Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2012

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Posted on 3rd May 2012 by MaryJaneC in Davao |Travel

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Tomorrow I am going back to Davao for the third time, and this time it will be for the Davao Food Appreciation Tour (DFAT) 2012! And what’s better? I’m going to experience it with Tim!

DFAT poster by Mark Cabrera of http://www.markable.me

I had a taste of some of the delicious food offered by Davao last February when I went there for an exclusive tour with no other than Ms. Ria Jose of MyDavaoCity.com andKusinaMaria.com. I got to meet some of the awesome, super nice and accommodating Davao Bloggers too - Renz Bulseco of The Travelling Nomad, Mark Cabrera of Markable, Andrew dela Serna of Davao Foodie, Anj Nacorda of Davaoisms, and Davao Bloggers president Dulce Lada of Padd Solutions. I can’t wait to be with them again and share lots of laughs because they’re just super fun to be with. Thanks so much again guys for the wonderful time. :)

Ms. Ria Jose, Mark Cabrera, Renz Bulseco, Andrew dela Serna of Davao Bloggers - my awesome tour guides!

So once again tomorrow, May 4th until May 7th, 2012, Tim and I will be appreciating not just the sinful goodness of Davao food but also go to its different tourist spots (especially the ones that we’ve never been to yet), appreciate their rich culture, and most of all get to meet our blogger friends from all over the Philippines in person. We’re so excited!

Lachi’s famous Sans Rival

Let me share with you now our itinerary for DFAT 2012:

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Wanderlust Journals: First Filipino-inspired Travel Planner is Out!

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Posted on 3rd January 2012 by MaryJaneC in Culture |Recommendations |Travel |Writing

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I am happy to share with you guys a super great news! The Wanderlust Journals is out! Are you planning to explore the Philippines in 2012? Why not go somewhere and mingle with locals as they celebrate their FIESTAS! Get travel tips and more for various Philippines destinations when you buy the Wanderlust Journals!

They are now accepting pre-orders for the Wanderlust Journals. Pay only P399 (SRP in Powerbooks, Fullybooked, Sketchbooks, A Different Bookstore is P499) by buying a copy of the 2012 Fiesta Edition now!

For those of you who want to pre-order, please go here for more details:

Wanderlust Journals Facebook Page

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Travel Essentials

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Posted on 16th December 2011 by MaryJaneC in Education |Travel |Travel Tips

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Mistakes are our best teachers. I have learned to travel light the hard way by packing too much and having to haul it all over the place. So now I travel with just very little stuff. Last month I went to 4 different cities in Negros Occidental with nothing but my carry-on backpack and my camera bag.  So right now I always ask myself beforehand, “Jane, would you rather put on a fashion show for other people, or would you rather be able to get from one place to another without hiring a bulldozer for all of your junk?”

It is really miserable having to carry around heavy bags through airports, hotel lobbies, down streets, into buses, and here and there. It is so miserable that I have refused to do it again. Simple living and traveling are both about having freedom and you cannot have freedom when you are literally loaded down. So here are some tips on how to pack light.

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Island Called Boracay Lyrics (Ferns Tosco)

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Posted on 4th December 2011 by MaryJaneC in Boracay |Boracay |Travel

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Due to insistent public demand, here are the lyrics to Ferns Tosco’s hit “Island Called Boracay”. If you guys want to hear more of Ferns here is the link to her SoundCloud page. Enjoy! If you haven’t read my exclusive interview with Ferns and her band yet please check it out here. :)

ISLAND CALLED BORACAY  (Ferns Tosco)

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Island Called Boracay by Ferns Tosco

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Posted on 11th September 2011 by MaryJaneC in Beaches |Boracay |Friends

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I first heard the haunting voice of Ferns Tosco when she sang “Island Called Boracay” during a food fest night in Kalibo, Aklan. That time I was with the company of the Iloilo City Hall Press Corp, we were on a Lakbay Aral with DOT, touring half of Panay Island. We were rediscovering the beautiful tourism spots of Antique, Aklan and Roxas.

Jay-Ar, Ferns & Nash

That fateful night in Kalibo, I was captivated by Ferns’ guitar playing and beautiful singing, even more so than the food actually. Ferns sang a mix of 80s and 90s hits but the song that stuck in my mind is her very own composition “Island Called Boracay”. Unfortunately she only sang one set that night. I learned later on that she had to go to Boracay because she  also had a gig scheduled there at Bom Bom Bar and Pat’s Creek Bar.

After that night I resolved to find out who that amazing singer was. I didn’t know her name yet only her song “Island Called Boracay”. When I got home after the tour I tried to google her song but I didn’t find a trace of it – which is actually good because that means that no one has pirated her songs yet ( and I hope no one will ever do so of course). I only got a break when I found a feature article by Choose Philippines about her,  her song and her band. In that article I learned that the owner of ‘the haunting voice’ is Ferns Tosco, a singer based in Boracay Island. I immediately looked her up on Facebook, then messaged and added her, within minutes she accepted my friend request. She was really nice and I told her then that I heard her sing when we went to Kalibo last June. The next day I messaged her again and asked her if she could grant me an interview. She said Yes! So that’s how I got to meet Ferns and her talented bandmates – Nash Tabay and Jay-Ar Pague.

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