This is to honour Alexandra Gauthier, our granddaughter, of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Nursing class of 2016.
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St Jude Pray for Us!
For more details on St Jude's Shrine or to Pray a Novena to him, see the presentations at the bottom of the page.
IN MEMORY OF:
Joemarie Acallar
January 15, 1984 - October 2, 2015 The Expat Blog Awards 2013 Best Expat Blog – Philippines
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Eusebio Villanueva’s Mansion in Ilo²
You’ve seen it. Probably driven by it a million times and never really took the time to take a close look. Well, here is your chance to take a closer look and to find out what the story … Continue reading →
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De la Rama Mansion in Ilo²
Another in our series on the: Sights & Sounds of Ilo². The abandoned De la Rama Mansion which has a really interesting back story. Make sure to check it out. click on the link to view and … Continue reading →
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Some of the Lopez Family Mansions in Ilo²
The family is one of the many wealthy families that originate from Iloilo.This is perhaps one of the richest Ilonggo families, the sheer number of their mansions in the Ilo² region is a testament to that. This is the brief story … Continue reading →
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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“
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The Old and New Airports in Iloilo!
Finally we were able to visit the site of both the former airport which is now being developed into the New Downtown of Iloilo by Megaworld and the New Iloilo International Airport. You want nostalgia, here it is… to visit … Continue reading →
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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 →
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The Orthodox Church in Alaska
The first Orthodox Chapel to be built was built by group of fisheries workers who had settled in Umnak on what is now Unalaska Island in the late 1760’s. The original church is shown in the Alaska State Library’s Heritage Collection … Continue reading →
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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 →
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The Inside Passage, Episode 12
Our magnificent Alaska Adventure of Discovery is, sadly, coming to a close. As we leave Ketchikan on Sunday night, heading towards our cruise in the Inside Passage and ultimately to Vancouver and then home. Our last days aboard Holland America’s … Continue reading →
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Ketchikan. The Adventure Continues. Episode 11
Ketchikan and area are situated in a “Temperate Rain Forest”, an interesting factoid, given that it is in Alaska. But don’t that fool you! We’ll talk about that a little later. Ketchikan then named itself “Salmon Capital of the World”. Hmm!
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