For the third time this year, volunteers coming from the kapitbahayan (the residents of the Gawad Kalinga villages) will be coming together to help in rebuilding, repairing and starting the ground work of the farm lots of families from a specific Gawad Kalinga community here in Camarines Sur. This October 4-6, the volunteers will head over […]
Farm Builds with Gawad Kalinga – Perspective of our French Volunteers
For more than a month, a group of young French students spent their time with Gawad Kalinga and the Spiral Sun team discovering parts of Bicol and the communities as well. Read about the adventures of Selma, Loure, Nicky, Baptiste and Simon as they joined farm builds, rode ATVs and ate their way around Naga and the […]
A is for Avenue Plaza Hotel
If there is a place other than our home where J is comfortable rolling around the bed and hiding under the covers, it is the Avenue Plaza Hotel. This four-star hotel sits in the heart of the lifestyle hub of Naga City. Being one of the classiest hotels in the metro, you can expect excellent […]
Take a Trip to Gawad Kalinga’s Enchanted Farm
During J’s first few months, he was able to have his first McDonald’s visit, his first Bonchon trip, his first visit to SM Megamall and Trinoma. The rest of the time, we stayed at home – trying to learn the ropes of parenthood and multitasking. After taking him to nearby areas in the metropolis, we decided […]
Enchanted Farm Cafe: Brewing Innovation, Good Coffee and Tea
Looking for a new place to eat? Have coffee? And chat with friends? Here are our favourite finds in Quezon City. Although I haven’t had the chance to travel with Tom as much as I wanted to since Spiral Sun started, I did have to leave Naga mid-June for Manila. I took an AirPhilExpress flight on […]
The Road to Siruma
We would like to take this chance to thank everyone who has taken a trip with us! It has just been a few months since we’ve started our journey as Spiral Sun, but your trips with us have already made a big impact on several communities here in Camarines Sur – especially GK Taligra in […]
Volunteer to Save Siruma, Have an Adventure, Experience Nature
Siruma is a 4th class municipality several hours from Naga. The sleepy, little coastal town is really not that far from Naga, but because the horrible conditions of the roads, it takes about four to five hours to get there. Quite an adventure already just to get there. In a place seemingly forgotten by the […]
Patriotic Tour – Adventure Travel to Fall in Love with our Country
What exactly is a patriotic tour? The same way we questioned what a pilgrimage is, we had to figure out what a patriotic tour is too. On the offset, we know that it is an adventure trip that allows the traveller to fall head over heels in love with our country. It is an expedition […]
Gawad Kalinga: Our Love Story
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 […]