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Oh, I so miss Philippines right now! I miss the fresh seafoods including seaweeds. I miss the native chicken menu, the Holiday Beefloaf, my Mama and siblings’ cooking, my nieces’ helping hands, the Rambutan, Lanzones, Marang, the Jollibee and Chowking and mall hopping, the Linung-ag nga Saging Hilaw with Ginamos, and just about everything in there! My pregnancy even worsens the homesickness! I know, right? It sucks being away from the place that you call home.

Another thing I miss is the hot and humid temperature, the cool spring resorts in Misamis Oriental, Iligan, and Bukidnon, and the the freshness and greenery of the mountains; my husband’s family’s mountain spot that is, in Malaybalay City Bukidnon.

The following photos are the greenery taken at the husband’s brother’s Rubber Tree Plantation in Mabuhay San Jose (Malaybalay). These was in 2008, during hubby’s last visit there. I am glad he was able to capture the grandeur of the place. His family used to live in this area in the 1990′s and according, there were a lot of memories made in here. No more houses now because his brother has moved to the village. This was completely made into a farm of rubber trees, bananas, vegetables, and corns.

Photo 1– The young rubber trees

Photo 2– The flowing spring of fresh water in the breezy mountains. See how those fogs seemed so reachable? The first and only time I’ve been here, I was so amazed by the rainbow that day that seemed to be just within my reach. Ah… the beauty of living in the mountains!

 Photo 3– The hectares of mountain lands that the husband’s family owned. It is hubby’s oldest brother’s family that tend this place now and we can only hope that they are managing it well so they could at least stop asking for financial support now that the crops are yielding some harvest already. Lol.

Last year, hubby’s brother who is based in Cebu visited this place to do some medical mission (He is a surgeon in one of the large hospitals in Cebu City) and to check the place as well. He took lots of pictures for us to see and we absolutely enjoyed it!

Photo 4– My favorite kind of Banana!

Photo 5– My Medical Doctor brother-in-law. Hubby captioned this photo as “Mura’g si Abraham, nagtan-aw sa kapatagan sa Sodoma”. Lol.

Photo 6– The country guys going down from getting some Buko (Young Coconut). Kalami nalang!

Photo 7– The young rubber trees ready to give their yields!

Looking at the photos, I can say that I love the country setting. I mean, if I am in Philippines, I would prefer building my house in the mountains where the fresh breeze is free and my asthma will not give me a problem at all! As long as there is a transportation available, and an INTERNET, too (LOL), I will be good to go! I would surround my place with lots of Malunggay and Lemon grass and many root crops and edible plants are just available within reach. Now I keep on dreaming for such kind of lifestyle! I better end this post here before I’ll bore you the rest of this day! Ha ha ha.

My 50th entry to 366 Blog Photo Challenge

I am thrilled to share that there will be upcoming trips for us for this year, if all things go well as planned and if my health condition permits. First off, next month, we plan to drive to Michigan and watch a concert of our favorite Gospel quartet and we are so very excited or it. Secondly, in May, when, still, my pregnancy shall allow, we also desire to make a road trip somewhere nice for a short vacation. And then, later this year, we will be in town with the husband to Texas for his NCTM presentation appointment. Just thinking about the planned short vacations make me giddy.

In all these, mypcbackup online is my saviour! That’s because I shall be bringing with me the internet no matter what, while we are on a trip, because as a blogger, I need to update my site as often as I can. And doing it somewhere away from home definitely needs backing up! I am thankful that an online backup that I have chosen truly delivers!

Guess what, I have just had two of my sites moved to a new hosting with a dedicated IP on it. Because of that, more back ups are demanded for those sites, so that i won’t regret it when the time comes. Aside from my very accommodating and helpful web host provider, I am thankful that mypcbackup.com is available to offer to back up my computer. My online life depends on it so it is absolutely helpful.

Yes, yes! When in many parts of the country right now, snowfall is elusive, here in our neck of the woods, snow falls endlessly!

This morning, when I opened the window, it is so white again outside. Seems like the winter is staying and doesn’t plan to leave us away anytime soon!

But even then, I can’t stop myself from being in awe with the beauty of the snow falling! Yes, it always is a pleasant thing to see!

Nevertheless, I continue to wish for Spring time to come hurry up, for us!

Majorca Island is always held in a special place within every tourist who has visited here. Being the largest of the Balearic Archipelago, it has the most perfect place for you to spend your precious time here. Majorca has 555km of coastline with a quantity of 80 beaches lined up all over it. Majorca is a great place for those who prefer the warm weather and the blue sky beaches. As it is an island, Majorca is quite susceptible to the changing weather and also has an irregular rainfall.

It is preferable for tourists to come to Majorca Island by flight because you can save time compared by travelling with ferries or boats. You will touch down at Palma Mallorca Airport and from there you can use car hire Majorca at the airport to get around the island. There are also other means of transport prepared for tourists like trains, trams and buses.

A holiday to Majorca will be complete if you are able to visit Port de Soller. Port de Soller is a humble beachside village located north of Mallorca and this is a more relaxed place compared to the crowded beaches. This village is landscaped by the Tramuntana mountain range that really enhances the beauty that this place holds. Even though there are not many places to visit in Port de Soller except for the row of shops alongside the beach, your visit here will be well worth it because it is the atmosphere that makes this village attractive.

After spending a good time at Port de Soller, you can then go pay a visit to the Cap de Formentor. This place is the pinnacle of sights in Majorca Island because the cliffs here are about 400 metres above the sea level. The route to this place is quite dangerous but it is worth it. Upon reaching here, you can then go visit the lighthouse which is the highest building in the island. The view here is simply gorgeous and you will surely come here again. However, you better come to these cliffs early to prevent encountering the tourists that come here with the bus tours.

Majorca is not just about the sea and you will gain a lot more beautiful moments if you visit the other parts of the island. Plan your Majorca Island getaway today and you will be amazed with what you will find here.

Hello Tuesday Travelers! Welcome to another week of travel posts!

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Thank you for joining in last week and please continue to share your travel posts and stories for this week! It’s been a pleasure roaming around your blogs and see the travel spots you’ve posted.

I have our Las Vegas snaps to share for this week. We spent our 2010 holiday in Las Vegas and it was a memorable Christmas and New Year celebrations for me and my family because we spent it at my sister-in-law’s home there with lots of Filipino friends around. And since Ma and Pa-in-law were there, the husband and I were able to escape for some nights without the daughter in tow. Triz was left at home while my sister-in-law DZ and our friends toured me and the husband at the Strip for a couple of nights to check out what Las Vegas has to offer.

It was grand; we enjoyed it. But never did it occur to the husband and me that Las Vegas lifestyle is for us.

Here we are by the way at the famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada” sign:

Smiling us, kay nakagawas nga walay giguyod. Lol.

Our hosts were actually kind enough to have toured us around. They even treated us to the awesome Stratosphere Tower adventure. Here are us with our very accommodating hosts:

L to R: the husband, moi, SIL Daisy, Friend Nora, and Niece-in-law Cyndi

It was a 3-hour-tour at the strip and nope, it wasn’t enough! Our hosts told us that we haven’t seen a lot yet, but the husband already complained that he is already tired and sleepy when it was 11pm Vegas time. Our body clocks were 2 hours ahead since we are based in the Midwest (Central Standard Time) so I can’t blame the husband. Lol. Our last stop for that night was the Queens Square:

Us at the Queens Square

Countless of people roam around this square and we were just amazed with how busy this spot us. It seems like people are not resting. Indeed, just NOT our lifestyle. Lol. Our two-week-vacation in Las Vegas was great. And we hope to spend another longer time there again in the soon future!

One of the worst case and situation to deal while I am traveling– whether flying, sailing, or driving is when my migraine attacks. Migraine procedure has been included in my first aid kit because migraine is already a part of my health condition for a long time now!

 
So how do I deal with migraine episodes? First, take my trusted pain medication. Second, check those joints and pressure points in my hands, head, and back and give them a good amount of massage. If I can’t do it myself, my husband can very well do it for me. Third, drink plenty of water. Fourth, take a rest. Sleep. They’re basically the steps that I do every time. So far, it work and thank heavens for that!
 
So, how about you? What one bad thing do you usually deal with on travel time?
 

So, we finally had an above freezing temperature yesterday! After braving days and weeks of freezing temperatures, yesterday was a blast! Well, not really but at least, we were able to endure a 20-minute-walk outside. Our foot of ice outside has melted and oh we could never be more ecstatic!

Our front yard are snow a meltin’!

We walked within our block and although the sun was hidden by the trees around us, I was able to find a spot to take a shot of the sunset and the perfectly coned Cypress tree.

Isn’t it a beautiful spot?

The daddy and the daughter snow trekkers!

For many, a 39 degrees Fahrenheit is still freezing. It actually is still is, but for us who have been so used to a below freezing and even below zero temperatures, this has already been warm for us. Today, it is in the low 30s and windy, so it is too hard to endure a short walk outside. We are very much hoping though that it won’t snow again in the coming days although there have been snow forecasts along the way.

We are so looking forward to the warm days because a walk outside every afternoon is always our agenda. We want to do it every day and we can only do so when our hands and ears won’t get frostbitten. At most points though, I love inhaling the very fresh and cool breeze when around this time of the year! It’s just that it is too hassling to bundle up and all.

My 45th entry to the 366 Blog Photo Challenge

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