Whenever I have guests visit from abroad, which is quite often, and I take them around Davao, or outside the City, one reaction is almost always certain. When they see a cow, they are surprised. “I thought they didn’t have cows in the Philippines, where did that come from?” I can assure you, there are […]
Luz Kinilaw, Davao City
The longest running restaurant in Davao City is a place called Luz Kinilaw. It is probably the most famous restaurant in Davao as well. Luz is located in Salmonan, Davao City, right on the waterfront. When I say it is on the waterfront, many of you surely have idealic thoughts of a pure and beautiful […]
Fine Dining in Davao!
Last week was a hard week for everybody, worldwide. The pressures of all the economic problems coming into play were a real roller coaster ride. With the stock markets worldwide plunging one day and rallying the next day, it was enough to leave your head spinning. By Friday evening, Feyma and I were ready for […]
Market Day
Early Sunday morning I went with my niece and nephew to the Palengke (market) to get good and fresh produce and fresh meat. We went around 4am so that we can catch when the butcher delivers the fresh meat. Sunday is the market day here. People really flocked from all over Davao to get the […]
The Jaw Bone
One thing that is great about the area where I live is the seafood. I really do enjoy most types of seafood a lot, and here in Southern Mindanao we get not only very fresh supplies of seafood, we also get some types of seafood that many might consider “unusual” to say the least. Last […]
A nipa hut with class
Today Bob and I went to Samal Island with our friends. They wanted to see some land there for them to build their vacation house. They really liked the beach front. After looking at the property we then decided to get some lunch. We know a good place in Samal for that its Chemas by […]