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Dapitan City Travel Guide – Things to Do, Tourist Attractions and Suggested Itinerary For This Historic City in Northern Mindanao

Bino — Sun, 21 May 2017 12:17:07 +0000

Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte has long been in my bucket list of places to visit in the Philippines. This town in the northern part of Mindanao has long been under the tourist radar although it has been featured in quite a few publications over the years. Dapitan City is most well-known for being...

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Lake Sebu in Mindanao – Possibly One of the Philippines’ Most Exotic Destinations

Bino — Sat, 24 May 2014 11:33:45 +0000

incredible sunset in lake sebu The enchanting Lake Sebu, in the Allah Valley in South Cotabato, is a contender for the Philippines’ most exotic destination. The vibe here around one of Mindanao’s iconic lakes is quite unlike mainstream Filipino culture – from the unintelligible cacophony of the local language to the intriguing practice of horse...

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Zamboanga: My Visit to the Latin City of Asia

Bino — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:20:45 +0000

Perhaps it can be said that no other city in the Philippines piqued my curiosity as much as Zamboanga in the western tip of the island of Mindanao. There’s just so many things that differentiate it from the rest of the country. Nevertheless, I had to think twice about coming here. My main consideration was...

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One Night in Davao

Bino — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:05:26 +0000

I arrived in the southern city of Davao on an evening flight from Cagayan de Oro. It was just a short hop over the same island and barely took an hour. The bright lights from the landmass below greeted us on our plane’s final approach, indicating to me that Davao is a much larger city...

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Asia’s Longest Dual Zipline, Pineapples and Alpine Scenery in Bukidnon

Bino — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:48:26 +0000

Mindanao is not known as the bread basket of the country for no reason. All sorts of agricultural produce are grown here, and most notable are the bananas and pineapples which are exported all over the world. Most of the bananas and pineapples here in Singapore come from the Philippines, and I found the same...

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Camiguin: the Island of Fire

Bino — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:23:32 +0000

A recent 6-day trip to Mindanao took me to Camiguin, that small pea-shaped island just off Cagayan de Oro City. I had wanted to come here for the longest time, friends and acquaintances only have good things to say about the wide variety of activities that this small province (the Philippine’s second smallest) has to...

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