Montserrat is a Catalan word which means “serrated mountain”. It pertains to the unique rock formation of the mountain chain near Barcelona, Spain. While in Barcelona, I was lucky enough to visit the Our Lady of Montserrat Basilica which is nestled among these beautiful formations. The Basilica was built and is still maintained by Benedictine…
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Call for Pilgrims to the Holy Land
Remember the pilgrimage my company (JesCom) led in 2008? Well, we are doing another pilgrimage in October this year, this time in the Holy Land in Israel. Led by His Excellency Bishop Chito Tagle, the pilgrimage will be a different take on the usual Holy Land pilgrimage as it features Via Lucis or Way…
And the Winner is…
The first Pinay Traveller Pa-Raffle has finally come to an end! I made two draws via Random.org. The first draw was for the Grand Winner of the Travel Essentials Package as shown below. There were just 12 people who qualified (i.e. those who followed directions dilligently haha). And the winner is… I decided to make…
A Pinoy Pilgrim on His Way to Santiago de Compostela
In my continuing quest to find people who can help me turn my Camino de Santiago dream into reality, I stumbled upon Mark Ho. Mark is currently doing The Walk and is, in fact, on his 33rd day on the road with two companions. I asked him to give me some tips on how to…
Pinay Traveller Pa-Raffle!
Finally, a contest on Pinay Traveller! This pa-raffle is actually a bit late. I wanted to do this last year when Pinay Traveller turned two, just to show my appreciation for my readers’ unwavering support. But work and well, travel, always got in the way so the idea was relegated to the lower half of…