They eventually settled there and opened their home to visitors, mostly backpackers and locals from neighboring towns.

The couple came for a visit and Chunyi fell in love with Adams, Ilyn’s hometown. She met her husband while working in Taiwan. Ilyn of Ilyn’s Homey Place is Ilyn Chen, an energetic woman with big round eyes and a warm smile. Me and my book in the balcony makes me a happy camper Our rooms are simple but has all the basic comforts such as clean, crisp linens and towels, screens (to keep the bugs out), cold and hot showers, and a lovely balcony that can ease your stresses away. Adams is about 2 hours from Laoag and a 45-minute (thereabouts) drive up bumpy roads (for now).įor nearly three years now, the cottages beside Ilyn’s Homey Place, which we named Abaniko (from the shape of the lot), has been home to more than a few travelers visiting Adams. It had a beautiful view of the river and a perfect spot to build a vacation/retirement home.īut somewhere along the way, that home (using repurposed wood from old houses) turned into three cottages that we turned into a bed and breakfast intended for the more discerning travelers, and we’ve, in fact, managed to lure some city folks to come visit. We purchased the property beside the Chen’s with retirement in mind. We keep talking about vacationing in Adams-but we knew better. On limited time, we went straight to the top sights: The Great Sta. Visitors because of its multi-cultural dishes, gorgeous beaches, and rich Until now, upon my urging and the invitation of (my new and hubby’s old)Īn emerging tourist destination, the city continues to attract I’ve always wanted to visit Zamboanga but never got around to it

Having said that, it is also known as the City of Flowers (the etymology of Zamboanga comes from the Malay word “ jambangan” – garden of flowers. So rich in natural resources, it is dubbed as the “Sardines Capital of the Philippines” as sardine fishing and processing accounts for about 70% of the city’s economy. It is also the oldest spoken language in the country reflecting a rich linguistic history of its people. The Chavacano dialect is a mixture of Spanish and various other local dialects and international languages. Masada National Parkįor a while there, I was disoriented… where am I? Zamboanga is popularly known as Asia’s Latin city because of its unique native dialect. They once stood at the south end of the sea, they were submerged beneath the waters that formed the lowest and saltiest lake in the world. According to the Book of Genesis, God “rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed all of Sodom and Gomorrah. Its concentration of salt and minerals is about 50% compared to 5% of that of regular oceans.īecause it smells of rotten eggs from the sulfur of the earth, the Dead Sea (also referred to the Salt Sea in the Bible) has been called many names - Sea od Sodom, Sea of Lot, and the Stinking Sea. It contains 33% salt and 328 minerals, such as magnesium, bromide potash, potassium, and other metals. Rich in mineral content, many as far back, Cleopatra has been making use of the Dead Sea mineral for beauty treatments and health remedies. It has no outlet, so water is only lost by evaporation, making it the world’s saltiest body of water. It is one of the most unusual lakes in the world, and people from all over the world flock to this hypersaline phenomenon. Its shoreline is 430 meters below sea level, 72 kilometers long, and 18 kilometers wide. The Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface, which extends from Asia Minor to Africa. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. Tags About Me Adventure Advocacy Aetas A Goof Life Architecture Asia Balicuatro Big Trips Bobby Chinn Camping canopy walk Castles Chico River Chill Christmas Cityscapes Crazy Stuff Cruisin' Cultural Current Events Digital Scrapbooking Dive Excursions Eco Tourism Europe Family Affairs Festival Food Good Eats Historical Holyland Ifugao Island Hopping Kitchen Adventures Luzon Manta Rays Markets Massai Medina Mindanao Mountain Province Musings Naranjo New Finds New year Photo Ops Playtime Quaint Little Town Rafting Rant Road Trip Rockies Safari Salad Scenic Jaunts Sharks Shopping Shows Social Causes Southeast Asia T'boli The Metro Thrill Top Picks Trains and Train Stations Travel Trekking Tubbataha Viaje del Sol Visayas Weekend Getaways Whitewater Wildlife Winter World Heritage Site Subscribe to Blog via EmailĪ salt lake bordered by Jordan and Israel. Search for: Archives Archives Where I’ve Been Where I’ve Been Follow my adventure odyssey on Pages

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