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PHILIPPINES: Batanes – Basco Lighthouse (Naidi Hills)

PHILIPPINES: Batanes – Basco Lighthouse (Naidi Hills)

Say “Batanes”, and aside from the scenery, mention of the lighthouses will inevitably happen. For most of my countrymen, Batanes evokes images of Philippine islands which do not normally follow the usual terrain of the rest of the country, though it also has beaches and mountains found in its sister islands. Perhaps because of its […]

PHILIPPINES: Cebu City – Terrazas de Flores

PHILIPPINES: Cebu City – Terrazas de Flores

THE REASON Growing up on small islands such as Mactan and Cebu, I have always found fine, white-sand beaches, to be very accessible. So instead of the beautiful beaches in my hometown, I gravitate towards the cool mountain breezes, green or sometimes bald hills, colorful collection of flowers, and a wide spread of greenery I […]