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3-Days in Iloilo City – Travel Guide: Where to Stay, What to eat and Things to do in the City of Love

by Rodel Flordeliz
February 29, 2020
5 minutes read

Located geographically at the very center of the Philippines, Iloilo City is fondly called as the City of Love. And true to what it was coined, Ilonggos can truly be considered as one of the most friendly, loving and soft-spoken people. According to some of the people I have talk to in the place, crime rate here are almost insignificant, making this one of the best places to visit down south.

And early of this year, I was able to come back and visit this awesome place. Though my trip was a bit short, it still gave me that satisfaction because I was able to satisfy my cravings and just gave me a few more reasons to just go back again and visit some of the places I missed in this trip.

In this blog, will be giving you information on some of the places you should not missed if you would be visiting Iloilo city this year.

Lifestyle Travel

Richmonde Hotel Iloilo – From Business Trip to Vacation Stay (Hotel Review)

by Rodel Flordeliz
February 17, 2020
7 minutes read

Richmonde Hotel could be the suited place for you to stay if you are either on a Business Trip or vacation here at the Philippines City of Love – Iloilo. Combining qualities like a decent room space, functional amenities and value for money, Richmonde Hotel Iloilo could always be part of your top list.

I was able to stay here at this hotel for three days and it did give me that feeling of wanting to just stay in and never go out. Well, a bad thing I can say for staying in a beautiful hotel. Nevertheless, its location is just perfect for some local attractions and business sites are just minutes away from the property.

Continue reading and will tell you more about my stay here at Richmonde.

Commuting Food Travel

Cruising to Ilo-Ilo and Bacolod via 2GO Travel (Part02)

by Rodel Flordeliz
December 2, 2013
8 minutes read

Iloilo is also the home of the popular La Paz Batchoy. La Paz is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City. According to Ms. Melanie, batchoy started from a butcher in the world war era, where the remains of the pork he sells was recycled and used to make broth and then called it “Bats”. One Chinese settler suggested to put some miki on the broth to make it more fulfilling. Making the word “batchoy” coming from the two word “Bats” and “Choy” which in Chinese means “to mix”.