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Boracay Island: Then and Now.

Ms. Sofia Surfer - sofialamberto [217]

  The Chronicles of Boracay Island: Island History Buracay is Boracay Boracay Island : an island so beautiful, sometimes sinful, always controversial. This makes it intriguing and causes people...

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Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Women & Travel | 20th Century History | Economy | Photography | People | Beaches & Resorts | Ancient History | National Parks | Festivals | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Agriculture | Nature
Aerial View of Corregidor Island (Photo, Wikipedia)

Corregidor Island: A Legacy of War

Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,288]

Corregidor Island obviously is well-known for its valiant task in the Second World War (a thing that should not be). Such war was despicable. It was one of the most hated events ever recorded in the...

Destinations: Corregidor | Philippines
Topics: Travel | National Parks | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Fr. Marlowe A. Rosales, OFM and his CKC Jose Gomez Orchestra (Photo CKC PR, Calbayog City, Samar)

A Trip To Samar

Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,288]

A soft breezy sunrise rouses me as my ship nears the coast and moors at the docks of Maguino-o, off the city of Calbayog Western Samar in the Central Philippines. Sheer weather of the early morning...

Destinations: Philippines
Topics: Culture | Travel | Performing Arts | Music | 20th Century History | Art | Ancient History
Front cover for Warrior Odyssey

Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio Graceffo

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to set off on a quest around Asia, researching and discovering lesser-known and rare martial arts along the way? Read about the experiences of Antonio Graceffo in his latest book, Warrior Odyssey.

Destinations: Burma | Indochina | Vietnam | Hong Kong | Korea, S | Taiwan | China | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Philippines
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Martial Arts | Culture | People | Working Abroad | War & Conflict
Once in a Blue Moon

Film Review: Once in a Blue Moon

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Three generations in the patriarchal lineage are represented in this romantic quest for true love.

Destinations: Philippines
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Apocalypse Now

Film Review: Apocalypse Now (Redux)

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

A Special Forces officer is sent up the Nang River on a mission to find and assassinate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, a fellow officer who has gone AWOL in the jungles of Cambodia.

Destinations: Cambodia | Vietnam | Philippines
Topics: People | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Imi and Joanna in their home on Boracay Island

Family Life on Boracay Island

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Joe and Imi were our gracious, friendly hosts- introducing us to what life is like for many families on Boracay Island.

Destinations: Philippines | Boracay Island
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Animals | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Economy | People | Photography | Beaches & Resorts | Religion | Agriculture | Sports | For Kids
We bought coconut juice to enjoy after our snorkeling adventure.

Snorkeling in Boracay

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Go snorkeling near Crocodile Island in Boracay and you'll feel just like Jacques Cousteau.

Destinations: Philippines | Boracay Island
Topics: Travel | National Parks | Adventure | Animals | 20th Century History | Art | Ecotourism | Food | Economy | People | Beaches & Resorts | Religion | Sports | Nature | For Kids
Mano Pl

Film Review: Mano Po

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

This family drama spans four generations of the Go family, a Chinese family who built a financial empire in the Philippines.

Destinations: China | Philippines
Topics: Culture | People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History
Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Film Review: Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Mention the name Imelda Marcos and, predictably, the first response is...SHOES. Shoes, shoes and more shoes, size 8 1/2. So many, they fill a museum in the town of Marikina, the shoe manufacturing...

Destinations: Manila | Philippines
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History
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