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trip journal
PHILIPPINES
Bacolod
Area code
34
Touchdown
Bacolod-Silay
Airport
Get to town via
public utility
vehicles, taxi
Check-in
L’Fisher Hotel.
14th Lacson S; tel:
+63 34 433 3731
Eat
Aida’s Chicken Inasal at the
Manokan Country, right in front of SM
City Bacolod, has the best-tasting and
juiciest Bacolod chicken inasal around.
Don’t miss
Get in on the excitement of
the MassKara Festival in October. See
the colorful street dance parade and join
the country’s biggest street party during
Electric MassKara on the Lacson Tourism
Strip.
Got more time?
Head to Calea at
Balay Quince on the Lacson Tourism Strip
to sample a mouth-watering selection of
cakes and pastries.
Shop
Buy souvenirs and gifts at ANP’s
Negros Showroom.
Elleson
Benjamin
Serna
nurse
PHILIPPINES
Dumaguete
Area code
35
Touchdown
Dumaguete
(Sibulan) Airport
Get to town via
pedicab
Check-in
Hotel Essencia. 39 Real St., Cnr
San Juan St;
tel: +63 35 422 1136; hotel-
essencia.com
Eat
Try the grilled chicken with a
delightfully sweet sauce at City Burger.
Real St
Don’t miss
No visit is complete without
some dolphin and whale watching in Bais
City. Contact Bais City TourismOffice.
tel:
+63 35 541 5161 or 402 8174
Got more time?
Visit the Center for
Tropical Studies at Silliman University. It
houses a variety of mammals, reptiles, and
birds.
Shop
Go to Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries
for a crunchy, creamy and delicious
pasalubong.
San Jose St; tel: +63 35 225
4440
Marianne L.
Foo
registered nurse
PHILIPPINES
Kalibo
Area code
36
Touchdown
Kalibo
International Airport
Get to town via
airport taxi, van, bus, tricycle
Check-in
Ati-Atihan Festival Hostel.
19
Martyrs St (near Toting Reyes St); tel: +63
917 325 6525; atiatihanfestival.ph
Eat
Try Saylo for Filipino fare. The
interiors are decked out creatively and the
food doesn’t disappoint.
Don’t miss
Check out Pastrana Park, one of
the cleanest public plazas I’ve ever seen in
the Philippines.
Got more time?
Hang out at the Bakhawan
Mangrove Eco Park. Or take a trip to
Sampaguita Gardens in NewWashington.
Shop
All the pasalubong stores are in
Gaisano Capital Kalibo. So take a trike and
shop away. If you’re pressed for time, just
buy your souvenirs at the airport.
Lorie Therese
Locara
virtual assistant
and web admin
