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WHY DO YOU NEED A TOUR GUIDE?

The internet and airline promo fares have made it easier and easier for travelers to explore places on their own.  Travel bloggers also contribute to the ease of getting around a city.  Such modern-day conveniences give tourist today the freedom to travel whether as a solo backpacker, a honeymooning couple, a family vacationing, or as […]

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See the World with ENHANCE VISA

Going somewhere? You’re not alone. The world is getting smaller and it is there for you to explore. Which country have you set your sights on this year? The U.S.? Canada? Australia? New Zealand? Any part of Europe? You can get there with a little help from your ENHANCE VISA friends. ENHANCE VISA was established […]

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CALATRAVA’S PANDAN ARTISTS

Every time you pick up a pandan basket made in Calatrava, you pick up a work of art steeped in the culture of the locals.  Calatrava has always been known as the source of pandan mats, the banig.  Pandan leaves that have been stripped of their serrated edgings are cut into the desired length, air-dried, […]

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Blooming Like a Rose at SDR

When I want to feel feminine, a visit to a beauty salon always does the trick. After all, nothing brands femininity than getting a new ‘do and having a woman’s nails done. It paid that I came to Salon de Rose at an un-busy time for the salon. This way, my hair stylist Edgar and […]

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Si Tu Tienes Hambre, Vamos a Los Trez Amigos

If I had to recall what my favorite food was at Los Trez Amigos, I would pause for a while to think hard. The riot of colors all around can make it difficult to think. The mosaics on the exterior wall, and on the floors echo the vibrant Latin theme of the restaurant. Not to […]

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YES, THERE IS MORE THAN RICE IN SIPALAY

“Sipalay” is said to come from “Si, paray” unveiling its kinaray-a provenance.  Yes, there is rice. And this is true Sipalay City has vast fields planted to the grain and nothing is as bucolic a Philippine scene as a carabao plowing a muddy field while migratory birds circle above, wade through the mud, and peck […]

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I Found Love at L’ Fisher

Love can mean many things to anybody. Love can mean romance with candlelight and wine and roses. It can mean the bashful, tremulous approach of a new lover, or the bold footsteps of a determined suitor. Love can be the fierce, protective love of a parent towards his or her child. Such overwhelming love that […]

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The First Negrense Blog Awards

Enter the exciting E-world of bloggers.  The Negrense Blogging Society, Inc. (NBSI) made up of professional bloggers and social media practitioners organized the first Negrense Blog Awards with the awarding night last December 15 at the Merzci Conference Hall.  The valuable support from our sponsors for this first blogging awards were given by Merzci Pasalubong […]

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LEMON GRASS: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Chef Raki Urbina, Corporate Chef and Managing Director, Laguna Group, stresses that Lemon Grass is not a fusion restaurant lest customers expect to sit down to a Thai-Vietnamese or Vietnamese-Thai repas. Lemon Grass is a Thai restaurant. Lemon Grass is also a Vietnamese restaurant. After we make that clear, enter the cool, modern interiors and […]

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Ayala Capitol Central Opens at the Heart of Bacolod

Bacolod City has come a long way from being the gateway to the Hacienda Sugarlandia of Negros Island to becoming one of the fastest growing service and business process outsourcing hubs in the country.  The City of Smiles’ portfolio as a leading IT and consumer driven-development hub gets another boost as developer Ayala Land Inc. opens the […]

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