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  • Churches V 1
    • St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Guimbal, Iloilo, simply marvelous!
      • Slideshow: Church of St Nicholas of Tolentino, Guimbal, Iloilo
    • St Julian of Cuenca Church, Janiuay, Iloilo. A church of exceptional heritage interest.
      • Slideshow: Church of St. Julian of Cuenca, Janiuay, Iloilo
    • St Catherine of Alexandria Church, Leon, Iloilo. Beautiful, old and historically significant.
      • Slideshow: Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Leon, Iloilo
    • St Thomas of Villanueva Church, Miagao, Iloilo. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
      • Slideshow: Church of St Thomas of Villanueva, Miagao, Iloilo
    • Immaculate Conception Church, Oton, Iloilo. An interesting chapter in history.
      • Something new on Oton’s Old Church
      • Immaculate Conception Church, Oton, Iloilo – a follow-up
      • Slideshow: Church of the Immaculate Conception, Oton, Iloilo
    • St William Church, Passi City, Iloilo. A fortress Church.
      • Slideshow: Church of St william, Passi City, Iloilo
    • St Joaquin Church, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The only militaristic church in Philippines.
      • Slideshow: Church of St Joaquin, San Joaquin, Iloilo
    • Saint John of Sahagun Church, Tigbauan, Iloilo. A most interesting, historically important church.
      • Slideshow: Church of St. John of Sahagun, Tigbauan, Iloilo
  • Churches V 2
    • St Thomas of Villanueva Church, Alimodian, Iloilo. Very Interesting!
      • Slideshow: Church of St Thomas of Villanueva – Alimodian, Iloilo
    • St John Church, Anini-Y, Antique. The only surviving Augustinian Church in Antique Province.
      • Slideshow: Anini-Y the only remaining Augustinian built Church in Antique Province
    • St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Cabatuan, Iloilo. One of the oldest & perhaps largest church in Panay.
      • Slideshow: Church of St Nicholas of Tolentino – Cabatuan, Iloilo
    • Immaculate Conception of Mary Church, Calinog, Iloilo. A historically important church.
      • Slideshow: Church of the Immaculate Conception, Calinog, Iloilo
    • St John the Baptist Church, Dingle, Iloilo. A historical gem & cultural treasure.
      • Slideshow: Church of St John the Baptist, Dingle, Iloilo
    • St Jerome Church, Duenas, Iloilo. A historic and significantly important church.
      • St Jerome Church’s Gardens, Dueñas, Iloilo. The Gardens around this historic church.
      • Slideshow: Church of St Jerome, Dueñas, Iloilo
    • St John the Baptist Church, Igbaras, Iloilo. The first church opened in 1763
      • Slideshow: Church of St John the Baptist, Igbaras, Iloilo
    • St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Lambunao, Iloilo. A unique, historical church.
      • Slideshow: St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Lambunao, Iloilo. A unique & historic church.
  • Churches V 3
    • The Church of Santa Monica, the First Church on Panay Island. It’s a National Historic Site & home of Biggest Church Bell in Asia.
      • Slideshow: Church of Santa Monica and Home of the “Big Bell”, The Oldest Church on Panay Island, Pan-ay, Capiz
    • Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa, Canada. A National Historic Treasure
      • Slideshow: Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, Canada
    • St Augustine Church. The Original 16th Century Mission Churches at Ermita & Dumangas, Iloilo
      • Slideshow: St Augustine’s Church, Ermita & Dumangas, Iloilo
    • St Anthony of Padua Church, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. A Classic, Old & Historic Church
      • Slideshow: St Anthony of Padua Church, Barotac Nuevo
    • Church of St Anne, the old and incredibly beautiful Feminist Church, Molo, Iloilo
      • Slideshow: St Anne’s, the Feminist Church, Molo, Iloilo
    • The Church of Sta Barbara, Santa Barbara, Iloilo, the Historic Cradle of Independance in the Visayas
      • Slideshow: Santa Barbara Church, Sta Barbara, Iloilo
      • Slideshow: Santa Barbara, the Cradle of Independance
  • Churches V 4
    • San Vicente Ferrer Parish, A Jaro Diocesan Shrine, Leganes, Iloilo
    • San Isidro de Labrador Church, Buenavista, Guimaras
      • Slideshow: San Isidro de Labrador Church, Buenavista, Guimaras Island.
    • St John the Baptist Church, Jordan, Guimaras Island
    • St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.
      • Slideshow: St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras Island
  • Exploring Guimaras’ Historic Churches
    • Slideshow: The Guimaras Island Explorer
    • Finally, the Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part 1
    • The Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part II – Balaan Bukid.
    • The Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part III – Balaan Bukid and Pagtaltal.
    • The Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part IV – The Church of San Isidro de Labrador, Buenavista, Guimaras.
    • The Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part V – St John the Baptist Church, Jordan, Guimaras.
    • The Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part VI – St Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras
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    • Mina’s Church of Our Lady of the Pillar, A Real Disappointment!
    • St Anthony Abbott Church, Tubungan, Iloilo – Another Disappointment!
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      • “On the Road Again!” – Basang Basa Resort, The Coral Paradise, San Joaquin. The Conclusion, Episode 2
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OK, so I’m a hockey nut!

Posted by Ferg on May 24, 2013
Posted in: The Road Stories, Uncategorized. Leave a Comment

So this post is about my hockey team! I’m so excited I just have to have a post to honour the team I love so much!

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We’re improving!

Posted by Ferg on May 22, 2013
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We work hard everyday to be better than the day before.

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In our effort to ensure that our site is a leader in its field we are constantly exploring different things we can do to make your visit with us as enjoyable as possible.

With that in mind, we have now added background music to each church page. Elevator music it most assuredly is not! We have installed some very nice classical music pieces. We try to have a different piece for each church and we think they will please you.

In fact, we’ve done away with the testing and we’ve installed music on all the church pages and more. Pick any of our churches in any of the volumes and have a listen. The music is set to “AUTOPLAY” so you have nothing to do but enjoy! Remember that we have not touched the Slideshows.

If you like what you hear please let us know your thoughts!

Want to try it out? OK, just press this link and have a listen..

Our music is provided by:

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Download Free Classical Music MP3

New Additions

Posted by Ferg on May 19, 2013
Posted in: Art Pieces, The Road Stories, Uncategorized. Leave a Comment

We’ve modified the pictures section of the site by adding new pictures and a new system for viewing them. Check it out, we think you’ll enjoy it. And the best thing is, if you see a picture you like in either of the two presentations you can stop the show and download that photo to your desktop for your future enjoyment.

There are still two presentations:

1. for the churches we have visited, and

2. for general photos with calendar picture potential.

Basang Basa Resort, Coral Paradise, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The Conclusion, Episode 2

Posted by Ferg on May 17, 2013
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Basang Basa Resort, Coral Paradise, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The Conclusion, Episode 2

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Historic Philippines Rating: 8more information here

And here, without any further delay is the Conclusion of our family weekend getaway to Basang Basa Resort…

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press on this link to read: “THE REST OF THE STORY”

YIPPY, YAYO, KAYAY! We’re “On the Road Again!” This time it is to the Coral Paradise at Basang Basa, San Joaquin, Iloilo – Episode 1

Posted by Ferg on May 13, 2013
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“On the Road Again” Basang Basa Resort, Coral Paradise, San Joaquin, Iloilo. Episode 1

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Historic Philippines Rating: 8 more information here

Don’t miss this, the first Episode of the great family GETAWAY to the beach…a real eye opening experience, and keep tuned for Episode 2 to follow later this week.

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Here’s a new map of Panay with the location of the churches visited in 2011, 2012 & 2013

Posted by Ferg on May 10, 2013
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Slideshow: San Isidro de Labrador Church, Buenavista, Guimaras Island.

Posted by Ferg on May 8, 2013
Posted in: Guimaras Island Exploration, The Road Stories. Leave a Comment

We’ve been working, one more slideshow to accompany our full story of the San Isidro de Labrador Church in Navalas, Buenavista, Guimaras.

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Slideshow: St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras Island

Posted by Ferg on May 8, 2013
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Here is another Slideshow on our recent Exploration of  Guimaras Island – you can visit St Vincent Ferrer Church in Nueva Valencia…

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press this link to view: THE REST OF THE STORY

Guimaras Island Church visits Part VI – St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.

Posted by Ferg on May 7, 2013
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Ph_locator_guimaras_nueva_valencia HP Heritage Rating: 9more information here

Guimaras Island Church visits Part VI – St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.

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And here it is, Episode VI of our Guimaras Island Exploration…enjoy this wonderfully beautiful church. It’s is one of the most beautiful churches of the 30 or so we have visited to date.

press this link to read: THE REST OF THE STORY

Guimaras Island Church visits Part V – St John the Baptist Church, Jordan, Guimaras.

Posted by Ferg on May 6, 2013
Posted in: Guimaras Island Exploration, The Road Stories. Leave a Comment

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HP HERITAGE RATING: 7more information here

 

 

 

Guimaras Island Church visits  Part V – St John the Baptist Church, Jordan. This is a continuation of our explorations in Part III of the series.

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A rather unique church in Jordan, Guimaras.

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Guimaras Island Church visits Part IV – The Church of San Isidro de Labrador, Buenavista, Guimaras.

Posted by Ferg on May 5, 2013
Posted in: Guimaras Island Exploration, The Road Stories. Leave a Comment

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HP HERITAGE RATING: more information here

 

 

At last, here is the fourth episode of our Guimaras Island Explorer… we hope you will enjoy it.

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Posted by Ferg on April 24, 2013
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