Mount Talinis, also known as the Cuernos de Negros (Horns of Negros), is a volcano in Negros Oriental. At about 1,903 meters (6,243 ft.) above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros after Mount Kanlaon. The volcano is located 20 kms from Dumaguete, the capital of the province. Mount Talinis is a…
Hacienda Crafts Company is based in Hacienda Santa Rosalia, Manapla, Negros Occidental. Joey Gaston and Christina Borromeo-Gaston founded the company in the early 1990’s. The company taps Negros Island artistry and sustainable natural materials to create distinctive high-end lamps, furniture, and furnishings. Our hand-crafted designs go beyond borders of culture and taste. Using indigenous weaving techniques, Hacienda…
Donna Bramhall aka Donna Wanderlust is a travel blogger who focuses specifically on researching visual identities around the world. After two years teaching fashion design in Hanoi, she decided to save her salary, quit her job, and begin traveling across Southeast Asia blogging about her fashion-related encounters in each country. It was during her time in…
**La Cocina de Tita Moning closed its doors in 2016* The Legarda Ancestral House is located in the San Miguel neighborhood in Manila, close to the Malacañang Palace, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines. When it was built in 1937 it was one of the first Art Deco houses…
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo was the largest of our lifetime. It happened on June 15, 1991. It was an event of epic proportions. It influenced the temperature worldwide for two years. The former summit of the volcano was obliterated and replaced by a caldera of 2.5 km wide. The caldera is now a crater lake. The eruption had…
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo on Luzon in the Philippines on 15 June 1991 wa the second largest eruption of the 20th century. The eruption of the Novarupta volcano in 1912 in Alaska was the largest. The arrival of Typhoon Yunya (Diding) brought a lethal mix of ash and rain to areas surrounding the volcano which worsened the situation.…
For those who want to escape the hustle and bustle of Manila and who are interested in history we highly recommend a day tour to the tiny island of Corregidor at the entrance of Manila Bay. Due to this location, Corregidor was fortified by the US military with several coastal artillery and ammunition magazines to…