Many Filipinos live in homes just like these.

Many Filipinos live in homes just like the one pictured above. They live happy and contented lives… click the link to discover and enjoy” The Rest of the Story“.   … Continue reading →

The Treasure that is the Sanson y Montinola Mansion in Ilo²

A treasure is how best to describe this historical home. When you approach this home down the narrow driveway, you are struck by the palette of warm, soft colours that have been used on the home. It is said that in … Continue reading →

The historic Ledesma Mansion in Iloilo

Built in 1928 by Don Celso Ledesma, a confirmed bachelor and haciedero, the home is truly remarkable in that it stands today as it did when it was in its glory days of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. It is … Continue reading →

The Heritage Yusay-Consing Mansion

This Yusay Consing Mansion, is a building of huge heritage significance in the Molo District of Iloilo City. It had for years been seriously neglected and fell into serious disrepair so much so that the property, once one of the … Continue reading →

Janiuay’s Church of St Julian!

Something strange is going on at St Julian’s Church in Janiuay. We first visited, this church complex in Janiuay during late 2011 or early 2012, it was a thrill at that time and our love affair with it continues. We … Continue reading →

The Trail of ’98 & Skagway. Episode 9

 We’ve boarded our Grayline of Alaska coach and as we head west back towards Skagway we see that the country side is almost completely bare and it apparently has been like this since 1896 to 1898 and the situation only worsened … Continue reading →

The Trail of ’98 & Carcross. Episode 8

The Trail of ’98 is leads us into Carcross  where we hope to gain an appreciation of the hardships encountered by the ‘stampeders’ in their desire and quest for wealth and riches! On our route today, we pass through one US … Continue reading →

Bishop Morrow’s Old & New Testaments

The late Bishop of Krishnagar the Most Reverend Louis Laravoire Morrow, SDB, wrote many books on the Catholic Faith and two of them were: My Bible History: Old Testament and My Bible History” New Testament. We have just added those … Continue reading →

Leacock’s The Mariner of St Malo

Leacock was  a world reknowned Canadian humourist was also a well know Professor of Social Sciences, History and writer. Between the years 1910 and 1925, he was the most widely read English-speaking author in the world. He was known for his light humour … Continue reading →

Sta Barbara Church, Santa Barbara.

We’ve made a few adjustments and changes to our story on the Sta Barbara Church, the Cradle of the Revolution in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. … Continue reading →