By: Carrie A. Javier
Photos By : Mary Villanueva
The Philippine Airlines plane slowly descended upon rows of green fields and taxied to a stop in the small runway of Bancasi Airport in Butuan City. As we went down the steep stairs, I felt the weariness bearing down on me. I’ve heard the expression travel sore often [...]
Almont Inland Resort: A wonderful experience in Butuan City
A Day in the “Wilds” at ZOOBIC SAFARI
By: Carrie A. Javier
Photos : Norbert Bajandi and Daniel Y. Go
Oh, look mom, he’s eating the chicken, my eight year-old son JM or James Michael shouted excitedly. I shuddered and kept my eyes averted. I just couldn’t stand the sight of blood and the spectacle of a helpless live chicken being devoured by a huge, [...]
Tagaytay City: God’s Favorite Window is a City of Character
Text By: Carrie A. Javier
Photos By: Oliver Bautista, Storm Crypt and Malou Yap
“What? A city with zero crime rate, honest officials and excellent social services? This I’ve got to see, I told myself upon being informed by an officemate that we are going on an “exposure tour” to Tagaytay City. As focal persons of our [...]
Trekking the Mystical Mt. Banahaw
By: Carina EA. JavierÂ
When Winston Baltazar, aka JB Nalang first told me that trekking to the Sta. Lucia river and falls at Mt. Banahaw entails going up and down 259 steps…read 259, I felt like backing out of the trip. I’m just not sure I could handle it, but something akin to a magical force [...]
Enchanting, Enthralling Kinabuhayan Cafe
By: Carrie A. Javier
It’s not often that I find a place that speaks to my heart and soul. As a travel writer for a little more than two decades, I have been to and experienced several destinations here in the country, but I must admit that Kinabuhayan Cafe takes away the cake when it comes [...]
