I was able to go to Iloilo City for the first time last year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The people, the food, the sights, and the over-all ambiance of the city made me feel at home.

My Iloilo trip opened with quite a bang. A relative treated Winston and I to a lunch at Breakthrough. Winston declared that talaba was just as delicious as oysters. LOL! Aside from generous amounts of oysters, we also had shrimps kinilaw, crab meat omelette, and grilled fish. All of them memorable. My uncle almost convinced me to take a road trip to Roxas just to eat even more seafood.

I was able to go on a walking tour of Iloilo City with bloggers Fitz, Don, Winston, Rina, and our knowledgeable guide, Sam. I enjoyed it even if I absolutely loathe walking. Iloilo has very interesting architecture and old structures from the Spanish era are still in place. Plus, they have many beautiful churches with interesting stories.

The tour ended with a sunset view of Guimaras and a hearty dinner at Carlito’s, punctuated with Baye-Baye ala Mode.

I was able to go out a couple of nights. I ate yummy ribs and beef stew at Bourbon Street, drank a few beers, and sipped a bit of coffee.

I spent the rest of the trip on blogger related activities. And the walking tour’s stress and the heat of the sun got to me so I spent my last day sleeping and resting instead of enjoying more of Iloilo. So I vowed I will come back to Iloilo again.

I got to take home with me a whole lot of Iloilo goodies. I got boxes of biscocho, butterscotch, barquiron, and other Ilonggo treats. The butterscotch is my favorite. I had too much of it. Good thing my cousins and friends loved the butterscotch as much as I did so they helped me finish everything off.

When the opportunity to visit Iloilo again came, I got super excited, grabbed the chance, and booked a flight right away. I am very much excited to go to Iloilo again to experience more of it.

Ilonggo friends, got any suggestions on new stuff to do and try out in Iloilo? 🙂

PS A belated thank you to the Iloilo Bloggers who made my first Iloilo trip very memorable. Special mention to Byahilo who invited me to visit Iloilo. 😉

AirPhil Express flies to Iloilo from Davao and vice-versa daily.