Lykwatsera Travel Stories

New Government Center An elementary buddy invited me to join her in Bacolod last year. We met on a Friday evening in McDonalds Colon and took our dinner before we went to Cebu North Bus Terminal . RORO buses going to Bacolod City can be found in both Cebu South and North bus terminals but trips are more frequent in the latter. The bus departed at 2 AM and arrived in Toledo City at 4 AM.  We boarded in our decks for the boat trip going to San Carlos City. We arrived in San Carlos at 6 AM and rode the bus again going to Bacolod via El Salvador. We arrived in Bacolod City past 9 AM already and checked in at East Square Inn . We booked through booking.com because the booking website does not require a credit card for us to reserve. The hotel has good reviews too. We had a good stay except for the TV that was not functioning. The inn is walking distance to the city's entertainment and restaurant hubs.  We arrived in Bacolod City late so we were not able to go and se...

One of Philippine's most popular structures and probably the most visited tourist destination when you are in Bacolod , The City of Smiles is The Ruins . Dubbed as the Taj Mahal of Negros , this Italian inspired architecture is truly a beautiful living legacy of love. This beautiful remnant was once a mansion built by Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson in memory of his wife and the apple of his eye Maria Baga . Historians say that it was a love at first sight when Lacson set his eyes on Maria in Macau that he immediately asked permission from the Portuguese lady's parents for marriage. According to locals, the Lacson was a wealthy clan in Talisay City because they own hectares of land and an ancestral house where the couple used to live with their ten offsprings. Tragedy came when Maria met an accident carrying their 11th child and died before the physician came due to miscarriage. To move on from his loss, Mariano decided to build a mansion to remind him of his wife Maria in ...

Looking for a place to treat your family or a place to simply stir the child in you? I know a perfect place in the city of smiles and I am talking about Campuestohan . Raphaella Mill This resort in between Talisay City and Bacolod City in the sugarcane province of Negros Occidental is the product of Mr. Ricardo “Cano” Tan and his wife, Nita Tan’s creative minds. The couple who only planned to build their retirement house has transformed their 5-hectare property into one of the most famous tourist destinations in the island of Negros. If you are traveling in the city of smiles, don’t miss to include having a day trip to this overlooking mountain resort. There are some things in life that cannot be bought and these are the things that I've seen in Campuestohan. Going on an adventure is always fun. Helen Keller also once said, "Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all." Kung Fu Panda If you are coming from Bacolod or Talisay, the resort is a 35-40 minutes ri...