Manila Baywalk Sunset

Posted on March 3, 2008

Manila Baywalk is a bit rundown nowadays, but the world-famous sunset (allegedly the best among the world’s cities according to Lonely Planet’s ‘The Cities Book’ due to the air pollution that enhances the display)–is the daily spectacle that redeems the messy urban sprawl of all its noise, sleaze and taxi drivers from hell. On Sundays, it’s a leisurely place to seek respite, basking in the orange haze of nature’s light show with peanuts and fishballs for popcorn. Just make sure toRead More→

Basilica Minore del Santo Niño & Magellan’s Cross

Posted on March 2, 2008

A place I truly call home is where I was born and raised, Cebu City: the oldest and most visited city in the Philippines. Crowned the Queen City of the South, Cebu is a dynamic metropolis, looking forward to the future as one of Asia’s prime commercial hubs, and always in touch with a past brimming with so much history. In 1521, Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan–the man who headed the first expedition that circumnavigated the Earth–first landed on the islandRead More→

7,107 Reasons to Travel

Posted on March 2, 2008

My spur-of-the-moment foray into travel blogging was a result of my stark realization, and visualization, concerning my Philippine travel experience. At LAKBAYAN, a beta mapping project created by techno blogger Eugene Villar, you can map out your travels in and around our 7,107 islands and survey your unchartered Philippine destinations. I only got a C+. To improve my grade, I vowed to see more of my country and chronicle my exploits–big or small–around my home province of Cebu, the urban jungle ofRead More→

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Welcome to my website! I’m travel writer, photographer and online influencer Edgar Alan Zeta-Yap from the Philippines. Join me as I hike, dive, fly, eat and do pretty much anything in between across 7,641 islands and beyond. Need to reach me? Please write me an email.