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All In a Day's Eat in Iligan
Iligan Bloggers Society, Inc., the people who caused me to expose my bald head after I met them, sure thought of everything for the Waterfalling Adventure Tour (WAT). Including food. They made sure the...
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Dodiongan Falls: Expectation and Reality
Nice and sunny. That's what I woke up to while aboard Trans–Asia approaching Cagayan de Oro. Nice and sunny on the road to Iligan City from Cagayan de Oro City on a Super Five bus (Php 85, travel time...
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The Disappearance of Mimbalot Falls
Be alarmed. Mimbalot Falls has disappeared.Disappeared behind an eyesore. Obscured by development in the form of Paradise Resort and Eco Park. Paradise Resort and Eco Park has made Mimbalot Falls...
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The Powerful Maria Cristina Falls
Maria Cristina Falls is so powerful that as I stand on the viewdeck of the hydroelectric plant fronting this 98-meter waterfall, I see billows of mist, even with just one of its drops flowing (on...
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Brique by 'Stache Eats Five
6pm, day after SundayI do some tasks in a hurry The smell of hotsquash carrot soup's callingThe cars are crawlingI am starved Up a step to the restaurantI am wobbling on my toesThe diners are chowing...
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Gibbs' Hot Wings
Gibbs' Hot WingsHoly Family Village II, Banilad, Cebu CityTuesday to Saturday 11AM-2PM and 530PM to 10PMSunday and Monday 530PM to 10PMWhat's on the menu? Chicken wings, chicken wings, chicken wings....
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What's in a (Business) Name? Treinta y tres
Who wants to do oldalaundry?Spotted along ML Quezon Ave., Mandaue CityFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.
View ArticleWisdom from the Road #19
On saving #2A tip for the tihik: Skip sachets. Use a refillable bottle.(100ml or less if you hand-carry your stuff when traveling by plane.)Using shampoo/toothpaste sachets may be less bulky and...
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The Hidden Beauty: Tinago Falls
A warning from an officemate: Good luck with the 400–plus steps to Tinago Falls.I laugh and shoot back: Ah, you underestimate me. I am very fit... fit to roll down hundreds of steps.After the 10–minute...
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Nagkalisod Para Limunsudan
In English: the trouble everyone had to go through to see Limunsudan Falls.1. Getting up at 3AM. Lisod? For someone whose body really wants to be glued to bed? Yes, lisod, but our itchy feet kicked...
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WAT 3.0's Last Supper at Villa Sabarre
Three days. Five waterfalls. Seven Waterfalling Adventure Tour (WAT) participants. Put it all together and what do we get? A bunch of tired strangers turned tired friends. But not too tired to...
View ArticleTourist Visa for Taiwan
Holding an ordinary Philippine passport and going to Taiwan? You need a visa!But not if you have a valid US, Canada, Japan, UK, EU Schengen, Australia, or New Zealand visa! If you have one of these...
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Taiwan Preparations
Prepare your visaPhilippine citizens need a visa to Taiwan (for visa requirements, read Tourist Visa for Taiwan). Citizens of some 45 countries need not prepare a visa, only a passport that is valid...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Taiwan
So as not to be confused with the bird and the festival.Spotted in Lane 50, Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan.For more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.Taiwan...
View ArticleWisdom from the Road #20
On connecting flightsDo not trust the connecting flight schedule.Unless you want an adrenaline rush.(This applies to Cebu Pacific domestic+international connecting flightsand may or may not apply to...
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Welcome to Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan.I might have looked to the immigration officer like a person who would use whatever means necessary to enter his country. What rang his warning bells? Must have been my unruly...
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Buhisan Damn
Officemate's head pops above the cubicle divider and says, "Hike on Saturday at Buhisan." Then he sends an email and I look at the invite list and it's mostly girls. I sign up, not because of the...
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Wine Lessons in Planet Grapes
I am the ape in grape. No culture. Knows nothing about wine. But maybe I am right where I need to be.In Planet Grapes. To get a little culture.Without the drama.Planet GrapesLevel 4, New Wing, Ayala...
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Taipei Accommodation: Fun Taipei Backpackers
We booked a private room for four at a hostel calledFun Taipei BackpackersNo. 116 Chengde Rd. Sec. 4Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan+886-2-2838-1181No. 116 Section 4 Chengde Road was our address for...
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Free Taipei Tourist Stops
Most of Taipei's tourist attractions are free.Free?I'm there!Longshan TempleLongshan Temple was founded in 1738 and is dedicated to the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. But the temple now isn't the original...
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