Category: Books

  • Reads | Day Hikes and Nature Walks from Manila Review

    Reads | Day Hikes and Nature Walks from Manila Review

    “There is enough mountain to climb every weekend of the year and you wouldn’t be able to finish them all!” says Gideon Lasco during his much awaited launch of his first book, “Day Hikes and Nature Walks from Manila”. Gideon, a physician and medical anthropologist by profession, started climbing mountains since he was 8 years…

  • Books | Images of Tañon Strait by Oceana Philippines

    Books | Images of Tañon Strait by Oceana Philippines

    Late May 2015, I became a part of a group of nature and news photographers to capture images during a photo safari organized by Oceana Philippines. Each of us had our own styles and strengths ensuring we show different facets of the protected seascape, Tañon Strait. For six full days, traveling from Bantayan Islands of…

  • Dispatch | Romi Garduce’s Book Launch for Akyat!

    Dispatch | Romi Garduce’s Book Launch for Akyat!

    It was back in 2006 when I first met Romi Garduce when we did a feature on him after his climb to the 8000-meter high Mt Cho-Oyu. He was already making waves then to the mountaineering community for his announced attempt to climb Mt Everest, which at that time, no Filipino has ever done before.…

  • Into the Green Zone: Palawan Islands

    Into the Green Zone: Palawan Islands

    Pristine. Exotic. The last frontier. These are some of the common impressions of people on Palawan. The breathtaking sights of Puerto Princesa, Coron and El Nido has been one of the poster destinations the Philippines boast in their tourism campaigns. No doubt Palawan is replete with natural wonders and culture dating from thousands of years…

  • Book Review: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

    Book Review: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

    The premise, retrace his route from his travel narrative that shot him to fame with his Great Railway Bazaar. It was a book published in 1975 recounting his railway journey from London to Asia, Japan and Back through the Trans-Siberian express. 30 years later, around 2005, Paul Theroux, now much mature, relived the journey which…

  • The Sketchy Details of the Sketching Backpacker

    The Sketchy Details of the Sketching Backpacker

    Backpacking nine countries for 50,000 pesos is the bold marketing claim of the most recent book by Robert Alejandro entitled “The Sketching Backpacker “. Published by ROX (Recreational Outdoor Exchange) Philippines, the book aims to entice local backpackers to do a circuit around South East Asia and some parts of China on a measly budget.…