The Purple Slippers | Travels and More

I have lived almost half of my life in Iligan City and we have been crossing Lanao del Norte ever since I was born. My dad is from Misamis Occidental and my mom is from Misamis Oriental. We live in Marawi City and then Iligan City. Lanao is always a beauty. Before we reach MisOc we pass by Lanao del Norte municipalities and haven't really visited and discovered secrets and beauty in each of the Municipalities. Many groups attempted to conquer Lanao del Norte and it's municipalities because of its beauty. Good governance plays a big role. As far as I can remember since the Dimaporo's governed the Province, there's peace and order in place and recognizable developments. Lanao del Norte, I mean Mindanao as a whole has been suffering from this stigma of peace and order issues ever since. The recent siege in Marawi (although it's in Lanao del Sur) greatly affected the entire Mindanao most especially Lanao del Norte. My recent visit was amazing, and I hon...

In one of our official office trips in Davao, it would be too boring if there is no detour. From official trips, detours are important to keep yourself sane. Ahahahaha okay, that's a big alibi from me. But this is one of the nice detours I had. I don't really drive, I am the ultimate " pasahero " of all time. I can feed you, keep you awake and do the navigation, but I don't have the courage to drive. So yup, during one of our trip to Davao City, on our way home we checked out BEMWA Farms in Arakan Davao.  While on our way home, I was checking Google Maps to check for the location of Bemwa Farm. The funny thing is, while on the road, Mobile signals are unreliable. We stopped for a while for lunch in one of the roadside carenderia , ate and left without asking for directions for Bemwa Farm. After eating we drove off and continue our search since we couldn't really find the corner where we are supposed to turn, we asked a lady walking in the roadside. She ...

Our Lady of Candles Cathedral also known as the Jaro Cathedral is one of the most visited churches in Iloilo City. Jaro Cathedral, formally Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro. [ Wikipedia ]. It's nearer than the most old heritage church in Iloilo City. During my first visit in Iloilo City last 2014, I missed visiting this church which is actually just very near our accommodation that time. Good thing in my recent trip with the CFC-Singles For Christ Pre-Icon activity we visited Jaro Church.

Beach front accommodation in Boracay Island.  Chillax Travel and Tours booked me at Deparis Beach Resort. I got their room for 2. It’s a good deal for less than 2000 pesos per day, because it’s a beach front hotel, it’s just walking distance to the conference venue (Boracay Regency Hotel)and the cheapest in Boracay Beach Station 2. The room has its own Comfort room, cable TV, WIFI Connection (secured per user), refrigerator, air-conditioned, hot and cold shower, cabinet, side table and your own safety box. This is my home for 3 nights and 4 days. The resort has a restaurant and it offers buffet dinner daily. I go to try their pizza when I arrived. I haven’t eaten before the trip and yes it’s pricey. I don’t have a choice at that time. It was raining really hard and I can’t go out to buy some decent and budget friendly food to feed myself. It’s a yummy pizza, I should say, rich in toppings and cheesy. And for that one setting, a pizza and a can of coke cost me 495...