Archive for the 'Davao Travel Experience' Category

The best time of the year to satisfy your Davao fruits frenzy When I attended the recently held 2nd Mindanao Catholic Educators Summit last August 19-21 at the University of the Immaculate Conception in Fr. Selga Street, a lot of the participants who came from different cities and provinces here in the South expected to [...]

Year in year out, Davao City (or DC, as I fondly call it) proves worthy of being considered as a strong contender in the tourism arena. Why so? Apart from the urban destinations found in the city, you also get the wonders that only a tropical paradise can offer in ample proportions – the best [...]

I guess I was lucky to have visited the Philippine Eagle Center some 19 years ago in 1990. Back then, we were high school students doing the usual field trip to the city. It appears to me that the Philippine Eagle Center was a favourite attraction for students doing field trips in Davao. It’s still [...]

Summer vacation at Lolo Angel’s house in the province is one of my most sought occasions next to Christmas. I always look forward to it with enthusiasm because most of my “Heroes” gather together and display their “powers”. My Baba (my departed father) would dare us to identifying different stars constellation for fun; Mighty Lolo [...]

We at Davao Traveler are always on the lookout for information on travel and tourism about Davao from all sources imaginable. The Web can be a good source of feedback (talk about freedom of speech) from tourists and travelers who have set foot (hhmm feet?) in this city. We would like to share this interesting [...]

Want some tips on getting a US Visa? Let Diana Velasco help you along the way by sharing her own personal experience in securing a US Visa. This article appeared on SunStar Davao last year and is reprinted here with permission from the author. For the record, I would like to begin by stating that [...]

A number of email exchanges with Bob Hyatt and I was finally granted the permission to conduct and email interview about his travel experience in Davao on the condition that his contact information will be kept confidential. In this interview, Bob tells us of his honest observations of Davao City.

Here is a short interview with Mr. David Underwood about his travel experiences in Davao. Dave visited Davao last June 2005 to meet his fiancee Bethel. He fell in love with Bethel and, as it turned out, he fell in love with Davao, too. DavaoTraveler: Is this your first visit to Davao? When was the [...]

How much do you know about Davao? What is your primary source of information about this big city in the southern Mindanao — the second largest group of islands in the Philippines? Would you like to hear the stories of people who have actually been to Davao and witnessed the daily lives of its people, [...]