JED in Siquijor

Imelda's Old Beach House in Olot, Tolosa, Leyte

Inside United Kingdom 2

Sohoton Cove Part 2

I was wandering through my files when I saw these pictures in my drive. I love the pics and I want to share to you. Hope you can visit my place soon.

Welcome to the Family

Welcome to the family...

Name:Helena Gabrielle
Sex: Female
Birthday: October 22, 2008

Inside Mindanao

I want to share to you some of the best places in Mindanao. Lucky for me, my job allows me to travel for free the scenic spots in this southern paradise in the Philippines. Every time I travel, I always took with me my digital camera ready to take the best picture.

Considered by some as Boracay in Mindanao, the Municipality of Glan in Sarangani Province is becoming one of the tourist hubs in the region.

Undeveloped hot springs in Mainit, Maco, Compostella Valley that is boiling with sulfur from earth’s crust. Though it is not safe to travel in this place because of the presence of guerillas, the journey is worth the risk.

Spanish speaking chavacanos of Zamboanga City. Proud to be the Latin City in Asia.

A muslim mosque in Zamboanga City. A reminder of moro-christian unity in the area.

This is Lake Sebu in Surallah, South Cotabato. Lake Sebu is a sleepy municipality in the highlands of Cotabato. Most of the inhabitants in this area are natives called Tiboli. They have a unique language that sounds like foreign.

Along the way to Mati, Davao Oriental is an island that looks like a sleeping dinosaur. The people of Mati are proud of this famous landmark in the city.

Kaamulan Festival in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon is famous for its street dancing competition with huge native designed floats. It’s celebrated during the month of March.

Captivating Tibanban sunset in Gov. Generoso.

The famous seven falls (this is the 2^nd falls) in Lake Sebu, Surallah, South Cotabato. Aside from the lake as its main attraction, the seven falls is also renowned for its hundred feet cascading waterfalls.

The pride of Tangub City with its multi-million Christmas Symbols that attracts tourist as far as Luzon and Visayas. The whole plaza is lit with thousands of series lights.

Inside London

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben – facing the Abbey, the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament has become the symbol of the city. It is a Gothic building for some Gothic politics.

The best place to be. London is an ever-changing city. With a population of more than 7 million people, it is a heavyweight city. It is cosmopolitan too: one in three of those residents is from a minority ethnic group.

Before I went home to the Philippines, my sister took me to London. We have to travel for more than 2 hours by train from Malvern in West Midlands. But the long trip is worthy. I’ve never been to a city as beautiful as London. I never stop taking pictures until my battery was empty.

Unfortunately, it was in the middle of winter when we went to the city. The temperature is freezing and the weather is a little bit cloudy. But it did not stop us from exploring the city. Unlike to modern cities around the world, London has retained its century old buildings. In fact some of the structures here are more than 500 years old.

Travelling to this place cost you a lot of money (everything is expensive). To save money, we did not use our car. Instead we used the local mode of transportation, the Tube. Famous for its network of underground railway, the tube is the economical way to explore the city. We bought a 1 day ride-all-you-can ticket.

Windsor Castle in Ascott.

The famous 2 storey buses that can be seen all over London. I think we should use buses like this in the Philippines.

Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the Queen.

Harrods – located in Brompton Road, London’s most famous department store. Built by a businessman named Henry Charles Harrod in 1849. It is currently owned by the Egyptian Al Fayed family.

Gate 41 Experience

Every time I see pictures of my travels in London, I can’t keep myself on laughing. It was my first international travel and we were advised by my travel agency to be careful especially that I’m accompanying my nephews who are still minors.

We have to travel for more than 16 hours: a 7 hour flight from Manila to Dubai, then a 3 hour stopover in Dubai International Airport and finally a 6 hour connecting flight to Birmingham in the UK. We were booked with Emirates Airlines, the flag carrier of Dubai.

It was in Dubai airport that we were virtually lost. I thought it is just an ordinary airport like NAIA in Manila but the airport is huge. We arrived in gate 2 and our connecting flight is in gate 41. Since it's our first time to be in Dubai, we were so excited to see the place. We were not aware that we only have 3 hours stopover. We already wasted one hour walking and sightseeing the place until… we were lost.

I’m just lost that I don’t know where to go next. I was looking for signs of Gate 41 but I can’t see one. We just keep on walking and walking until we saw this beautiful young Moslem lady who happens to be one of the crews of Emirates. I asked her “do you know where’s gate 41?”. The woman smiled to me and whispered “gate 41 is in our house, do you want to come with me to our house?” I knew it was a joke and I can’t believe that she was joking with me. I thought they were conservative people. Nevertheless she told us our way. It took us another 30 minutes to be in Gate 41, ready for our next flight.

This coming November, me and my friends will be going to Hongkong for our annual planning. My mom who went to Hongkong for her Heathrow flight last year told me that it is a gigantic airport. This time I’ll make sure that I will not fool around just like what I did in Dubai.