Ever needed a Philippine Embassy or Philippine Consulate while abroad? So you googled and it returned with 20 sites like www.allembassies.com, www.goabroad.com, or even www.pinoy-ofw.com that gave the same address. So you believe it. Why not? Here’s why not. Yesterday I spent USD10 on taxi to get to the Philippine Consulate in Bogota only to [...]
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The PTB Blog_Carnival for June 2011 honors Dr. Jose Rizal on his 150th Birth Anniversary. The theme is Rizal and Travel. Rizal was the quintessential traveler of his time. In the Philippines, he visited towns as far north as Tarlac, all the way down to Dapitan, Dipolog and Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte. As an international traveler, he’s been [...]
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The 1st Annual SNUPS Photo Shootout kicked-off last weekend in Anilao and I was glad to be able to participate. This is the first time ever that I join in any photo competition, except for the monthly social thingy during NUDI night. I was not competitive, but I definitely felt the HEAT. SNUPS is a photo [...]
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Guest Post by Bob Whorton This first Seafari was the culmination of 18-months of hard work by the Philippines department of tourism Product Development; Headed by Director Elizabeth Nelle, and her dedicated team of staff, backed by the Secretary of State for Tourism Mr Alberto Lim. Following the insight and fortitude of Mr Joel Uichico. It was [...]
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So finally the 10-day Philippine Dive Seafari event comes to a close, and the final programs were done in grandiose fashion. The DOT hosted dinner on Tuesday (May 3) was where all the guests from the 4 dive sites came together for the first time. If I was star struck with the presence of Gutsy [...]
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