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Amorita Resort Panglao, Bohol: A World-class Travel Destination

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ March 23, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

The sun was rising. The wind was whispering. And I, sitting, savoring the moment and intensely adoring the beauty of nature. It was a lovely morning, my 2nd day stay at Amorita Resort in the beautiful Island of Panglao, Bohol, touted as Asia’s “Next Bali”. Absolute tranquility! A breathtaking 180-degree-view of crystal-clear waters and powdery [...]

Side-Trip to White Island, Camiguin: Come Again!

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ March 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

While enjoying our way to reach Mt. Hibok-Hibok’s crater and peak, we happened to see on the trail White Island’s aerial view. Indeed, white! I created a poem and it’s somehow a personification type where I used “White Island” as my destined “significant other.” Note: I’m no good in creating poem. No rhyming and everything. [...]

Mt. Hibok Hibok, Camiguin – Katkat Pakipaghimamat Tuig Kwatro

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ February 28, 2012 ⋅ 14 comments

It was once a dream to set-foot Mt. Hibok Hibok’s peak and to personally eyewitness this grandiose panoramic sight. credits to: pinoymountaineer.com My DREAM remains a DREAM. February 25th of year 2012 my feet embraced and kissed Mt. Hibok Hibok’s Peak. I, together with the other FC participants, reached the peak around 7 o’clock in [...]

“Toslob Falls” or “Mag-Ambak Falls” in Tumalog, Oslob

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ 32 comments

An “Untouched” waterfall settling in the highlands of Oslob. “Mag-Ambak Falls”, the “habal-habal” driver called it. (That’s when I asked him off from the waterfall). Few locals call it “Toslob Falls”. (As of this writing, I still do not know its official name.) This is an ideal place to splurge after a busy weekday. Quiet, [...]

Triptabai as BCBA 2011 Best Cebu Travel Blog

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

BCBA 2011 Best Cebu Travel Blog November 7, 2011 I received an email re Your Blog is NOMINATED! Hi, Congratulations! You’re qualified to compete for Best Cebu Blogs Awards 2011. You receive this email because your blog (http://triptabai.com/) is nominated for Best Cebu Blogs Awards 2011…. I was totally shocked reading this, who nominated my [...]

EXTREME, WET and FUN Weekend at TABUELAN

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ November 8, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

the EXTREME road-trip the WET escapade the FUN weekend only at TABUELAN. Another experience of a kind. Imagine, I was able to try a ‘lil of skimboarding – worth to be part of my memoir. Mikel, the PERSON I envied much of being ADVENTUROUS (not to mention the PHOTOGRAPHER side of him, MALOOY LNG TA!), [...]

Island Hopping: “SWIM and EAT” All We Can

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ November 10, 2010 ⋅ 14 comments

…cyber-peeps’ bonding, OFFLINE. Members of the well-known CEBU online forum, ISTORYA.net, went wet and wild as they tighten-up their bonding, not via the cyberspace but in the real world, through hopping the different islands near Mactan, Cebu – water adventure. We visited four lovely and stunning islands, namely : Pandanon Island, Gilutungan Marine Sanctuary, Caohagan IslanD [...]

Zip-lining Experience @ Adventure Cafe

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ November 9, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Lookin’ for an extreme adventure that would help conquer your fear of heights (slight)? Zip-lining would be perfect to try to. Aha! I am not that chicken-hearted type of person in terms of heights if I am to look only, but beyond that, my “all” will surely quiver. Last July (end of the week), I, together with [...]

Kumprahan sa Merkado: Cantipla Farm

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ November 9, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Last July 2010 I , together with my co-bloggers and other media people, was invited to a FARM TOUR – the farms of the Batallion Irrigators Association, Nonecio Arcayan, and Nerio Pador in Sitio Cantipla, Tuanan, Cebu City. I kept on hearing the term “ORGANIC” while on our way and honestly, I had no idea [...]

By the Rivers of Kanlaob I Sat and Wept

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ October 11, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

moi was weeping??? …as you can see, it’s the opposite! Aha! I was not weeping, I was smiling with joy! In an ecstasy(the perfect term to use). …almost 7 hours of journey to nirvana! A WET, WILD and WONDROUS nature adventure – worth to remember. …crossed those rocky road paths, swam those feet-unfathomable rivers , [...]

Spelunking at Murga-Kabuthan Cave

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ October 7, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

“LAKAT LANG” peeps, together with us (newbies), went spelunking last June 7, 2010. The weather tried to stop us, it rained so hard. But around 9am, the heaven’s good to us and so… to Murga Cave, We Go! Murga Cave settles from the mountains of Brgy. Bonbon, Cebu City. Good for us that we had [...]

Mt. Lanaya, I survived!

By Mark Gallardo ⋅ September 27, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

…5o thousands tears I’ve cried! not because of the pains encountered but of the joy I had when I reached the peak of the mountain… This was my very first climb – major climb I should say! Been into nature tripping, but this one is different. My greatest gratitude to the organizer, EWIT Mountaineering Club, [...]