The seven-hour non-airconditioned bus ride from Bacolod to our next-door neighbor was fatigue-inducing but rewarding when the diverse country scene rolled by. Sugarcane fields are juxtaposed with the steep rocky mountainside. Hidden bends unveil breathtaking cliffs and the blue Tanon Strait beyond. Bamboo-and-nipa huts perch on road edges cheek by cheek with concrete residences creating […]