Tag: Quezon
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Tayabas, Quezon: A Heritage Road Trip and the Joy of Seeing Again
Through Tayabas, Quezon’s colonial streets, iconic basilica, and the timeless Puente de Malagonlong, we embark on a heartfelt road trip that becomes my mother’s first after cataract surgery. It’s a journey of healing, gratitude, and rediscovery through family and faith.
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Sariaya, Quezon: How a Forgotten Blog Led Me to the Town’s Heritage Houses
Beneath Mount Banahaw’s gaze, the heritage houses of Sariaya, Quezon, tell stories of a bygone era. Moved by a blog that fell silent years ago, I wander through the town’s Art Deco mansions, pondering how preserving heritage mirrors our struggle to keep meaning from fading.
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Weekend in Quezon: Tayabas-Lucban Road and Food Trip
Quezon Province, with its charming towns and stunning views of Mount Banahaw, is a treasure trove of cultural, historical, and culinary delights. Whether you’re visiting for a short weekend or an extended getaway, this province offers plenty of must-see destinations. On a February Sunday, after checking out of our hotel in Lucena, my family and…
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Weekend in Quezon: Swimming in Pagbilao and Love in Lucena
Spending an afternoon on a beach in Pagbilao, Quezon is a refreshing escape from the usual tourist-heavy coastal destinations near Metro Manila. It’s around 3 in the afternoon, and I have spent the last half-hour alternately dipping myself in the ocean water and walking along a pebbly beach. My parents, my sister, my brother, and…
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Lucban: Pahiyas Festival 2016
Houses are adorned with multicolored leaf-shaped rice wafers and every conceivable vegetable found in the residents’ kitchens. At almost every door, vendors are selling habhab, stir-fried noodles served on banana leaves and supposed to be eaten without any utensils or hands. And at the town church, throngs of crowd flock for the day’s mass. It’s…
The Tourist Gaze 