Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 28, 2007	Chasing waterfalls in Samar
Day 4 of my Eastern Visayas trip was around Calbayog, known as the City of Waterfalls. So it's a shame if I didn't visit at least one. After going around the city's historic core, I proceeded to the terminal to take the jeep to Allen. The jump off point in Brgy. Tinaplacan is an hour away,...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 26, 2007	Overnight in Borongan, Eastern Samar
They call Borongan, Eastern Samar the City of the Golden Sunrise. I finally arrived there after a four-hour van trip from Tacloban City. I asked the van to drop me off at the beach house of my brod, Councilor Jesse Solidon, where I was to stay for the night. After getting settled, we...... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 3, 2007	Pagsanjan, Buntot Palos, Bunga and Taytay Falls in Laguna
After the waterfalls in Rizal, we're featuring four waterfalls of Laguna , namely: Pagsanjan (Magdapio) Falls in Cavinti, Buntot Palos (Hidden) Falls in Pangil, Bunga (Twin) Falls in Nagcarlan, and Taytay (Imelda) Falls in Majayjay. Check them out at Pinoy Mountaineer ....... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Oct 18, 2007	Las Haciendas and our Ambon-Ambon Falls trek
Today, we went chasing waterfalls again. I went with Bikoy and Nino to Las Haciendas in Laurel, Batangas. It's an upcoming residential estate and nature resort. And thanks to my MBA classmate, Dennis Morada, we got to visit this great place before the crowds start trooping to the place....... [view]

Posted By:  ivanhenares Posted On:  Sep 27, 2007	Hinulugang Taktak, Daranak and Batlag Falls
This afternoon, we visited three waterfalls in Rizal. This was a spur of the moment trip which my Pinoy Mountaineer partner Gideon Lasco had been egging me on to do. We tagged along my brod, Bikoy Villanueva and another hiking buddy, Sai Sicad. Their proximity to Metro Manila make them...... [view]