Philippines

Anawangin beckons.

[article_carousel images="https://windowseat.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carousel1-weaving-water.png, https://windowseat.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carousel2-weaving-water.png, https://windowseat.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carousel31.jpg, https://windowseat.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carousel4-weaving-water.png"] In the T’boli language, the word for “water” and the word for “yes” are the same – el. For “water,” it is pronounced with a short E sound, the lips parted, mouth open, sound flowing outwards.

The methodical tap-tap-tapping of the sticks.

Finding brave in Baler.

 My husband Romy Dorotan and I have been running Purple Yam restaurant in Brooklyn these past few years but I've been going back and forth to the Philippines to research and explore regional food items and tracking down handed-down recipes

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[row] [whole buffer=0][hide_this_text type="subheading"]Obscure White Sand Beaches You Should Check Out This Summer[/hide_this_text]If party-beaching/beach-partying ain't your thing, our friend Estan Cabigas over at Langyaw.com made a list of quiet and far away white sand beaches complete with photos and descriptions. Here

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