Travel Blogs from Iloilo City, Philippines
The Road to Dagami
... goals were derived by the World Health Organization (WHO) to identify health care goals for underdeveloped countries and the Philippines are participating! Yay! Last summer I advised an honors student who travelled to Africa and she did her final project ...
Halfway House...
... dam. The villages and towns were typical of those we had seen before and provided an insight into daily life in the Philippines. Houses varied between barely standing bamboo huts and "F$%K Y*&, haven’t I done well" brick mansions, reminiscent of ...
Iloilo
I went to Iloilo to study Medicine. I met my wife here. I made great friends here. I had my church membership transferred ...
Iloilo
... cafe and listening to early Beatles - the constant soundtrack can be wearing at times though. Found the absolutely best burger in the Philippines (maybe even S E Asia) at Crave Burger. There's a Jo's Chicken Inato in Iloilo as well, so we're happy ...
Impressed by Iloilo's Imagery
... Spanish churches as we captured the beauty of this awesome province in Panay during the "visita iglesia" we had last Holy Week. In Iloilo City alone, we were able to bask at the old-world splendor of at least four houses of worship, starting with St. ...
Iloilo City
I was able to visit Iloilo City because I have to present my theses which won Best Entomological Theses in the whole country. I was given a price of course :p - a large amount of monet :p I stayed there for 1 night 2 days only and I struggle talking ...
Ilo Ilo City, Panay
... jo ajatus lentaa Palawanin provinssiin mika on kuulemma yks kauneimpia paikkoja. Taytyy siis selvasti teha uus reissu. IloIlo on pysahdyspaikka matkalla Negrosin saarelle lomailemaan. ;) Valitettavasti Raffille tarttu mun kuumeinen flunssa ja ollaan jo ...
Nadsadjan Falls
the 2 hour walk from igbaras up to nadsadjan falls is just amazing! the falls were brilliant! one of the best walks ever... if you get tired, don't worry, ever motorbike that goes past will offer you a ride. ...
Impressed by Iloilo's Irresistible Cuisine
... , ready to play gracious hosts to any visiting kith and kin. Blessed with so many irresistible charms, Iloilo — both the province and the city — offers a wide array of attractions ranging from the historical, cultural and natural that would ...
(*Miss u guys*)
(*Noong na buo ang pag kakaibigan nmin doon nag cmula ang aming pag gala kng saan2x dOn din nag cmula kng panu kmi ma inlove at masaktan.Sa pag layo ng isa naming kaibigan, sunod2x na rin nag ka watak2x kming lahat at nag ka alitan pa kmi ng aking ...
First Stop: Iloilo City
The plane landed at Iloilo City 5 minutes before the expected time of arrival! From Iloilo City, we traveled by bus in going to Kalibo, Aklan for a total of almost 5 hours! Woah! That is longer than the time we spent in the airplane! I can't say ...
On the way to Boracay
... the last fast craft to Iloilo, it left at 17:15 I think, so I had to take a regular ferry to Dumangas, which is 30kms from Iloilo. The ferry left at 18:30 and once again an hour and a half ride took two hours and it cost around 100 pesos, I don't ...
Guimaras islands and Iloilo
... than that not so much to see but from there we took our flight back to Manila. You can book cheap flights from the Philippines with Cebu Airline. Other islands to visit next time are Bohol and Palawan cause they all look different but also very nice. ...
Back to the Homeland
Iloilo City (population of about 400K) is where I was born. Good place to grow up...big city feel but with nice beaches and cool mountains ...
Darkness on the edge of town
After breakfast, myself and Tera caught a boat to Caticlan then avoided the touts to catch a normal public bus to Iloilo just as it was pulling out. It was much cheaper than the minibuses that were being touted and was actually very comfortable. We ...
Two Days on Panay
... white but now were gray and stained. WiFi inoperative. At least it is located centrally, within walking distance to the city center. Two nights in Iloilo was enough. People were still talking about the major flood some years ago and there is a ...
Dingle
Off to Dingle, where Jane's mom grew up! We visited even more relatives of Jane's where we tried quail eggs and amazing tiny sweet bananas. After Jane had a daily wipe-out, this time on their rug, we went to the town plaza and walked around ...
Mesmerized by Magnificent Molo
... when I finally got to savor authentic pancit molo, right in the place where it originated — the district of Molo in Iloilo City. Home to many Chinese immigrants, Molo used to be an enclave known as Parian whose name was changed to Moro because ...
Pit stop Iloilo
Touchdown Iloilo! First leg of my adventure, too bad I didn't have enough time to check what this city has to offer. We had to go to the port to get on a ferry that would take us to the main island of Cuyo. This is where my adventure ...
Farewell to the clinics..
... me to "Facebook friend" her and tag all the photos for her. Not sure that I've mentioned the obsession with Facebook here in the Philippines? Just like America, all you see here is people on their computers on Facebook. On their phones or in coffee shops, ...
Iloilo City
There was nothing interesting for me, some jeepneys are much more new compare to other cities. ...
El arca de Noe
... principal atracción del barco, lo que al menos nos aseguró varias conversaciones para matar las 27 horas. Finalmente, llegamos a Iloilo donde alojamos una noche y partimos al día siguiente camino a Bohol Island. Para llegar tuvimos que tomar un vuelo ...
Halfway on the ferry
Ferry stopped here for five hours while it unloaded. We had breakfast and sat on the beach until it was ready to set ...
Duenas and Iloilo
Jan 3rd, 2008 Well awoke nice and early, which seems to be the norm these days. After coffee and breaky Sherry and I went for a small walk. When we got back we started to create some questions for the interviews we were conducting at a local high ...
Leaving Panay
Just a stop en route to Cebu via Iloilo's airport...time to leave the island of Panay for the island of Cebu... Leaving Cuartero left a strange sensation in me. For the last couple of days, we had been saying goodbye to some relatives as they made ...
It's more Fun in the Philippines
... exactly ten. The next day had a lot of excitement as it was Helen's mother's birthday. In the morning we first went to Iloilo City for some shopping combined with lunch at Jolibee – which is the much better Filipino version of KFC. Once we were ...

