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Within the Walls with Jay Buenaflor, A Walking Tour in Manila

August 5, 2013 By Tammy

Discover Manila and learn more about her history with Jay Buenaflor. His walking tour around Intramuros is entertaining, educational, and great for the whole family. Fall in love with Manila and the Philippines with his walking tour. Nothing makes me happier than destination weddings where the destination chosen is the Philippines. I mean, really – Filipinos […]

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Filed Under: Churches, Culture, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, Walking Tour Tagged With: churches, culture, family, Intramuros, Jay Buenaflor, Manila

Naga X Marks the Spot

March 27, 2013 By Tammy Leave a Comment

X Marks the Spot

As fireworks lit the sky on that beautiful clear night, I thought to myself, the Naga X launch was a fitting celebration for the recent milestones in our married life – a way to celebrate one year since we started our travel business and two years since we moved to Naga City. The fireworks capped an […]

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Filed Under: Culture, Family, Ina, Naga, Opinion Tagged With: culture, family, Ina, Metro Naga, Naga, Naga X, opinion

Viva La Virgen! A History of the Fiesta of Our Lady of Penafrancia

September 14, 2012 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Viva La Virgen

Today, our Lady of Penafrancia will sail back to the Basilica via the Bicol River through a fluvial procession. Read about the history of Ina and one of the most amazing experiences of collective faith. Fr. Rex Alarcon is the Director of the Naga Parochial School, teaches at the Major Seminary and is President of […]

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Filed Under: Culture, Faith, Ina, Naga, Penafrancia, Pilgrimage Tagged With: Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, culture, faith, fiesta, Ina, Naga, Penafrancia, pilgrimage

Our first Pilgrimage in Bicol

April 11, 2012 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Honestly, I have never been on any of those Holy Pilgrimages in Europe. We dream of going one day – visit Rome, France and Medugorje – and experience the sort of spiritual high that you get when you go to those places rich in history, culture and faith. World Youth Day here in the Manila, […]

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Filed Under: Albay, Bicol, Camarines Sur, Churches, Culture, Faith, Ina, Naga, Penafrancia, Pilgrimage Tagged With: Albay, Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, churches, culture, faith, fiesta, Ina, Metro Naga, Naga, Naga X, Penafrancia, pilgrimage

Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Visita Iglesia Bicol 2012

April 6, 2012 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Visita Iglesia Bicol

When we started this business, we knew that we wanted it to be meaningful for ourselves and for the people who decide to journey with us. It is a real blessing that our first trip is a pilgrimage with those serious about deepening their understanding of their faith and their love for their creator. Want […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Churches, Culture, Faith, Ina, Naga, Penafrancia, Pilgrimage Tagged With: Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, churches, culture, faith, Holy Week, Ina, Metro Naga, Naga, Penafrancia, pilgrimage

Holy Week in Bicol

March 19, 2012 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Holy Week in Bicol

It’s been almost a year since we moved back to the Philippines. We arrived just in time for Holy Week – our first Holy Week and Easter as a married couple. Who would have thought that one year later, we would be pretty much settled, attempting to start this travel business? This was definitely not […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Churches, Culture, Faith, Family, Pilgrimage, San Jose Tagged With: Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, churches, culture, faith, family, Holy Week, Partido, San Jose

Gawad Kalinga: Our Love Story

February 17, 2012 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Save GK Siruma

Gawad Kalinga is our love story. The team here in Camarines Sur is just like the many volunteers scattered across the country. We all start the same way, falling crazily head over heals with the chance to serve our God in the most noble of way. We fall in love with the communities we sought […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Culture, Gawad Kalinga Tagged With: Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, culture, Gawad Kalinga, GK

Reverse Migration – Moving Back

January 11, 2011 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Reverse Migration by Tammy

Update as of March 2016: After five years in the Philippines (so, five years after this post), we’ve moved again. This time, with the little ones in tow. Back in Vancouver! Looking forward to our adventures here. (But we didn’t pack any balikbayan boxes this time). ——————————– It seems to me as if everyone just […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Canada, Culture, Family, Migration, Naga, Opinion, Philippines, Vancouver Tagged With: Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, Canada, culture, family, migration, Naga, opinion, Philippines, return migration, reverse migration, Vancouver

Kaya. [I am a Raya Fan]

October 10, 2008 By Tammy 3 Comments

Most of my close friends know that my ultimate dream is to modify the curriculum of Sibika at Kultura (which I’ve heard has been changed into Makabayan). Something has to be done to tweak it so that our students can relate to it and not just memorize dates and names… Something that can make them […]

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Filed Under: Culture, Education, identity, Opinion, Patriotic Tour, Pilipinas, Quezon City Tagged With: Camarines Sur, culture, Education, family, Naga, opinion, Philippines, progressive school, Quezon City, The Raya School

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