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It's unmistakable. Bacolod is the most laid-back the word 'laid-back' could get.  I like Bacolod City. Try googling Bacolod and you'll find out that it once ranked Number 1 as the Most Competitive Mid-Sized City in 2005 and was named as the Best... more

This was my last day in Visayas (April 4, 2012). What did we do? Yes, eat.FOODTRIIIIIIIP!After our everyday late breakfast, which was always at 11am (yes, that late; and then we have the nerve to eat lunch at some restaurant right after, haha) we pac... more

The roads of Negros is paved with acres of sugarcane fields. They used steam locomotives to transport sugarcane all over the province, and these trains are now aptly called Iron Dinosaurs. If you want to get a glimpse of the remaining Iron Dinos... more

I admit not having well discerning taste buds, but the food in Negros is too delish to go unnoticed even by a dull foodie like me. Restaurants are lined up along Lacson St. in Bacolod City, with cuisines ranging from local Negrense to Korean and Japa... more

The fact that we had to call ahead to set an appointment to view an ancestral house was enough to rouse my curiosity and raise my expectations.  The Manuel Severino Hofileña ancestral house did not disappoint, and the unconventional and highly... more

The walking tour of Silay was a success and we were able to see most of the heritage structures in this veritable city. As we finished enjoying a cup of coffee in Café 1925 we decided that it was time to go to The Ruins in Talisay. Walking to the hi... more

If you have been following my previous posts, you might have already figured out that Doc Chard loves good food and as promised, I took him around more for a unique culinary tour. Leaving the hustle and bustle of Lacson Street, I took him north of Ba... more

For our final day in Negros Occidental we headed south for a change, and visited the City of Bago.  Travelling between north and south are interestingly quite different, but like all other cities in the province that we visited, Bago City is also pa... more

The ruins was supposed to be the last agenda on our itinerary and because of our unfortunate delays going to the site, we had no time to spare and rushed to the airport.  Travelling throughout the province is quite easy pretty much everywhere, with... more