhou coach day tour (USD73 each, inclusive of transportation, entra...
Enlightening the World by Kin's Ant Farm on Mar 24, 2011One of the landmarks that fall under "must visit in New York" is the Statue of Liberty.* Located in Liberty Island in the New York Harbor, the statue, also known as Liberty Enlightening the World, carries some symbolism for people arriving...
Church hopping in Iloilo province by the backpack boy on Oct 2, 2010I mentioned yesterday that I visited the tourism office to get ideas for my leisure sightseeing today. Apparently there are a lot of Spanish heritage churches in the province and my plan is to visit as much as I can in one day. The advise I got was t...
A Kyoto Day Trip by the backpack boy on Sep 23, 2010For breakfast on my 3rd day, I just had an instant ramen (soup noodle) which I bought from the convenience store and off I went again for a day of exploration. I was supposed to be booked for a tour in another city, but due to miscommunication, I mis...
The old-world charm of Vigan by the backpack boy on Dec 27, 2009For one night, we stayed in Grandpa's Inn in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. A heritage house dating back to the era of Spanish regime, this residence of the Donato family was converted to be an inn during 1979. Vigan City, by itself, is a UNESCO World...
Merry Christmas from Ilocos Region! by the backpack boy on Dec 24, 2009To all the readers who are reading this post right now - Merry Christmas to you all and may we all have meaningful holidays this season! It's already past 1AM of Christmas Day that I am writing this blog, our family just had a simple midnight celebra...
Zhouzhuang and Suzhou Day Tour by the backpack boy on Nov 28, 2009Today, or at least this morning, is reserved for a day tour outside Shanghai. We commissioned the same agency we had yesterday for our Shanghai City Tour for today's Zhouzhuang and Suzhou coach day tour (USD73 each, inclusive of transportation, entra...
Church hopping in Iloilo province by the backpack boy on Oct 24, 2009I mentioned yesterday that I visited the tourism office to get ideas for my leisure sightseeing today. Apparently there are a lot of Spanish heritage churches in the province and my plan is to visit as much as I can in one day. The advise I got was t...
