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Traveling solo in Dumaguete: a late blog post
Balinsasayao Lake in Sibulan, Negros Oriental This blog entry should have been written last June if not for the takeover of my teacher life…and perhaps, even though the narrative was already running in...
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A long day tour of Siquijor (part one), Cantabon Cave, and on traveling solo
At the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Siquijor Traveling alone, albeit only for five days, meant that I had people asking me—why? Why alone, especially as a single woman? My mother asked me if I was...
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A long day tour of Siquijor (part two), and more musings on solo travel
Part One of my day tour of Siquijor can be found here. My next pit stop after Cantabon Cave was a viewdeck on Mt. Bandilaan, where I had an expansive view of Siquijor. I liked that these bare trees...
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Diving in Apo Island
The Baluarte rock formation of Apo Island, Dauin, Negros Oriental Apo Island is a 30- to 45-minute boat ride from mainland Negros. It’s tiny, just about 12 hectares in area. Everyday there’s about...
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An afternoon of eating at Cafe Antonio’s and Sans Rival in Dumaguete City
There’s only so much you can eat in an afternoon when you’re alone in a new city, so here I’m going to talk about just a couple of restaurants in Dumaguete. I was immediately attracted to the quaint...
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2013: A Year in Travel
If 2012 was the year when I rediscovered this repressed wanderlust, then 2013 was when I pursued it. I went to more places in a year than I did for a whole decade prior. I went on a road trip with my...
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Hala Bira! Ati-Atihan Festival 2014
The Ati-Atihan of Kalibo, Aklan advertises itself as the “mother of all Philippine festivals”. The name means “to be like the Ati”, the original settlers of Panay Island and much of the Philippines....
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The brown Claver Bay, Bebie’s Barbecue in Surigao City, and the hunt for the...
It was disappointing to go back to mainland Surigao del Norte after Bucas Grande. We hadn’t even reached the shore when we felt that disappointment. Hayanggabon Port in Surigao del Norte. Those boats...
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This week’s lesson: The fragments of Sappho, “completed”
Sappho. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. For a quick lesson on Sappho and lyric poetry, I asked my World Literature (third year high school) students to continue writing what may have been lost in the...
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Traveling solo in Dumaguete: a late blog post
Balinsasayao Lake in Sibulan, Negros Oriental This blog entry should have been written last June if not for the takeover of my teacher life…and perhaps, even though the narrative was already running in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A long day tour of Siquijor (part one), Cantabon Cave, and on traveling solo
At the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Siquijor Traveling alone, albeit only for five days, meant that I had people asking me—why? Why alone, especially as a single woman? My mother asked me if I was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A long day tour of Siquijor (part two), and more musings on solo travel
Part One of my day tour of Siquijor can be found here. My next pit stop after Cantabon Cave was a viewdeck on Mt. Bandilaan, where I had an expansive view of Siquijor. I liked that these bare trees...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Diving in Apo Island
The Baluarte rock formation of Apo Island, Dauin, Negros Oriental Apo Island is a 30- to 45-minute boat ride from mainland Negros. It’s tiny, just about 12 hectares in area. Everyday there’s about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An afternoon of eating at Cafe Antonio’s and Sans Rival in Dumaguete City
There’s only so much you can eat in an afternoon when you’re alone in a new city, so here I’m going to talk about just a couple of restaurants in Dumaguete. I was immediately attracted to the quaint...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2013: A Year in Travel
If 2012 was the year when I rediscovered this repressed wanderlust, then 2013 was when I pursued it. I went to more places in a year than I did for a whole decade prior. I went on a road trip with my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hala Bira! Ati-Atihan Festival 2014
The Ati-Atihan of Kalibo, Aklan advertises itself as the “mother of all Philippine festivals”. The name means “to be like the Ati”, the original settlers of Panay Island and much of the Philippines....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The brown Claver Bay, Bebie’s Barbecue in Surigao City, and the hunt for the...
It was disappointing to go back to mainland Surigao del Norte after Bucas Grande. We hadn’t even reached the shore when we felt that disappointment. Hayanggabon Port in Surigao del Norte. Those boats...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This week’s lesson: The fragments of Sappho, “completed”
Sappho. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. For a quick lesson on Sappho and lyric poetry, I asked my World Literature (third year high school) students to continue writing what may have been lost in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traveling solo in Dumaguete: a late blog post
Balinsasayao Lake in Sibulan, Negros Oriental This blog entry should have been written last June if not for the takeover of my teacher life…and perhaps, even though the narrative was already running in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A long day tour of Siquijor (part one), Cantabon Cave, and on traveling solo
At the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Siquijor Traveling alone, albeit only for five days, meant that I had people asking me—why? Why alone, especially as a single woman? My mother asked me if I was...
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