Archives for: April 2010
The Jaro Cathedral in Iloilo | Western Visayas Trip (5/11)

When The Poor Traveler was in Iloilo, one of the sites we visited was The Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Iloilo, more commonly known as the Jaro Cathedral. It was beautiful and old. There was an ongoing mass and since we didn’t want to get attention taking pictures, we decided to not whip out our camera inside. The [...]

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One Day in Iloilo | Western Visayas Trip (4/11)

I have to admit that what we really wanted to visit was Guimaras and not Iloilo. But since the airport is in Iloilo, we decided to spend some time there. And we’re glad we did because Iloilo had a few surprises of its own. The day before our flight to Cebu, we checked in at Fine Rock Hotel. Since we [...]

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The Trappist Monastery in Jordan, Guimaras | Western Visayas Trip (3/11)

The Poor Traveler’s trip to Guimaras, as narrated in this post, was plagued with a series of unfortunate events primarily because of poor planning. However, because of the beauty of the place, we were able to enjoy our stay in this fabulous island province. But there was more. The kindness of our tricycle driver also gave us a little bit [...]

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