Aside from Capisaan Caves, the one other place I was looking forward to seeing during our recent Nueva Vizcaya sojourn, was Lintungan Falls. It is already mid-summer but I haven’t been to at least one body of water yet. So I was a very happy […]

St. Vincent Ferrer Church located in the quaint town of Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya is the province’s oldest church. It is an 18th century Baroque church which has been declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines. We arrived […]

I have been to a number of caves in the past. I checked out Hoyop-Hoyopan cave in Albay as well as explored Sagada’s famed Sumaguing Cave. But so far, none has matched the intricate beauty of Nueva Vizcaya’s very own Capisaan Caves. My hands were […]

This 18th century, Baroque church sits at the center of capital Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. This is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong. It is also called as Bayombong Cathedral. The church has undergone massive renovations through the years due to natural calamities. […]

I have always loved museums basically because I am an old soul. I firmly believe that you can only know if you like a certain place or not once you get to know its soul. I did not know what to actually expect when my […]

Dongmen Pedestrian Street reminded me of Seoul’s Myeongdong area. Though this area does not seem to surpass the former’s busyness, its high end stores, street foods, bargain shops and cheap wares are definitely worth a day’s visit. I almost passed up going here since I […]

Not far from Chiwan’s Tian Hou Temple, is said to be final resting place of Song Shao Di Mu, the Song Dynasty’s last emperor. It’s about a ten to fifteen minute walk from the former and is as simple as solemn it can be. The […]

If there was a historical place in Shenzhen you would ask me to visit again, it would be this one. I happened to know about this museum just a few days before I departed for China. The old looking walls and antique furniture was more […]

It is great to know that amidst Shenzhen’s bustling city life, there are still places which reflect traditional Chinese culture and history. A nice example is Chiwan’s Tian Hou Temple or the Temple of the Queen of Heaven. The Goddess is said to be worshipped […]

I have bigger travel aspirations this year. And as part of my personal goals, I ticked another item off my bucket list, that is to travel to China. I used to evade questions on when I plan to visit my paternal grandfather’s homeland. As he […]