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5 Fun Things to Do in Pan-ay, Capiz

1. Visit Santa Monica Parish Church, a National Historical Landmark. 2. Try "puso", a specialty of Holy Grounds Coffee Shop located in front of the Church. 3. Go to Buntod Beach which has a commanding view of Olotayan Island. 4. Visit a heritage house, Balay ni Nanay Lording, and try their choriwich with thick hot chocolate. 5. Order pica-pica at Dante's Taberna on Friday and Saturday nights then dance the night away.

The Three Queens

    View of Cebu City from the Marco Polo Hotel The daily flights between Cebu and Roxas City is a winner!   Cebu, the Queen City of the South, has so much to offer its visitors - historical landmarks, museums, beaches, fine dining, lively nightlife, retail therapy options and a calendar full of cultural events. And it's a short flight away, just under thirty minutes.    Sirao Garden "The earth laughs in flowers." Ralph Waldo Emerson  These colorful celosia flowers are the staple of the garden. Dubbed Little Amsterdam, the garden reminds one of the tulip fields in the Netherlands. There's also a token windmill and Cinderella's carriage. And as it was approaching Valentine's Day, there were decorative hearts around the garden.  It had been raining quite a bit in January so there were empty patches where gardeners were busy preparing the flowerbeds for planting. There's a P30 fee to enter the garden. Seniors get a discount. Barangay Si...

Eataly Milan

    Eataly Milan Smeraldo

Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House)

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Happy New Year 2017

Thank you 2016 for a rip-roaring year. Welcome 2017 and wishing all of you memorable travels in the new year. ****** Image by TravelswithCharie 

Markthal, the Queen of Markets

    Markthal

Varenna and Lake Como

Like a breeze  Or sunbeam over your domain I passed In motion without pause But ye have left your beauty with me A serene accord of forms and colors Passive yet endowed In their submissiveness with power as sweet And gracious, almost I dare to say  As virtue is, or goodness; sweet as love William Wordworth, Excerpt from The Prelude, Lake of Como     Lake Como

Merry Christmas 2016

"Have yourself a merry little Christmas  Let your heart be light  From now on, our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas now." Excerpt from Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC ***** Image by travelswithcharie