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Taj Mahal and Agra
Agra is one of the most prominent heritage cities in India with fascinating historical background. It is mentioned in Mahabharata as Agrabana. Ptolemy, a famous 2nd century geographer, marked it Agra on the world map. Agra is located at the banks of Yamuna River. It is also known as the most popular city for tourism…
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How to apply for an Indian Visa for Philippine passport holder (and get it stamped)?
I was clueless on applying for a visa after I booked my flight to India. Such a jerk move, luh! There are few blogs written by Filipino travelers, some were posted ages ago! The information I got are the visa cost and getting visa on arrival but it was changed to E-Visa. I wanted to…
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San Rafael River Adventure
My family is looking forward for a short getaway every summer. Though rainy season officially begins, we took advantage of the long weekend. This year, my sister found San Rafael River Adventure. This resort is located in Bulacan, about 2 hours away from Manila. After I got all the details I called SRRA to make…
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Eastern Visayas – A Vacation with Mom
Eastern Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines as part of Region VIII. This region is consist of Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. As nearest to the Pacific Ocean, this region is mostly the passage way of typhoons. The recent devastation of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) was noted as the strongest typhoon in the entire…
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Biliran Province – The Fourth Smallest Province in the Philippines
Known as part of Leyte, Biliran Island is proclaimed an independent province on 1992. Biliran is the 4th smallest province in the Philippines. Naval is the capital of Biliran. It is also called as the Waterfalls Province. It is said that it has the sweetest and clearest mineral water. It’s beaches and other tourist spots…
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Kalanggaman Island – One of the best sandbars in the Philippines
Kalanggaman Island is one of the most beautiful beach destination in the Philippines. This island is famous of its sandbars and remote island getaway. Kalanggaman Island is located in Palompon, Leyte. It is a 2 hour drive from Ormoc and 3-4 hours away from Tacloban City. We initially planned to go to Kalanggaman Island from…
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