How far can Bubbles go?

Travel Date: May 15, 2013      Last year, my wish to watch the famous Pahiyas Festival finally happened in an instant decision.  No itinerary or preparation, we drove all the way to Lucban, Quezon with just a map and cameras.      The Pahiyas Festival is held every 15 th of May, where the people of Lucban celebrate good harvest in honor of San Isidro de Labrador.  At the town proper, the houses are creatively decorated with fruits, vegetables, rice stalks, and leaves to symbolize prosperity of their agriculture.      During the festival and procession, we walked all around the town center to watch the parade and see the houses boasting their designs.  The parade includes carabaos decorated with vegetables and fruits, higantes, cowboys on their horses, and ladies dressed in indigenous materials designed by local designers.  We got hungry from walking, so we ate pancit habhab, one of the most popular di...

Travel Date: February 23, 2013      My first time to watch this popular yearly event in Clark!  And it was on my birthday with my boyfriend and close friends.       Thanks to couchsurfing.org!  I received 3 tickets from couch surfer who cancelled her trip to Clark.  So the free tickets were birthday gift from her and I’m really grateful for that.  I’m very lucky when it comes to getting free tickets.  :)       We arrived at the event as early as 5:30 AM and waited patiently for the hot air balloon flight.  Viola!  The take off of balloons were so beautiful and colorful.  It comes in different shapes, colors, and designs.       Some of the exciting activities were paragliding, sky diving, Breitling Jet Team aerobatic exhibition and aircraft precision show.  You can also do kite flying.        Afternoon activities wer...