Category: Travel
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Why Everyone Pulls Over at the Bilar Man-Made Forest in Bohol
If you’re doing a Bohol countryside tour, the Bilar Man-Made Forest will almost certainly be on your route. It’s one of those stops that sounds simple on paper but genuinely surprises you when you’re standing inside it. A two-kilometer stretch of tall mahogany trees lining both sides of the road, forming a natural tunnel of…
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Things to do in Bohol with Kids
We chose Bohol for our ninth wedding anniversary, and yes, Audrey came with us. That’s just how we travel now. We’re a family of three, and the best celebrations we’ve had are the ones where all of us are present, making memories together. We stayed at Astoria Bohol and spent the first day or two…
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We Visited the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella and It Changed How We Think About Wildlife Tourism
If you’re visiting Bohol and tarsiers are on your list, you’ll quickly find out there are two popular places to see them. There’s the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella, run by the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, and the Bohol Tarsier Conservation in Bilar. I’ve been to both, and I’ll tell you upfront: if you care about seeing…
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Things to Do in Marikina with Kids
We didn’t discover Marikina. In a way, it discovered us first. This small city in Metro Manila holds a big place in our story. It’s where Dee and I got married. It’s where we’ve eaten the same burgers for years. And now, we visited as a family to the place that already means something to…
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Review: Safari Hotel and Villas in Vigan
For our 10th wedding anniversary, RomanfamBam family drove all the way to Ilocos Sur. We wanted a road trip this time. We left Manila around 6:30 in the morning. Audrey gets bored fast, so I packed activities. Coloring books. Movies on her iPad. Car games. Snacks. We sang a lot. We stopped a lot too.…