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Love, Love, Love

I’ve been to Coron about 6 times already and now I realize that the smattering of islands over there in Northern Palawan has got to be one of my favorite places in the Philippines. Limestone cliffs jut out of the sea and stand tall, like a naval blockade protecting its treasures – inland lakes, sandy beach pockets, magical reefs. And Coron never seems to run out of it. For four days we traipsed across the sea in our cozy boat, ...

Come To Marlboro Country

I cannot even recall how many times I’ve been to Sagada but each and every time I go there, I take home with me a new experience. This time around I’m on a Travel Factor trip, observing CONQUER Sagada 2.0. Just as I thought I’ve done everything in Sagada, Kuya Erwin, our main man in Sagada shoves onto my lap a white, live chicken. I clutch her with me until Marlboro Country, our campsite for the night. About an hour ...

Vang Vieng Very Dangerous

  Vang Vieng Very Dangerous from Cedric Valera on Vimeo. It’s hard to believe that such a place exists. But it does. A place where alcoholic buckets abound. A place where limestone cliffs jut out of rice paddies. A place where banana pancake stalls litter the streets. A place where Friends DVDs are on perpetual loop. A few years from now, I will watch this video and it will surely light special corners of my mind. Music: Sweet Disposition by ...