All posts tagged "Negros Occidental"
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Life & LeisureDid you know that Bacolod used to be San Sebastián de Magsungay?
A reader asked me if, being an atheist, I don’t pay particular attention to churches when travelling. Sure, I do. I have a deep curiosity about churches — not for...
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38Dining OutA new Bacolod food trip, part 3
The third and last of the series. See part 1 and part 2. The morning of our third day in Bacolod started late. We all overslept hoping to fully digest...
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Life & LeisureAt Palmas del Mar, a Mamma Mia! moment
On our third day in Bacolod, we were preparing to go out to lunch when Alex’s phone rang. It was a classmate from college, Clair, born and raised in Bacolod....
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46Dining OutA new Bacolod food trip, part 2
This is the second in a three-part series. Click here for part 1. Second day in Bacolod. I woke up around 9.00 a.m. Alex was still fast asleep beside me...
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42Dining OutA new Bacolod food trip, part 1
If I believed in “signs”, I would have prepared myself for a disastrous four-day stay in Bacolod. The bad omens were just too many. I almost didn’t make it to...
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Life & LeisureThe windmills of Guimaras
Travelling alone has its disadvantages: 1. You don’t know who will be sitting with you on the plane; 2. You don’t know how the person who will be sitting beside...
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Dining OutBacolod food trip, part 3: La Paz batchoy, boqueron and the ensalada of my dreams
This is the final installment of my Bacolod food trip stories so this is the part where I write about the best of the best. There were many restaurants we...
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Dining OutBacolod food trip, part 2: Felicia’s and Pepe’s
Last February, Alex spent three days in Bacolod. It was work, she was with a team that was promoting Mana, a film by Gabriel Fernandez, but work did not prevent...
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Dining OutBacolod food trip, part 1
We landed at the Bacolod-Silay Airport before 6.00 a.m. on Thursday, May 15. We were welcomed by our host, U.P. Law batchmate Gary Acuña, and we proceeded directly to Bacolod...
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Life & LeisureSunrise above the clouds
I’ve taken thousands of photos of the sunset but I have very few photos of the sunrise. I’ve never been a morning person so that shouldn’t be too hard to...
