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Have I told you I love Flickr? Well, I do, since I’ve been meeting engaging photo-enthusiasts that side of the Pacific. (By that, I mean Philippines). They have generously shared their photos of their travels across the Philippines such as in the Tubbataha Reef, the Malacanang Palace of the North, Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte sand […]
Translated from Spanish for “within the walls”, the 400-year old city called Intramuros was once the seat of power in the Philippines. Within its walls, Intramuros displayed the best of Spain in the newly conquered archipelago of the Philippines.
Intramuros was designed after a star fort (very flat structure composed of many triangular bastions, specifically […]
May 2, 2006 was the first day I wrote for Filipina Soul, and my first foray into blogging. I can’t believe it’s already (only?) been two years! Filipina Soul wouldn’t have been a success, and a fun place to blog if it weren’t for our readers - YOU. Thank you for reading, following, and interacting […]
What’s a vacation, or a great destination, without photographs to brag home about?
This month at Travel and Culture Channel our theme day is PHOTOS.
Jul from Europe String is Back from Italy, and has a photo to prove it.
From me at Filipina Soul, we have photos of Malacanang of the North, the “White House” […]
“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 […]
Ocean Park Manila Bay, the newest pride of Philippine tourism, has become so popular that our readers have been asking us for information and contact.
So here are some very useful information:
The Manila Ocean Park is located behind the Quirino Grandstand, in Luneta, Manila. For more information, contact +(632) 567.7777 and +(632) 567 2309.
Operating […]
Here are some promotions from Philippine Airlines and Asian Spirit:
* Philippine Airlines:
88 pesos for a one-way trip to all local destinations on Holy Week. Sales run from March 15-24 2008, good for travel from March 21-24 flying from Manila and March 19-22 for flights to Manila.
For more info and to make reservations call PAL at […]
I’m so excited to be able to share this news with you! As a biologist, I’m thrilled that the Philippines finally has its own oceanarium.
The state-of-the-art Manila Ocean Park had its soft opening last week, on February 29. It’s gorgeous and truly world-class! Let’s take a tour, via Mel & Joey:
Here is a new travel blog that will give you a Filipino tourist’s perspective of the places to check out in the Philippines.
Cat’s Walks by Catha Aquino
Catha knows the places she posts about because she’s actually been there, both as a balikbayan and as a “confused foreign traveler”. In her own words -
“It’s […]
Various topics are put in the spotlight at these three blogs this week:
* Indigenous People’s Issues Today concentrates on the concerns of indigenous groups around the world. Usual topics include culture, intelectual property rights, archaeology and more. This week, a featured group is the Ifugao, who live in northern Luzon.
Currently the Ifugao indigenous peoples […]
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