Tag: Bataan
A Guide to Las Casas’ Day Tour
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is the most expensive resort in Bataan, Philippines—but with good reason. It’s an open-air museum, heritage park, hotel, and beach resort all in one. Each heritage home was painstakingly moved, brick by brick, from its original location and rebuilt in this 400-hectare land. The traditional furniture and interiors are also […]
Rooting for Channing Turtle
After years of being invited to Anvaya Beach and Nature Club’s Turtle Release project, I finally made it! Thanks to my Tita Lisa who is a member of Anvaya Cove, I was part of the 2016 event that aims to bring awareness about turtle conservation. Every year, female pawikans (Olive Ridley sea turtles) dig a hole […]
Las Casas: Time Travel to 18th-Century Philippines
When traveling, I book a 4- to 5-star hotel only if I need a staycation. Otherwise, I choose hostels or budget hotels because all I need is a decent place to sleep after spending most of the day outdoors. Thanks to the destination wedding of my friends Koke and Pam, I discovered the staycation resort, Las […]
My Lolo’s Death March Story
Around the Bataan Peninsula, there are Death March markers standing on every kilometer. Two meters high, each marker has an engraved plate with an image of a person, slumped and on the verge of collapsing. The markers pay tribute to the 75,000 Filipino and American troops forced to make a 65-mile march from Mariveles, the […]
Turtle Tales from Anvaya
“Would you like to join us at Anvaya Cove?” AO’s aunt Lisa asked me in February. “We’re releasing baby pawikans into the sea.” Distracted by a to-do list at that time, I turned down her invite. When I later read newspaper articles of that majestic event, the eco geek in me wished I were part […]