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Bacolod City Island Philippines
"The City Of Smiles"

Bacolod is the Capital city and gateway to Negros Occidental, showcases both harmony and contrast. A land where the old is preserved and the new is embraced, where genteel yet strong-willed people tilled and nurtured fertile soil and turned it into the country's sugarland. Bacolod City is notable for its MassKara Festival held during October. The most well-known Bacoleño brand of hospitality whose warmth, sincerity and natural friendliness could make every visitor come again to Bacolod, it bears the nickname "City of Smiles".

Bacolod City is the largest highly urbanized mid-size Philippine city of the province of Negros Occidental. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. Bacolod City recently topped a survey by MoneySense Magazine as the "Best Place to Live in the Philippines".

Travel Quotes:

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Saint Augustine

Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines

Dishes range from the very simple, like a meal of fried salted fish and rice, to the elaborate paellas and cocidos created for fiestas, of Spanish origin. Popular dishes include: lechón (whole roasted pig), longganisa (Philippine sausage), tapa (cured beef), torta (omelette), adobo (chicken and/or pork braised in garlic, vinegar, oil and soy sauce, or cooked until dry), kaldereta (meat in tomato sauce stew), mechado (larded beef in soy and tomato sauce). More details at Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines

Why it’s best to travel with a group?

Planning might be easy for one but organizing it is sometimes a tough task and it entails a lot of flaws along the way. On the other hand, there is an immeasurable feeling of reward in the end if the cruise turns out to be one smooth thing. Why its best to travel with a group?