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Through online voting, the New Seven Wonders Foundation is looking for sites that will eventually become the “New Seven Wonders of Nature“. The purpose of the search is “to create public awareness and contribute to the protection of the world’s natural heritage and foster respect for cultural diversity.”
Anyone can vote for their favorite nature sites […]
Abra, the first province of the Philippines in an alphabetical list, is easily overlooked as a tourist destination. We don’t hear about it much, but it holds some interesting sites and experiences for the adventurous.
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Billed as the Philippines’ Natural Dye Capital, the province is home to a number of plants from which natural dyes […]
“Bahura” is the name of the Coral Reef Exhibit at the Manila Ocean Park. Here are some of the creatures you can see there. These photos were taken by a Filipina Soul reader who has graciously allowed us to showcase them here:
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It’s summer in the Philippines, and the number one destination would be somewhere with water. Lots of it. As in millions and millions of gallons of blue water.
If you can’t dip your toes into the water, at least you can immerse yourself in these:
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One of our readers, Patty, has visited Manila Ocean Park, the Philippines’ first oceanarium and has the pictures to prove it! Yep, you can take photos in the oceanarium, but without using flash (it scares the fish!).
Patty has graciously allowed us to share some of the photos with you.
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“Malacanang of the North“, or otherwise known as the White House of the North.
This palace in northern Ilocos overlooks Paoay Lake, and is the residence of deposed president Ferdinand Marcos and his family when they are in the north. This was one of 29 summer residences that Marcos built during his rule. When […]
La Paz, or the Desert of the North, as it is called. After a long trek on dusty roads along Ilocos Norte, two sceneries will surprise the weary traveler at the end of his journey - that there is a desert. And there is a beach.
La Paz Sand Dunes is a protected national […]
The northern province of Ilocos Norte boasts one of the most stunning, and popular churches in the country - The Paoay Church.
Otherwise known as St. Augustine Church, this church of the municipality of Paoay was built from 1704 to 1894. Inspired by gothic, baroque and oriental architecture, it represented the Spanish, Filipino and Chinese […]
On focus this week is Boowwet’s Site, which is dedicated to news and photos of the Cordillera region in the Philippines.
I was drawn to this site because of the many photos of Benguet. Having lived in La Trinidad for two years, I still hold very fond memories of those mountains, rivers and the clean fresh […]
Amazing, was what came to mind when I saw these videos of Manila’s first oceanarium. This is probably one of those rare places where Filipinos are treated to the diversity and beauty of our planet’s sea creatures.
Sure, some parts of the park are still under construction, and the fee is not cheap. But if […]
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