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Signs & Sightings – Dumaguete City, Philippines by EN ROUTE on May 17, 2012Dumaguete is known as the City of Gentle people. While there were not much interactions with the locals in this overnight trip, it really is a place that is friendly to both locals and visitors One thing interesting is that it has a J.P. rizal St. li...

A One Night Stay Experience at a Go Hotel in Dumaguete by EN ROUTE on May 15, 2012Admittedly, after doing some research on the average rate of comfortable but value for money hotels in Dumaguete City, Go Hotels was not one of the priorities on the list given it seemed too over-commercialized a choice. This was also after hearing s...

Palawan Croc Farm – For Your Political Consideration by EN ROUTE on Apr 9, 2012The Philippines as a nation is very passionate about its political landscape. And quite rightly so since elected or hired government officials are expected to be in that position for their desire to be a public servant. However, most, if not all Fili...

So How Has Dos Palmas Been After All These Years? by EN ROUTE on Apr 9, 2012Like the Oakwood in Premier Makati and Manila Peninsula, Dos Palmas has its own stories of controversy. From the abduction of tourists by terrorist groups last 2001, and the untimely death of a promising celebrity, its beaches can just speak volumes...

Iwahig – The Community Disguised as a Prison by EN ROUTE on Apr 9, 2012Could it be that the best way to return criminals back to society is to slowly give them back their dignity in order to start life all over again? One system of the Philippines’ Bureau of Corrections seems to think so, and the progress of the I...

Missing The Ship Life by The Freudian Slip on Mar 20, 2012I must admit that after almost a year since I disembarked from Voyager of the Seas, I am kind of missing the life at sea. I could still remember the very first day I went aboard this very huge cruise ship while docked in Galveston, Texas. It was almo...

Fly Economy with the Legroom of Business Class by EN ROUTE on Mar 15, 2012  The majority of us cannot easily afford Business Class tickets for air trips. But that’s how the world turns, so those snazzy seats will have to wait until we all get rich (or accumulate enough miles from travelling everywhere). But the...

Airport Trials of Checking into a Flight to the USA by EN ROUTE on Mar 7, 2012A United States Visa. Some people actually kill for it (Which of course automatically makes you ineligible to be granted one). Setting foot into America is actually one of the great Filipino aspirations that the 3% of the upper echelons of local soci...

Commercial Airliners and their Safety Procedures by EN ROUTE on Feb 28, 2012For those of us who travel frequently using commercial airliners, you will always see the mandatory in flight safety procedure done by the flight crew in almost a zombie-like fashion. If you have seen this countless times, most probably you will igno...

Stuck with a Cancelled Flight in the Hong Kong Airport by EN ROUTE on Feb 16, 2012Readers of En Route have seen the story of the wedding proposal that happened in Disneyland, and that night has become one of the most memorable moments immortalized in fireworks pictures and Facebook likes . Read about the Hong Kong Disneyland propo...