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Philippines | Pinaytraveller

War Dances in the Cordilleras to be ‘Toned Down’: Are You Kidding Me?

By on March 7, 2011

This news article infuriated me. Why would anyone try to restrict a perfectly harmless tradition? The tourism department has called on Cordillerans to tone down the presentation of war dances to avoid imparting the wrong impression that some tribes still practice tribal wars giving the impression that the region is not a safe place to […]

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Atlantis to Eden: 5 fantasy islands that really exist (sort of) via CNN

By on February 18, 2011

Read this on CNN. Very interesting… An advanced city submerged under sea; an ancient garden paradise bearing a tree of knowledge; an island of bird-women seductresses — the stuff of pure fiction. Or perhaps not? Far-off, mysterious islands provide the setting for some of our favorite myths and folklore. But more often than not, they […]

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Camino de Santiago | Destinations | Europe | Pinaytraveller | Planning and Daydreams | Spain

A Step Closer to the Camino de Santiago

By on February 7, 2011

  Last August, I wrote about how I missed a talk by Australian professor and Camino guide Marc Grossman, lamenting how frustrated I was that I missed it and how going to this pilgrimage is really a  lifelong dream of mine.     So imagine my delight when four months later, on Christmas Eve last […]

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