WithLocals.com soon to launch in the Philippines!

Every time I travel, I always follow a very simple guiding principle: eat what the locals eat, do what the locals do. This way I get to experience a place in a more authentic way.

Just like when I was in General Santos City for example, the best place to get a bowl piping hot sinigang na tuna is right at the city’s public market. And I would always prefer pedicab, tricycle or habal habal over taxi or vans.

Do you know that there’s actually a website now that lists down various activities offered by the locals to travelers? Sounds interesting, right?

Cook like a local in Thailand

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WithLocals.com soon to launch in the Philippines!

Every time I travel, I always follow a very simple guiding principle: eat what the locals eat, do what the locals do. This way I get to experience a place in a more authentic way.

Just like when I was in General Santos City for example, the best place to get a bowl piping hot sinigang na tuna is right at the city’s public market. And I would always prefer pedicab, tricycle or habal habal over taxi or vans.

Do you know that there’s actually a website now that lists down various activities offered by the locals to travelers? Sounds interesting, right?

Cook like a local in Thailand

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Read the rest of WithLocals.com soon to launch in the Philippines!



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WithLocals.com soon to launch in the Philippines!

Every time I travel, I always follow a very simple guiding principle: eat what the locals eat, do what the locals do. This way I get to experience a place in a more authentic way.

Just like when I was in General Santos City for example, the best place to get a bowl piping hot sinigang na tuna is right at the city’s public market. And I would always prefer pedicab, tricycle or habal habal over taxi or vans.

Do you know that there’s actually a website now that lists down various activities offered by the locals to travelers? Sounds interesting, right?

Cook like a local in Thailand

That’s what WithLocals.com do. The website lists down various activities like dining, or local guided tours with the locals themselves. With that you are always guaranteed of fun and authentic local experience.

If you check out their website it lists down three stuff a traveler can do: either Eat with Locals, Tour with Locals, or Activities with locals.

I was browsing the website and various activities are offered, like being an elephant keeper for a day in Thailand, or tea leaves picker in Sri Lanka.

Experience  truly authentic Vietnamese meal in Hanoi with a local!

And the best way to your a locality? With local themself. You also get to listen to anecdotes and stories from the locals you normally wouldn’t find in guidebooks.

Through WithLocals.com you get to enjoy authentic sumptuous meals prepared by the locals themselves. You also get to eat with a local family. You learn new skills with the various activities offered at the website. And best of you, you gain new friends along the way.

And you know what’s another good news from WithLocals.com? They’re opening up soon in the Philippines!

Tour the beautiful Penang with a Malaysian Host!

Soon enough, travelers will be able to savor the authentic taste of adobo or bulalo right in the hone of a Filipino host, or walk along the historical walls of Intramuros with a Pinoy host.

And for the Filipinos this is also a new and exciting way to earn, and meet new traveler friends, simply by sharing your expertise to them through WithLocals.com

Sign up now at WithLocals Philippines even before the site finally opens its doors to the Philippine Market to avail of the 20% launch discount!



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Lemuhen Cultural Troupe: the Dream Dancers of the Tboli Tribe

A few months ago, I was invited by Sarangani First Lady Michelle Lopez-Solon to come to tour around the province and experience the Sarangani Bay Fest.

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Last May 15, early in the morning, I boarded the Cebu Pacific flight bound for General Santos City, the gateway to the South Central Mindanao region. There I was met by Michelle together with other bloggers who will also be joining the tour.

Our first stop of the day was the Lemuhen Cultural Dance Troupe in Brgy Badtasan in the Municipality of Kiamba. This Tboli community of performers is led by Lyn Lambago.

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They have been eagerly awaiting for our arrival and immediately gave us a warm welcome, the Tboli way.

Upon we arrival we had our traditional Tboli breakfast of camote, Gabi, chicken cooked in bamboo pole and some bananas. After the heavy meal, cultural presentation followed. Several traditional Tboli dances were presented to us. The finale performance was done by Lyn Lambago herself, explaining to us that the number she presented was kin fact shown to her in a dream. She was told that that dance in her dream is the original Tboli dance that should be taught to the younger kids of today.

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Lyn stressed to us that today,many groups are also performing so-called Tboli dances but actually are not authentic dance movements anymore. and In this day and age where traditions are slowly being forgotten by the kids, she emphasizes the need to teach the young Tboli kids their traditional dances. In this way the rich and colorful culture of the Tboli people would be passed on to the next generation.

This was just the first part of our Sarangani, Your Adventure tour. Stay tuned for the second part of this series. In the mean time, enjoy the photos I took during the tour.

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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 18hour Challenge: How far can you go?

Just recently I was invited by Lenovo at an exclusive Lenovo Yoga Tablet 18 hour challenge. There were only three of us in the challenge: Jonel Uy of LetsgoSago.net, Ferds Decena of Ironwulf.net and me.

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