Friday 18th May 2012

Nature, Travel & Tourism

Bacolod-Boracay Flights Through Sky Pasada

Summer is here and the beach beckons. Southern Negros Occidental has some of the beach beaches in the country but Boracay is still the Philippine’s top beach destination. Traveling from Bacolod to Boracay used to be a grueling 6 to 8 hours boat and bus ride but fortunately, Sky Pasada will connect Boracay and Negros [...]

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Negros Navigation Finally Bids Farewell

The name Negros Navigation and SuperFerry will soon be just a part of our memory since the two companies which were already merged under ATS Consolidated will now be called 2GO Travel. Negros Navigation has been a big part of inter-island travel not only for Ilonggos and Negrenses but also for most Filipinos. The company [...]

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Sipalay City Resorts and Accommodation

Sipalay City is the top tourist destination in Southern Negros Occidental because of the city’s many tourist spots. Sipalay beaches and diving sites are some of the best in the country. It has been the favorite escape of European tourists from the cold winter season. Sipalay City has attracted a lot of tourists and so [...]

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Fresh Start Organics Farm in Silay: A Showcase on Sustainable Farming

Do you know that vegetable farming can earn you more per square meter than sugarcane farming? At least that’s true in the case of Fresh Start Organics Farm in Silay City. What started as just a demo farm to showcase their organic fertilizer product is now a showcase of sustainable farming and one that is [...]

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Rediscover Buenos Aires Mountain Resort in Bago City

Most of Negros Island’s beauty remains hidden from the rest of the country. This boot-shaped island is blessed by nature with fascinating places waiting to be discovere. Bago City in the Province of Negros Occidental on the Western side of the Island is probably one of those places that when God gifted the mortals with [...]

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Waling-Waling Festival 2011

The Negros Occidental Orchid Society Inc. held its 9th Waling-Waling Festival in a week-long exhibit of orchids and plants starting Aug. 15 and ended today, Aug. 21 at Robinson’s Place-Bacolod. This is a yearly event since this magnificent orchid blooms during in July to September after the monsoon rains. Waling-waling with scientific name Euanthe sanderiana [...]

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The Lion, The Deer, and The Mountains of Don Salvador Benedicto

I always look forward going to San Carlos City via the Negros Translink Highway where you pass by the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto. Good roads, cooler climate, and a beautiful scenery will keep you awake for the whole trip. Don Salvador Benedicto’s cooler climate will remind you of Tagaytay or even Baguio City. Whereas [...]

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Role of Blogs and Forums in Negrénse Society

I have been a blogger for half a decade now. What started as an easier way of writing non-personal journals ignited my passion to write many issue-related, often inspirational blogs. Just a couple of months ago, a fellow Negros Blogger Glady Tomulto inducted me although informally to the world of Negrénse blogging culture. While blogging [...]

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The Negros Bloggers and why we blog about Negros

Some people who have read my About Page might have asked “Why does she blog about Negros when she’s from Iloilo?” I’ve received comments such as, “Taga-Iloilo man na sya gali.” I also asked myself why I would blog about Negros before I started ExperienceNegros almost 3 years ago. My answer was, why not? I [...]

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Campomanes Bay in Sipalay City

Campomanes Bay is around 10 minutes from Punta Ballo. It is an excellent site for water sports such as diving, jet skiing, kayaking or even just boating and island hopping. Campomanes Bay has an Ecoport which caters to medium-sized sea craft. The bay has an enclosed shape and the islets that dot the bay entrance [...]

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Punta Ballo Beach in Sipalay City

Sipalay City in Southern Negros Occidental is a top tourist destination because of its pristine natural beauty. The Jewel of the Sugar Island, as Sipalay is known, has long stretches of white sand beaches which are not as crowded as other Philippine beaches. The privacy that Sipalay beach resorts offer to tourists make it a [...]

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