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Photo Essay: San Juan, Siquijor

Deserted San Juan beach in a residential area

In a separate post, we named Siquijor as one of the top 10 beach destinations in the Philippines. While Salagdoong Beach in the town of Maria is a strong contender, it is not as long as the beaches in the town of San Juan. The latter is not only significant …

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Photo Essay: Lazi, Siquijor

Side view of Lazi Convent

“Laci” is synonymous to heritage. Inferring from the sheer size of its convent to the remarkable interior architecture of its church, I could tell that this place must have been one hotbed of religious activity. As it turned out, the Lazi convent was the retreat center, in the late 19th …

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Top 5 Birding Sites in Thailand

Close cousins of this minla are residents of Thailand's highest mountain

Thailand gets all the hype as one of the world’s glitziest beach mecca, but what does not get as much exposure, at least outside the birding community, is that it is the avian lovers’ paradise for its staggering diversity of winged creatures big and small, bland and colorful. Its more …

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Photo Essay: Maria, Siquijor

The C-shaped beach on the other side of the diving platform

Maria is a common Spanish name, and it is also a name of a town in Siquijor, a province deeply devout in the Catholic faith. Maria, the town, is famous for a delectable beach and (eerie) Catholic (night-walking) image of Santa Rita. To get to Maria, you can take a …

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