culture, TRAVEL

An Ibaloy Mummy in the Baguio Museum

Visited the Baguio Museum, which was originally built in 1975 and restored after it was damaged in the 1990 earthquake that has left a scar on the City that can be felt to this day. The Museum is inspired by Igorot architecture and features artifacts from Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province, as […]

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A Cultural Tour of Taal, Batangas Part 5 of 5

The Appetite and Carnation Family Food Trip was fun and educational, but we had to head back to Manila. Before we left, we has breakfast, where I once again had champorado. They offered tapa and tocino, but since for some reason they didn’t offer eggs, I decided to skip that. Strangely enough, their coffee wasn’t […]

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A Cultural Tour of Taal, Batangas Part 4 of 5

After a cultural tour of Taal townfor the Appetite and Carnation Family Food Trip, we checked into the beautiful Club Balai Isabel, where we got to try out their newest rooms, all of which face Taal Lake. And then we had dinner, which consisted of Fish Fillet in Capsicum Sauce, where the fish was marinated in […]

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A Cultural Tour of Taal, Batangas Part 3 of 5

Here are some of the things you can see in Taal. Admittedly, these are the things most people will go to when visiting the historic town. Our tight schedule means we didn’t have time to explore, but that doesn’t mean that we didn’t have fun. Taal is known for many things, including: Ancestral houses, in the […]

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