Maasin City: Salt City of the Philippines?
Part of my four-day vacation back-slash road trip was visiting Monte Cueva in Maasin City. Monte Cueva is a small cave developed by the original owners into a shrine with a…
Road trip: Southern Leyte and Beyond
Last week, I got the chance to join Iris and her family in their vacation to Maasin City, her father's hometown. It's been awhile since I went out-of-town so it's…
Iris Jane and West 35
It was a fine Sunday morning when Iris and I decided to go for a quick ride to West 35 Eco Mountain Resort. It is a 1hr bike ride (depends…
The Picturesque Sambawan Island
Sambawan Island has long been on my bucket list along with Isla de Gigantes of Iloilo. I call them twin islands. Google it to see the resemblance. And this time,…
Chasing Waterfalls: Recoletos Falls
A 45-minute hike along steep path was all worth it after we dip into the cold water of Recoletos Falls. But the best thing about the falls, is cliff jumping.…
Chasing Waterfalls: Ulan-ulan Falls
Ulan-ulan Falls is just 10 minute walk from Recoletos Falls. The catch basin of this falls is shallow and is definitely not for cliff jumping. :D The falls is comparable…
Biliran Province: The definition of Hospitality
Biliran province is a 2 hour drive by van via Ormoc City. It is composed of 8 towns with Naval as the main jump off point to go around the…
Camping at Kan-irag Nature Park on National Election Day
The original plan was to start trekking through the river of Budlaan at 3:00PM and summit to Mt. Kan-irag at dinner. But as always, a plan is just a plan and most of…
Kanla-ob Canyoneering: Before it was (temporarily) suspended
Canyoneering in Alegria has undoubtedly became a tourists magnet in Cebu. With its turquoise water,beautiful canyons, adrenaline pumping cliff jumps and challenging trails, no one could really resist to traverse…
XLR8 Ventures Inc. Summer Outing 2016
It's that time of the year once again where everybody in the company took a break from coding, accepting client calls, debugging intermittent bugs, sleeping on the couch, chitchatting at…
The Caves and Monkeys of Hindang, Leyte
Hindang is a town in the province of Leyte after Hilongos if you are going from Maasin City to Baybay City. Located in Brgy, Buntok is a lesser known awesome…
Canigao Island: Hello from the Other Side
Aside from Kalanggaman Island, Canigao Island has now become one of the go to destinations for summer outing in the province of Leyte. One of the biggest factor that the island…