The Backpack Adventures

The month of May offers visitors in the province of Quezon plenty of festivals to watch and participate in. Usually, when thinking of the words QUEZON and FESTIVAL, we remember the well-known Pahiyas Festival in Lucban. However, did you know that there is also this unique festival worth seeing and participating in which is just a few kilometers away from Lucban? Mayohan Festival / Mayohan sa Tayabas Yup! You heard it right, and it is also celebrated on the same date as Pahiyas Festival . Come and join me as we visit Tayabas City and participate in the annual  Mayohan sa Tayabas .  The image of San Isidro Labrador is paraded around town. Known for having the Spanish colonial church with the longest nave and oldest church clock, Tayabas is also the place to see and participate in the Mayohan sa Tayabas (San Isidro Festival) . This festivity is a harvest festival held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers.  Welcome to Mayohan sa Tayabas 2016 ! Mayohan

Located in Barangay Bambang in the municipality of Nagcarlan in Laguna, Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery is a national historic landmark and museum of the town. It is also the only underground cemetery in the country. Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery History The Baroque cemetery was established in 1845 under the directives of Fr. Vicente Velloc . The cemetery's circular outline gives it its unique appearance. What makes Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery more unique is the chapel with an underground chamber at the far end of its entrance. Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery - Nagcarlan, Laguna The wooden panel outside the cemetery Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery NHI marker The niches and their tenants Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery or Libingan sa Ilalim ng Lupa ng Nagcarlan was built as a public burial site that occupies a hectare of land at the foot of Mt. San Cristobal. Despite being a public burial site, its crypt is exclusively fo

Located in Barangay Dapday, Tayabas City in the province of Quezon,  Palaisdaan Restaurant  is a restaurant known for its bamboo huts floating in man-made ponds.  Palaisdaan Restaurant Palaisdaan Restaurant details Palaisdaan Restaurant - Tayabas City, Quezon Palaisdaan Restaurant   translates to a " fish pond " restaurant. It is one of the several " kamayan " themed restaurants in Tayabas City. For those who are not familiar with what a kamayan-themed is, it is a restaurant that encourages its visitors to eat with their bare hands. Something Filipinos do in ancient times and can still be seen in very rural areas at present.  This arch was removed last time I passed by... Palaisdaan Restaurant is usually confused with another famous restaurant called Kamayan sa Palaisdaan Restaurant which is also in the municipality. The said restaurant is actually owned by the family of the owner of Palaisdaan Restaurant hence the close resemblance with the theme and the