Camiguin lives up to its promise! The Island Born of Fire fleets in and out of mind whenever we think of where to go next, and especially when piso fare season rolls-in. Shall we book tickets to Camiguin now or shall we wait? The Philippines has 81 provinces, no, I am not planning to visit […]
Mactan to Camotes Island Fast Craft via Jomalia Shipping | Schedules and Fares
Who would have thought that Camotes Island can be reached in just an hour and 20 minutes these days! It’s amazing coz it’s true! For perspective, we commuted to the island 7 years ago, in 2011. We took the Danao route that time and sailed via pump-boat. That Camotes adventure was one for the books, totally […]
The Best of Liliw Footwear Stores – 2018 Recommendations
Liliw’s OTOP or One Town One Product are handmade sandals and slippers (tsinelas). At one point in time, I own a store in Cebu selling just those products. The store’s name was Cille’s The Original Liliw Slippers. 🙂 Check out the collage of the best selling designs back then (later on this post). Abaca espadrilles […]
2018 Recommended Stops for A Cebu City Day Tour
Coming to Cebu? First timer? Heed the call, come here, and explore the city with this Penfires recommended Cebu City Tour version 2018. Metro Cebu is huge! Thus, there are lots of choices out there for a city tour including a historical walking tour, full mountain tour, mountain plus a side trip to Mactan Island […]
[Photoblog] Beautiful Taiwan!
Here comes Taiwan. Finally! 🙂 Landing on foreign soil gets my heart pumping with excitement. This is even though I know for sure the research planning to visit a new country for the first time will be littered with peak points of stress. Haha. Kenneth and I were pouring over travel blogs and sites, facebook […]
Taiwan Trending Destination: Zhong She Flower Market in Houli
c If you are in the middle of crafting your itinerary for Taiwan, consider adding the Zhong She “sea of flowers” in Houli District, Taichung to your IT. The pretty blooms and instagrammable angles makes the the long trip to Taichung worth it. This was a non-negotiable stop for us. We just had to go […]
Reply 1994, First Love and Famous Lines
How many of us ends up with our first loves? Mayhap just a few. How many of us got our heart broken? Maybe all. How many of us have found life-long friendships? Maybe not all. But for those who right now have friendship to cherish that started in youth, you have something wonderful. Don’t […]
