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Teaser Post about my Trip to Russia
Hello, and sorry for the long hiatus. The past month was my busiest this year. September is my birth month and usually, I reward myself with a trip or a visit at home, but I decided to do away with this in 2014 as I was saving up to renovate our kitchen. Still, an unexpected…
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Batanes: Day 3
Day 3 was a trip to Sabtang Island, the smallest island of Batanes. Inclusions of our tour were the following: Brgy. Savidug, Lime Beach, Tiñan Viewpoint, Brgy. Chavayan, Sabtang Weaver’s Association, Ahaw Arc, and Nakabuang Beach. Note that this was originally a day tour, but my friend and I opted to spend the night in…
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Batanes: Day 2
Inclusions of our Day 2 tour are the following: Chawa Viewdeck, Mahatao Shelter Port, Saint Charles Borromeo Church, Ivana Spanish bridge, Hohmoren White beach, House of Dakay, Saint Joseph Parish, Ruins of Songsong, Alapad Rock Formation and Marlboro Country. Some photos of me from Day 2: Marine Sanctuary We passed by a marine sanctuary on…
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Macau – Day 2
From the Royal Hotel, we walked along a colorful cobblestone street and took in this scenery to get to the famous Ruins of St. Paul’s. Ruins of St. Paul’s When we arrived at the cathedral, I was very surprised to see a lot of people. And I mean A LOT – like busloads of mostly…
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Taal, Batangas: Nuestra Señora de Caysasay
Our Lady of Caysasay is a celebrated 17th century image of the Immaculate Conception. It was canonically crowned in 1954 and was later given the title the “Queen of the Archdiose of Lipa. It is said that a man named Juan Maningcad found this while he was casting his net in the nearby Pansipit River, as…
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