Junfil Olarte
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Editor at The Travel Writer's Journey
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Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat
Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,343]
Dapitan became famous after the Filipino hero Jose Rizal arrived on its shores more than one hundred years ago. Jose Rizal’s colorful exile in this place from 1892 to 1896 has had a very significant...
Destinations:
Philippines
Topics:
Travel |
National Parks |
Beaches & Resorts
A Totally Different Light Over Manila
Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,343]
The sunset over Manila Bay is exceptional and without equal in any part of the world. Watching it is the city’s most avidly observed ritual. Such sunset is justly famous that only Nile’s sundown at Luxor could possibly match up.
Destinations:
Manila |
Philippines
Topics:
Travel |
Nature
Corregidor Island: A Legacy of War
Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,343]
Corregidor Island obviously is well-known for its valiant task in the Second World War (a thing that should not be). Such war was despicable. It was one of the most hated events ever recorded in the...
Destinations:
Corregidor |
Philippines
Topics:
Travel |
National Parks |
20th Century History |
War & Conflict
Wanderlust In Bohol Paradise
Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,343]
Over the years, a lot of friends have asked me what makes me to travel in a seemingly endless fashion, why do I spend too much for it, and how much do I earn writing for it. That is hard to define. I...
Destinations:
Philippines
Topics:
Travel |
Adventure |
Beaches & Resorts |
Ancient History
A Trip To Samar
Junfil Olarte - freelancejune [2,343]
A soft breezy sunrise rouses me as my ship nears the coast and moors at the docks of Maguino-o, off the city of Calbayog Western Samar in the Central Philippines. Sheer weather of the early morning...
