FOOD TRIP: Crispy Dinuguan and Baraniw Iced Tea
Dinuguan is always present in a menu of a turu-turo or carinderia even to classy Filipino restaurants and buffets. It is a savory stew of meat...
Byaheng Victory Tours: Adventures to Start the Year
Fresh from my solo travel to Ilocos, two separate travels were already scheduled to start the brand new year. One of my new year’s...
Enchanting Beauty of Pagudpud
There I was, walking on the streets of Laoag City when I overheard a couple asking a tricycle driver on how to get to...
The Big 3 of Ilocos Norte: Bangui Windmills, Kapurpurawan Rock Formation,...
Traveling to Ilocos Norte is useless if you won’t check the attractions I called “The Big 3”. Last day of my solo travel to...
Walking through the Heritage City of Vigan
Vigan, a city in the north which is 408 kilometers away from Manila, is the only city in the Philippines that was included in...
When the EXPLORER goes Solo in Ilocandia
It was in 2006 when I went to Batac, Ilocos Norte for a School Press Conference but didn’t have the opportunity to explore the...
VIGAN vs BATAC: Empanada Battle
Before anything else, everyone can read it because no violence will be manifested on this post when I said “battle”, I mean a comparison...
St. Augustine Church and Bell Tower in Bantay
I arrived at Bantay, Ilocos Sur 6:30 AM of December 27 after an almost 5-hour trip from Pangasinan. The ticket I got was Vigan...
Time to Step Up: Areas to Work on for 2013
Highlight of my 2012 is the birth of my blog, RJDEXPLORER. This brought out the blogger/writer in me which was all started by traveling to...
SM Mall of Asia Festival of Lights Parade 2012
Only three days before Christmas and it’s not too late to post a Christmas related adventure that I had a week ago. Since its...