Disclaimer: I am from Ibajay so this post is slightly biased. 😉 The Ati-Atihan Festival is the mother of all Philippine festivals and perhaps one of the oldest in the country. Ati-Atihan originated from Aklan but due to its success, many have created similar festivals: the Dinagyang of Iloilo, Masskara of Bacolod and Halaran of…
It’s almost Christmas! If you want to do your Christmas shopping, do it now. For bargain-hunters, I recommend that you go to Dapitan. Shops there have a wide variety of items: from Christmas decors to household items to even some of the weirdest things you’ll ever see. Last weekend, Hubby and I went there to…
I’ve been getting e-mails and PMs from readers and friends asking me all sorts of questions about our trip: how The Hubby and I got to Buscalan in Kalinga, where we stayed, how much we spent etcetera etcetera. So instead of answering the e-mails/PMs individually, I’m posting this Practical Guide on how to get to…
My husband and I wake up at six in the morning, still a little groggy from last night’s wedding eve party. We are up in the small village of Buscalan in the Cordillera mountains. Weddings here are celebrated for two consecutive days and last night, it seemed that the whole village joined the revelry…
The village of Buscalan in Tinglayan sits prettily on top of a mountain, some 2,000 feet or so above sea level. The village of Buscalan in Tinglayan sits prettily on top of a mountain, some 2,000 feet or so above sea level. It is home to the Botbot Tribe, one of the…