Category: Activities
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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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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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RG Jar Factory
We arrived early, around 8:30 in the morning. RG Jar Factory was already awake with activity. The staff welcomed us right away. No entrance fee. We watched local artisans shape clay into small jars by hand. This is where burnay jars come to life. These earthenware jars store water, vinegar, and basi, the local sugarcane…
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Vigan’s Calle Crisologo
We arrived early at Calle Crisologo. This was my second visit. The first time was back in 2011. Seeing it again after many years felt familiar. The cobblestone street and old Spanish houses still stood the same. Very little had changed. Walking down the street felt slow and unhurried. Shops were just starting to open.…
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Bantay Watch Tower and Saint Agustine Parish Church in Ilocos
The Bantay Watch Tower sits just a five minute ride from Calle Crisologo. We arrived around 9:00 in the morning. A small tourism table greeted visitors near the entrance, and we logged our names in the guest book before heading inside. There was no entrance fee, though donations were encouraged. Once inside, a volunteer approached…