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Laguna: Liliw Gat Tayaw Tsinelas Festival 2023

by wheninmyjourneys on 2023-05-15 add comment

Last April 26 – May 1, 2023, the municipality of Liliw in Laguna marked its 19th Liliw Gat Tayaw Tsinelas Festival. Prior to this year’s celebration, the last festival was held back in 2019 and we are all well aware of what happened next due to the COVID19 pandemic. Nevertheless, after 4 years of waiting patiently, the Liliw Gat Tayaw Tsinelas Festival was finally back and it was as colorful as ever!

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Laguna: Aliw Falls of Luisiana, A Brief Escape From Reality

by wheninmyjourneys on 2020-07-07 2 comments

Aliw Falls was my next destination as I continue to explore the town of Luisiana in Laguna. I was still stunned with the grandiose beauty of Hulugan Falls that it had set the bar too high when it comes to waterfalls in my book. So, even if I have seen photos of Aliw Falls prior to my visit, I was expecting it to be just as impressive in reality.

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Laguna: The Otherworldly Beauty of Hulugan Falls in Luisiana – Solo DIY Travel

by wheninmyjourneys on 2019-06-06 12 comments

In the advent of social media, the so-called sleeping wonders and best-kept secrets of mostly every town suddenly propelled to the forefront of the travel and tourism scene and Hulugan Falls is a prime example.

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Laguna: A Journey to Discovering Kilangin Falls of Liliw

by wheninmyjourneys on 2017-09-05 10 comments

I arrived in Liliw late in the afternoon by way of San Pablo City, the initial plan was to visit a good old friend of mine in his hometown to do some catching up. With my recent fascination with waterfalls and to maximize my time in the place, I searched the web for which alluring cascades are within the boundaries of Liliw and was lucky enough to have found Kilangin Falls.

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Food Journeys: Liliw, Laguna – Just Can’t Get Enough of Kuya Bal’s Chao Fan

by wheninmyjourneys on 2017-05-12 6 comments

A different kind of gem that the locals of Liliw, Laguna have been raving about. Most of them head to Mabini Street not to buy the famed Liliw Tsinelas (Slippers/Footwear) but to get a taste of their favorite Rice Toppings from Kuya Bal’s Chao Fan. But what is so special about Kuya Bal’s Chao Fan that the locals just can’t get enough of it?