The Purple Slippers | Travels and More

I'm here in Iloilo City for a conference, and one of our activities is visiting Guimaras Island. Guimaras Island of Iloilo is known for the sweetest mangoes which are actually meant for Export to other countries.  From the mainland of Iloilo City, Guimaras Island is 15 minutes Motorized Banca (boat) away. The Motorized Banca ducks at Jordan, Guimaras where the majority of the boats are that crosses to Iloilo City.  From Jordan Port, you will see the big cross up the mountain and some wind turbines like that of Bangin windmill in Ilocos Norte. Our activity for the say started with going up the Balaang Bukid Shrine.  Before coming to Iloilo, I did not bother to do some research because I am confident that the group has prepared itineraries for us. And yes, I don't have any idea at all about Balaang Bukid Shrine, which makes the trip fascinating for me.  Going up the hill is not new to me. I have been mountaineering quite a lot when I w...

When we flew to Hong Kong, we have listed tour itinerary just in case the immigration would ask, we have something to present to. But in reality , we have a very relaxed and flexible itinerary. We did not pre-book any tour packages (which I do not and will not recommend) and we just went there with the thought of, "finally time off from work". So here's our planned itinerary, just in case you'd prefer following it and our relaxed or chill version (lol) of the Hong Kong trip itinerary; ORIGINAL ITINERARY: Day 1 - ARRIVAL CDO-MNL-HKG Day 2 - Activities/Destinations: Hong Kong Disney Land Resort  Day 3 - Activities/Destinations: BIG BUS Tour Day 4 - Activities/Destinations: Trip to Macau Day 5 - Activities/Destinations: WORK Mode Day 6 - DEPARTURE HKG-MNL-CDO [Book your accommodation in Hong Kong and get BIG discounts here] THE "CHILL VERSION": Day 1 - Activities/Destinations (Oct 7) MNL to Hong Kong Hong Kong Inte...