Some other people go to the spa for a day of rest and treatment, I went to a healing hut in Siquijor where, in a ritual, a healer walked around me making pomp in a pot of water with a black stone. , full of toxins that would have been removed from my body.
I must admit that I felt a feeling of healing and catharsis after this treatment. A total year of pandemic has wreaked havoc on our bodies, and whether we feel physically ill or not, I know that the fear, anxiety and stress of living with COVID-19 are housed deep within us.
That is not surprising, therefore, when the effects of the recent Department of Tourism Travel Survey were published, the first explanation of why it was given through others to the country, even in the midst of a pandemic, was because of its intellectual health. intellectual health, treatment or non-public care: it is widely regarded as a panacea for brain and soul disorders.
Siquijor will reopen to tourism this month in time for its annual Healing Festival, which takes place in Easter for both practical and magical reasons. Even if potions aren’t your thing, the island has many herbal tactics to put you under its spell. There are also several other cultural sites in the Philippines that are now open, quick tactics where you can get rid of the cobwebs of the forties and revel in anything glorious and new.
Siquijor is also a short ferry ride from Dumaguete, where I gave myself to the culinary scene of the capital of Negros Oriental, with a breakfast of budbud and sikwate in the public market. I also saw “Atoa”, an exhibition of local artists in Dakong Balay, a restored heritage space converted into an art gallery.
Dumaguete is a cyclist’s paradise, and divers will be very happy to know that the dive sites around Dauin have also been reopened. It’s a healing weekend on all fronts, and I will never underestimate how an undeniable bowl of sticky rice dips in. in chocolate and combined with mangoes it can be very relaxing.
In January, I went to Bacolod to evaluate Western Negros’ preparation to open his tourist destinations. These were my first official vacation in the province since I became Secretary of Tourism, so you can believe how excited I was to model your heritage cuisine. and explore the many heritage structures of the province that transport it back in time.
I peeed through the Ruins, whose romantic and tragic backsdrop makes you cry. I also inspired myself through the recovery of Balay ni Tana Dicang, an original and intact Bahay na bato dating back to 1883, belonging to sugar baroness Enrica Alunan Lizares, the original patron saint of Negros.
Bacolod is also a cultural hotbed of art and design, and I spent hours soaking up the creativity of the arts district committed to local fresh art.
Charlie Co’s Orange project, the province’s first professional gallery, continues to influence the progression of Negros’ art scene. Among the many galleries, artist boutiques, cafes and tattoo parsing salons in a spacious community, you can spend a whole day looking for inspiration and feeling. revitalized through the demonstration of Filipino creativity.
If you like heritage architecture, then a las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan deserves to be moved to the most sensitive on your domestic wish list. A hotel like no other, meticulously restored and richly decorated mansions also serve as hotels where you can stay to observe the luxurious colonial life of a reinvented ancient Manila.
Each house, which owner Jerry Acuzar has acquired in parts of the country, is a hitale witness and has its own history rich in intrigue. Visitors can take a guided day cultural tour, including, take a look at this, a raft ride encouraged through a Venetian gondola through its canals.
Finally, I invite everyone to stop or restore in Intramuros, which opened to the public on February 17, where I discovered a new hobby, or say find an old one, when I made a guided bamboo tour through the Walled. City.
Intramuros, which won Asia’s first tourist charm at the 2020 World Travel Awards, is more than a heritage site and historic charm for Filipinos, but it is the soul of Manila and a position of life that we are all part of our lives.
One of the reopened attractions of Intramuros is the Casa Manila Museum. The closure of the transitoryness allowed the redesign and transformation through the architect J. Anton Mendoza, who lent his skills and for free. Elegant.
All the places I mentioned are open to tourists according to hygiene and protection protocols. While we inspire others locally to help revitalize the tourism industry and maintain their intellectual health, it will only work if everyone commits to dress up in their mask and shield. , maintaining intelligent hygiene, cutting the touch using non-contact programs and maintaining their distance.
So go ahead and see anything new, like biking, or being informed of anything old in our heritage sites, and look at the many tactics we can cure ourselves during this pandemic. — INQ CONTRIBUTED
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