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Sarangani Province, Gumasa Beach Glan, Mindanao, Philippines
... so unique and unforgettable a traveler is left unchanged. It gives a bigger picture of oneself, equivalent to achieving something difficult, accomplishing a feat.Voluntourism, or traveling overseas to help gives a whole new aspect to adventure travel. It does not only provide meaning to the traveler, the host community is changed for good as well. Since most volutourism tours involve giving back to the community you visit, it ...
General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines cultureight... minerals and fats. <br><br> Lechon Baboy is an all-time, truly delicious Filipino favourite food and one of the many highlights of Filipino fiestas and other special occasions. Any Filipino celebration would be incomplete without this symbol of the Philippine feast on the table. Lechon baboy is prepared in traditional Filipino style by stuffing the inside of the pig with a variety of herbs and vegetables, like onions, garlic ...
Koronadal city, South Cotabato, Philippines aliawan... uncrowded and one of the few undiscovered places that have escaped the clutches of mass tourism. It is a great place to swim, play games and sports. Here one can spend time with family and friends and enjoy this paradise under the tropical sun with a warm breeze that will surely help you to relax. Just sit down and unwind, breath in the fresh sea air and watch the waves as they come rolling in toward the beach. <br><br> <br>The ...
Sarangani Bay, General Santos, Philippines aliawan... Then the first of three flights: Indianapolis to Minneapolis, just 2 hours; Minneapolis to Tokyo, 12 hours in the air; Tokyo to Manila in just 5 hours. I Arrivie at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, it is Thursday Jan 31 10:50 pm we10 mins ahead of schedule. I wait to disembark, then proceed through immigration, claiming my baggage I stop to fill out the declaration form, then exit through customs. Walking out into the night, now it ...
General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines carlnruby... utilities which served as my passport to GenSan. <br> <br>As my utility's coordinator for the documentation of the event, I, together with my 10-man team covered the exciting goings-on there.<br> <br>Conducted alternately in any of the Mindanao cities, the biennial competition pits athletes from different water utilities all over the island against each other in volleyball ...
General Santos, General Santos, Philippines arnobs66... of the town and a few back roads, with a break for email at an Internet cafe. A couple of messages from our children, but mostly YouTube comments and Yoong's finance information. It's not a particularly exciting city, but pleasant enough, with a nondescript park and some nice tree-lined avenues. We came across a restaurant with the ubiquitous lechon manok (chicken barbecued on a rotisserie) which we have kept meaning to have, but never quite got around to ...
General Santos, Philippines raymondc... go in first with a spray can. Presumably there was a lot of wild life that needed to be kept down. We thought we would enjoy the area for the morning and head back to GenSan in the afternoon. We visited a few souvenir shops and bought a "jew's harp" made of bamboo. People along the way were very friendly. One family invited us into their house for a cup of coffee. They were having renovations done at the back of the house so they would be able to sit on a back porch overlooking the ...
General Santos, Philippines raymondc... One of the most exciting times were when Rachel and I went surveying in the community and made 4 good contacts with families. When we went to follow them up later, there was no one home except for one family. They both welcomed us in with open arms and were very open to the message that we had to share with them. We had Allan, our Filipino friend with us, and as he shared with them in Tagalog, they accepted ...
General Santos, Philippines trentrollings... I quickly realised we were going around the western seaboard. Which includes hotspots like Zamboanga.Basilan and the Sulu islands area.<br><br> My excitement was starting to turn into a tad scared. These were all places where bad things happen. Lucky I was on the boat. But I would soon be in General Santos. Also a known bad spot at times. Although Claudia said I had little to worry about. As the Tropicana Resort we booked into was out of the town and there was ...
General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines trustytreyFlew to General Santos.South Cotabato through PAL (Airbus 340) Met by Eddie,formerly from Tarlac. Drove to Lake Sebu to see the Tiboli tribe. We saw a Tiboli dance in the restaurant. Shop a Tiboli necklace Dinner at General Santos in a resort restaurant with a singer. Drove along the mountains to Davao City that evening.Some roads are have mountain slides.
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