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• Taluksangay Mosque, Yakan Weaving Village and Rio Hondo Zamboanga City & Tawi-Tawi Backpacking Tour (Part 1 of 4) How can you write about a tour you would never imagined would happen or at least you would never knew will be fully-booked? MINDANAO. Too much negative publicity and scare reporting has come out of it. Okay, let's zero in at Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. Maybe true and maybe not, but more and more travelers prefer Cebu and Bohol or Davao and CDO over Zamboanga City. Wanting to prove the media's general portrayal of Zamboanga, Tawi-Tawi and the Muslims wrong, I tried on organizing a cultural backpacking tour of Zamboanga City and Tawi-Tawi. It is my way of telling…
• 2013 Philippine Kayaking Series in Anvaya Cove Philippine Kayaking Series Leg 1 I guess if you are consider yourself as "son of the beach" like me. You have to try all sports that's done at the beach- surfing, fishing, diving and of course KAYAKING. Since 1997, the dynamic partners of Val and Didi Camara has been passionate in promoting kayaking in the Philippines. Sir Val said it many times that our country of islands is a perfect spot for both competitive kayak races and recreational ones. We are definitely replete with rivers, seas and lakes waiting to be tested with some paddling skills. This year, the Philippine Kayaking series kicked it off at Morong, Bataan at…
• Baler Tour Ala-JourneyingJames How It All Started? It all started with a solo photoshoot in Liwliwa, Zambales when I was taking to beach photographer Tiara Mejos in between the shoot for a possible collaboration. I told her that this year would be a year of networking and building strong base for journeyingjames. She mentioned about her good friend Mitch Escal (MUA) and I told her I have a friend with the same name who also is helping me with my tours. That was it- "CAMP, SHOOT & SURF" was born and we did our very first "Surf and Shoot Tour" in Calaguas. Because of much success and demand for it, we decided…
• Baler Summer Photoshoot Because of the successful Calaguas Camp, Shoot and Surf with Tiara Mejos and Mitch Escal, we deemed it right to do the same in Baler. And so after almost 2 months, we went to Baler to do our signature tour- "Camp, Shoot and Surf" adding some biking tours too because we want our participants to enjoy the most out of it. Not to forget that we also visited the mother falls, called Ditumabo Falls. So here are the chosen photos during the tour. To all participants that chose not to participate in the shoot, im very sorry wala kayong portraits. haha :) To all participants, you are free to…
• Sagada Travel Guide Collab Sagada! Almost everyone who hears this destination has something positive to say about the place. If you have been there, then it would surely bring back happy memories. If you haven't then maybe its time to pay a visit soon. Here's a SAGADA Travel Guide I and Kara Santos of Travel Up prepared for those of you who are planning to visit Sagada soon: 1. Describe the destination. Kara: Sagada is one of the most scenic places in the country. The place is so laid-back and you can just relax, enjoy the cold weather and beautiful scenery and really think up there. James: A lot of people tell me…