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Jimenez, Misamis Occidental - St John the Baptist Church
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Around Jimenez, Misamis Occidental

by brennan / January 20, 2018January 22, 2018

I have lost count as to the times that I have been to Jimenez, a quiet municipality in Misamis Occidental. We usually spend our Christmas holidays…

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Mt Kitanglad
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Rainy trek to Mt. Kitanglad

by brennan / January 5, 2018January 20, 2018

It was for the pleasure of seeing a glorious sunrise that I climbed Mt. Kitanglad (2899 MASL) the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines, last…

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Lotus Garden Hotel Manila
Philippines, Where to Stay

Review: Lotus Garden Hotel Manila

by brennan / November 25, 2017May 13, 2018

Lotus Garden Hotel‘s unassuming facade is not its strongest selling point. But I did not consider that at all when I was still weighing hotel…

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Sea Cocoon Hotel El Nido
Philippines, Where to Stay

Where to stay in El Nido: Sea Cocoon Hotel

by brennan / June 19, 2017May 13, 2018

It was sweltering hot when my colleagues and I arrived at Sea Cocoon Hotel one Friday last summer. None of us complained though as this…

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Tabuelan
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Tabuelan daytrip: a floating restaurant and uncrowded beaches

by brennan / June 17, 2017June 18, 2017

I breathed a sigh of relief as I arrived at Tabuelan, a 4th class and one of the youngest municipalities located at the western coast…

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Gabii sa Kabilin - Casa Gorrodo
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My Gabii sa Kabilin experience: the usual Cebu museums and some surprises in between

by brennan / May 28, 2017May 29, 2017

“If you could turn back time and see Parian at its most glorious, at what century would it be?” I asked this to one of…

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Memories of Siquijor: from Bandilaan to Salagdoong (last of 2 parts)

by brennan / May 20, 2017May 20, 2017

View part 1 of the Siquijor series here. On our second day in Siquijor, the ‘engineer’ unrolled before us a map of the island. His neighbors…

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Siquijor - port
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Memories of Siquijor: beyond the mystery, magic and myth (first of 2 parts)

by brennan / May 13, 2017May 20, 2017

View part 2 of the Siquijor series here. Many, many summers ago, my friends and I found ourselves in a beautiful, laidback island called Siquijor.…

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Mt Apo trek - Lake Venado
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Mt. Apo: at the rooftop of the Philippines (last of 2 parts)

by brennan / April 2, 2017April 2, 2017

Part 1 of the series here. Aside from taking the mandatory jumpshots, there are so many things you can do at the top of Mt.…

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Mt. Apo: at the rooftop of the Philippines (first of 2 parts)

by brennan / April 1, 2017April 2, 2017

Part 2 of the series here. It was not yet raining when our small Mt. Apo team met at the Davao City airport one Thursday…

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