Jenny's Island Adventure

Mount Kanlaon: a view from the Municipality of Moises Padilla Known to be the highest peak in Central Visayas, Mount Kanlaon is about 24,577 hectares with an elevation of 2,456  meters or about 8,100 feet which is surrounded by the towns of  Murcia, Bago,  La Carlota, San Carlos, La Castellana in Negros Occidental and  the City of Canlaon in Negros Oriental.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is always fun to be motoring around the volcano when the sky is clear and its beauty is shown in different angles. Where forest cover is rich in natural resources from tobacco, rice, coffee, corn and other root crops are cultivated including fruit bearing trees, as you climb highe

                      It was sometime on the second of January 1995, that  i joined tourism service in my province---Negros Occidental. After 27 years,  I chanced upon  the Tourism Situationer of the Department of Tourism compiled and prepared by the late Mr. Edwin Gatia,  who was then assigned as Tourism Operations Officer of the DOT Bacolod Sub Office.  The April 27, 1876 San Sebatian Cathedral    This is an expanded version of the Annual Tourism Situationer, which has changed through the years but facts on History, Arts and Culture remain the same. Interesting as it is, let me share to you what i read on the book about the San Sebastian Cathedral In 1575 , Bacolod became a town from a small village by the river of Magsungay, under the patronage of Saint Sebastian. When Jesuits were expelled upon the order of the King of Spain  in 1767, this was the time when the village was to be elevated as a parish.  However,  Fr. Leon Pedro  was appointed in 1806 as 'Propitario' and  Bac

La Castellana Lures in Negros Island Mandayao Falls The past two years have been tough for everyone ,  lockdowns,  rising cases of Covid has hampered the economy, the freedom to move around town and even drive by  the mountains or the seas for fresh air and be able to appreciate nature at its best. Glamping at Domeino Never in our wildest dreams have we thought of not being able to see our fam ily from nearby towns, cities and even from neighboring islands this long. Indeed time has come that we have to move on after having been fully vaccinated, we finally had the chance to go outdoors, safe, and refreshing.                                                              While most of us were busy staying safe, keeping a social distance, in the town of La Castellana, coffee shops came about along the highway  with a picturesque view of the mountain , an active volcano Mount Kanlaon.  When you hear about festival dances like Bayles De Luces, Banana Festival or tasted the famous taro and b