Top 10 Pinoy Travel Blogs

It's summer once again... love reading travel blogs and I admit travel is one of my favorite topics that I immediately go gaga over this list that WikiPilipinas put up. If you love traveling, the list of blog sites below will definitely keep you glued. Read on... ^_^

Our Awesome Planet

Those who thrive in the world wide web are surely very familiar with the man behind the blog—-Anton Diaz. His blog Awesome Planet shares a slice of Manila's hidden places, food, and travel secrets through well-written pieces and fantastic photos.

Pinoy Travel Blog

Pinoy Travel Blog is a group blog that focuses on Philippine travel. It promotes the natural beauty of the Philippine's 7,107 islands through blogging and the internet. Aside from serving as a guide to travelers, the blog also shares the latest news and tips to travel enthusiasts.

Are We Deer Yet

Are We Deer Yet is a travel blog that accounts the travel of Carlo L. in different places in and out of the Philippines. What makes this blog quite interesting is the fact that Carlo features incidents, places, food and special tips that other travel bloggers don't usually write about.

En Route

The blog En Route is owned by Pinoy backpacker and photographer Ferdz. The blog documents all of Ferdz own travels and photography.His amazing photos that come along together with her posts are already enough to allure travelers to visit all the places he has been to.

Walk This Way

Carlos Celdran's blog, Walk This Way aims to change how one sees Manila one step at a time—literally. The blog contains information on Carlos' Walling Tours schedules and personal accounts on the sights and sounds that best capture the city of Manila.

Byahilo

Byahilo is a travel blog that showcases the best of the Philippines. It features Pinoy festivals, beaches, and cultural heritages. Managed by the travel and photo enthusiast Enrico Dee, Byahilo showcases not only travel promos, but his personal adventures as well. A gallery of all the pictures he has gathered throughout his journey can also be viewed in his blog.

Travel Philippines

Travel Philippines is a blog for locals or foreigners who wish to travel the islands of the Philippines. All the information needed for a trip in the country is featured in this blog—from basic tips to detailed guides. Landmarks, events, important contacts, and brief itineraries can also be found in Travel Philippines.

Ivan About Town

Voted as the 2007 Best Travel Blog, Ivan About Town is the work of Ivan Henares. Through the site, Ivan preaches to surfers and readers that traveling need not be expensive. Through backpacking, Ivan says, one can learn how cheap traveling can be. He also uses the blog to share his personal travels and advocacy of heritage preservation.

Philippine Travel Notes

The site Philippine Travel Notes presents the blogger's travel experiences in an organized and unique way by categorizing all the places he has visited, per region, deviating from the usual chronological approach of blogs.

Pinoy Tour

Pinoy Tour features different places in the Philippines that are worth visiting. Aside from suggesting the perfect getaways in the country, Pinoy Tour also gives tips and how-to's with regard to traveling.

Source: WikiPilipinas. Thanks!

Top 10 Pinay Celebrity Bloggers

I love reading blogs, especially blogs of people that interests and impress me with their wits. I love KC's way of writing as well as Ala's so I agree with Anton Diaz's list of Pinay Celeb Bloggers he listed below. Ummm...aren't there any "Pinoy" bloggers? Hehehe... ^_^



1. The Diary of a Supergirl Wannabe by SuperBianca also known as Bianca Gonzalez. (http://superbianca.blogspot.com/) She has been on blogging hiatus for a year ever since she entered Pinoy Big Brother around Nov 2005. Recently, she started to post again to the delight of her readers/ fans last Feb.7

2. Lemon.Chamomile by Kooki also known as KC Concepcion.http://kooki.multiply.com/journal) There are a lot of fake celebrity blogs out there hoping to get accidental traffic and earn a few bucks. KC wrote in her multiply: (

"This is my ONLY online journal, meaning I have N


3. DaphneOP by Daphne Osena. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daphneosena/) It is refreshing to see a celebrity having an online photo blog like Daphne. It is great to see her family pictures with her kids and she takes time to post the photos and put caption on them. Her Flickr account also serves as a showroom for her necklace business and my wife loves to look at them. It is fun to see the photos of Daphne as if watching a reality F show using photos. She often interacts with ka-flickrs and I admire her openness in sharing her lives in the photos of her family.


4. indie · boys · are · neurotic by sugarcandypop also known as Mitch Dulce (http://sugarcandypop.livejournal.com/). I've known Mitch blog because she is one of the designers and owners of the Store for All Season (SFAS) along Mandaluyong. To refresh your memory, Mitch was part of the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition and she was the up and coming Fashion Designer in that batch. She was one of those more popular LJ bloggers who is not afraid to speak her mind out. I love her stories on Mich Dulce school of passion.


5. Ala-ism by VJ Ala. (http://ala-ism.pansitan.net/) Daughter of Apo Hiking Society's Jim Paredes who regularly blogs also at Writing on Air (http://haringliwanag.pansitan.net/). I love her cute valentines posts on: How to make Ala Paredes fall in love with you


6. Oohhh LaLa!!! Come waste your time with me!! with Patty Laurel (http://pattylaurel.blogspot.com/). I actually started tuning out of my channel 23 breakfast habit when they changed the original cast (of Angel Jacob and Ria Tantuatco). I just learned about Patty Laurel's blog (from Dawn) and I'm hooked with her witty comments and funny photos. Now, I have a reason to watch Studio 23 Breakfast threesome (JC Cuadrado, Patty Laurel and Atom Araullo) and see Patty Laurel live and not just on her blog. I warn you don't read her blog because I'm sure you'll be wasting a lot of time reading it's two years archive since Jan. 2005.


7. Lea's Multiply Site by Lea Salonga (http://bigsis222.multiply.com/journal). It is cool to see her occasional posts on major happenings in her life which includes the recent release of her album Inspired. I like her blog post on her pet peeves:


8. SnowWhite 2006 Flickr Photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowhite/) also known as Pia Magalona, wife of Francis M blogging at a Free Mind http://francismagalona.multiply.com/) and flickr site ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/francism/ ). Pia's flickr site contains her collection of Havianas and occasional pictures of the family. I envy Francis M for becoming a member of the Camera Club of the Philippines (I want to join this group!! I'm dying to be part of this club). I must admit that Francis site is well updated and he is definitely a gifted photographer.


9. Anna Bayle, Website of the First Asian Model (http://www.annabayle.com/modelblog.html ) by Anna known as "The first Asian 'supermodel'. Became in the 1980's one of the top ten models of the world in only 2 years. Touted the “Model of the 80s.” " Anna Bayle is a living proof that models have brains too and can write. I do wish that she writes more often and consistently.


10. Charmant Papillon by Natalie-Wood also known as Ciara Sotto. (http://natalie-wood.livejournal.com/). I must confess that when I work from home, I watch Bulagaan and have fun watching the Ciao Pao tandem. She does not post as much but one of these days, I will write her a fan letter that I love watching them in Bulagaan :) I do hope she writes more consistently.




Source: Our Awesome Planet.... Thanks! ^_^