Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Mar 14, 2008	Yayain si Yaya - moved to April 5
YTRiP’s Yayain si Yaya Day has been moved to APRIL 5, SATURDAY, 130pm to accommodate more people.   As much as we would love to have Yayas with kids of their own, we’re opening the activity to Yayas without kids. They can join the tour with their alaga so they can both experience...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Dec 11, 2007	Imagine waking up to this…
and every night the river sings you to sleep… ——- I had about a week of blessed mornings like this, and four restful nights. It was freezing but the sight is worth getting out of bed for. And the food. A view of (a part of) the Banaue Rice Terraces. Photo taken from Banaue...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Sep 20, 2007	Ask me that question again
For a new friend, I dug up an old essay… it was actually the very first blog entry for km0. It was meant to help a school project that (in turn) aims to help the group I belong to. Yes, YTRiP (Shamelessly, it’s all over this blog!). Revised it a bit, and then posted it in...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Jul 8, 2007	My Pili-Pinas travel wishlist
I’m in the process of getting to do these things… (or at least plan to do them…) Climb Mount Pinatubo Climb Mount Arayat Climb Mount Banahaw Climb Mount Apo (and make it to the summit at the first try so I dont have to try again!) Skydive! Stay in Batanes for a week (and get...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Jul 28, 2007	A Day without Strangers
July 28 (Saturday) was supposed to be a slow day for me. Take the Chinese Cemetery tour for YTRiP, go home, rest a bit then email, and then get to work (i.e. WRITE stuff for YTRiP – as I usually do).   Getting stuck with flu the whole week, I was not aware that I would actually [...]... [view]

Posted By:  mmbips Posted On:  Jul 19, 2007	Child marriages, trafficking on the rise in West Bengal
Child marriages, trafficking on the rise in West Bengal Antara Das A rising awareness against dowry is fuelling the incidence KOLKATA: A survey conducted across several districts in West Bengal has indicated that a rising awareness against dowry is fuelling the incidence of child marriage and...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Jul 12, 2007	One great food trip!
Basta Kapampangan, masarap magluto. Now there’s a tag that we would want to prove right!    Youth Tourism Response - Philippines (YTRiP) with the help of Alquimista, Inc. and the Sleepy Traveler   invites you to the   VIAJENG CUCINA MATUA The Old Kitchen Tour in Pampanga!   JULY 22,...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  May 30, 2007	The probinsyana’s diet for the summer
Stuff I have been eating while spending the summer in Pangasinan (helped the brother campaign, went house to house, watched the canvassing, endured the heat and the milking, then he won, and I’m still here - EATING!) I’m pretty sure some people could relate with this crazy summer...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Jun 3, 2007	pirates and mangoes
Jack Sparrow: You know, for all that pirates are clever-called, we are an unimaginative lot when it comes to naming things. Gibbs: Like? Jack Sparrow: I once sailed with a geezer lost both his arms and part of his eye. Gibbs: What did you call him? Jack Sparrow: [pause] Larry....... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Jun 11, 2007	What to do when you get bitten by a dog (Pinoy style)
You have 2 options depending on where you are in the Philippines.   If you are in the city (I’m talking Manila, Cebu, highly-urbanized areas), this is what you do: 1. Wash the wound with soap and water. General advice is to make it bleed. Really bleed. 2. Go to the doctor and get an...... [view]

Posted By:  clareamador Posted On:  Jun 28, 2007	Uy, where have you been?
My Lakbayan grade is C+! How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan! Created by Eugene Villar. ———- My first thought was, “Ok this is not coming out. I will not tell anyone, except Glen who showed me the site.” Putting up a travel NGO does put...... [view]