Every 12th of May Valenzuela celebrates the feast of San Roque in Mabolo, Valenzuela.
It is said that during the feast’s procession if a girl gets caught in the middle of a group of dancing men the girl would have a boyfriend or get married that year. And for the men they’ll be blessed with someone as well.
The feast has been celebrated for more than 300 years since the spanish era and is continued to be practiced today with the support of... Valenzuela: Piyesta Ng San Roque
Every 12th of May Valenzuela celebrates the feast of San Roque in Mabolo, Valenzuela.
It is said that during the feast’s procession if a girl gets caught in the middle of a group of dancing men the girl would have a boyfriend or get married that year. And for the men they’ll be blessed with someone as well.
The feast has been celebrated for more than 300 years since the spanish era and is continued to be practiced today with the support of... Bulacan: Discovering What Is There To See In Bustos
Early last year, I was fortunate to be part of the production of the music video of Skabeche’s song for the Minasa Festival of Bustos, Bulacan.
Before hand I really didn’t knew so much about this place so I was really curious about the locations for the video shoot.
The town is rich with culture and history as the old houses scatter around the town would tell you that Bustos had a fare share of rich and famous people.
One of the few old... Taiwan: Millenium Hot Springs 千禧汤
Early during this century the Taiwan government opened a public hot springs resort in Beitou. The entrance fee is affordable about NT$40 for the general public to enjoy this gift of nature.
On it’s opening day the president of Taiwan even took a dip at its pools to inaugurate the said resort.
How to get to Millenium Hot Springs
The resort is located at No 6 Zhongshan Rd, Xin Beitou, Taipei which is the road to your left if you are facing the park... Taiwan: Beitou Hot Springs Museum 北投溫泉博物館
During the Japanese occupation one of the best things that they gave to Taiwan (in my opinion) is the Hot Springs culture that a lot of people enjoy now-a-days. Through time Taiwan’s adapted to this culture and a good place to see how everything evolved to today is the Beitou Hot Springs Museum.
Housed in an old Japanese bath house made of brick that was found by a group of students working on a project. They then informed their local... Taiwan: Beitou Thermal Valley 北投 地热谷
It is the hottest part of Beitou (北投) that you can access, some call it Sulfur Valley, Hell Valley but it is much more popularly and is officially called as Beitou Thermal Valley (北投 地热谷).
Thermal Valley is a park where you will see the hottest part of the valley so be cautious specially if you have kids you wouldn’t want to have them touch the water or they’ll suffer serious burn injuries. There are safety measures around... Taiwan: Lung Nai Tang Hot Springs 瀧乃湯
Lung Nai Tang is Taipei’s first and probably the only remaining Japanese style public bath in Beitou. When Japan occupied the island they also imparted to the people their Onsen culture but of course they don’t call it Onsen there.
The difference between Taiwanese and Japanese style of public bath is that with the Japanese style men and women have separate bathing pool of hot spring water and you have to be completely naked while the... My childhood travel dreams
The minute I learned about the Pinoy Travel Bloggers’ Blog Carnival theme for the month of April my mind suddenly took a drive down memory lane trying to think what were my dreams as a child.
As a kid I grew up watching mostly american programs like the xfiles, beverly hills 90210 and melrose place (until my mom banned me from watching them coz they got hotter!), Douggie Houser MD and whole lot other programs.
At that time being a hopeless... Balagtas: Bahay Na Tisa
Standing obiquitous along McArthur highway is a historic house known to locals as the “Bahay Na Tisa”. Built in 1800 the house was initially owned by Capt. Valentin and was eventually transferred to Don Nazario then to Don Antonio Constatino.
During Dr. Jose Rizal’s visit to Malolos this Andalucian house served as his temporary home away from his home town.
Decorated with intricate colonial design you can marvel on how exquisite... Taiwan: My 48 Hours In Taipei (Part 3)
I was alone on a subway in this unfamiliar land but it felt so comfortable as if I have been living in it for quite sometime. I alighted at Taipei City Hall Station and looked for a public phone, my mobile wasn’t working right and I needed to contact my host.
My host wasn’t picking up so I looked for a a wifi signal and messaged him. I tried calling him again and luckily he answered. He was still out with some friends celebrating so we... Taiwan: My 48 Hours In Taipei (Part 2)
They say be careful of what you wish for because you just might get it, barely five hours since we have landed in Taiwan I was living the trip as I have imagined it to be.
I woke up on a local’s couch who’s kindness I could not thank them enough for and I just got to know them at a bus stop! It was about 10 am when I got up, Chiang and Ching were still sleeping since we slept just a few hours ago. But for me it was time lost I panicked... 
