I have never felt like a tourist in my own country until I sat foot on this island.
I was welcomed with the utmost warmth of emotions and climate.
I was treated generously. Too generous.
I thought that we, Filipinos, lost it.
I have restored my faith in humanity.
I left being a better and more forgiving person.
I will try to be as welcoming as the people in Santa Fe.
I will start by not saying ‘I’.
4/15/2016
xx Kerr
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28 responses to “Snap Series: SANTA FE”
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So beautiful, so warm, so summer! I love the pictures so much. It makes me want to get in a plane now!!! ❤ If only for one day. Yes, you could be tourist in your own country, but I would rather feel home if I was living there. My goodness how lovely it must be to live in that place on earth. So much beautiful nature, amazing for the soul! xo sabine
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Thank you Sabine! Yes I really did feel like a tourist because I was greeted and treated well. And yes, it is so relaxing and a good therapy for the soul. 🙂
I have a travel itinerary here:
http://kerrph.blogspot.com/2016/04/1500-day-in-santa-fe.html
xx kerr
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The color of the water is gorgeous, I could see myself just sunbathing under one of those coconut trees, having a coconut cocktail in my hand.
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Oh snap, I wish I did that when I was there. Haha. Anyway, thanks for dropping by! See you in Santa Fe?
xx
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I must admit I had to google Sta Fe Beach Club after reading your post and return here to comment. The beach is beautiful. Secluded and unspoiled just the way I like it. Relaxing and made me wish I was there instead of here in my room typing this comment 😀
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Indeed it is. But I have got to say that it’s not only the beach, it’s also the very warm and welcoming attitude of the people there that made me want to stay longer.
Adventure is out there! Have yours!
xx
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The photos look so great!! 🙂 I am really a beach lover and my dream is to live on a nice beach someday. Maybe Hawaii? 😀 xoxo, T
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Maybe Philippines? Hahahaha
xx
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Great captures! Where exactly is this? 😀
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Hello Maria! This is in Santa Fe, Bantayan island, Cebu, Philippines 🙂
xx
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Yay! Thank you!
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Wow! It is beautiful here. I can see why you felt like you were a tourist because it seemed like a fantastic vacation spot which it would be for me! I loved the beach and the color of the water. I could stay there for hours! It looked so relaxing!
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It is indeed! You deserve something like this! I mean, we all do. 🙂
xx
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At first, I thought this would be about the Santa Fe in New Mexico! But Santa Fe, New Mexico has almost no water! I love the colors in your pictures, especially on the fruits and flowers. And that beach looks so relaxing! I love being a tourist in my hometown NYC too! You can to try special things like this that you might otherwise ignore!
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This Santa Fe is from an island in Cebu, Philippines. It is really beautiful there that’s why I ultimately felt like a tourist. It is indeed serene and relaxing.
All the best Miss Stella!
xx
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Your photos are amazing! I’m super envious. It’s hard to travel with a toddler so all my travel dreams are on hold.
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Thank you! I hope the best for you especially for your dreams-on-hold. Remember that dreams defy any circumstance. 🙂
xx
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Hello Kerr! I love your photos! Reminds me of my old film photos–are these film? The quality is distinguished! Bantayan is among my favorite places in Cebu too 🙂
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Thank you! These are just snaps that I took with my phone. 🙂 But Bantayan though, one of my Cebu highlights.
xx
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Beach please!!! Your photos are amazing!!! This post made me wish for a longer summer. I think Filipinos have always been warm and hospitable 😉
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Thank you! That’s right, maybe I just failed to see that before 🙂
xx
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Hey this is the Sta. Fe sa Cebu? it looks really really nice and I am all for not crowded.
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Yes. And yeah, regardless of the time I went there, which is summer, it’s really not filled with people. It’s a total discharge from the city life which is what most of us need
xx
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These photos are beautiful! I love all the shades of blue. How nice to be a tourist in your own country. I would love to visit Santa Fe one day. It’s funny because we have a Santa Fe in the US but it’s in the desert!
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Amazing! When I first read the title and saw Santa Fe I thought you were somewhere i America haha. This is place is beautiful! Hope that it doesn’t get ruined by the tourist in the future though 🙂
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Yes, I sure hope, too! Thanks for dropping by!
xx
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Wow. This looks so lovely. I want to be right there or atleast go some place nearby which looks like that. Haha. Keep them coming. Also, its sometime a change to be a tourist in your city and it can be fun as well.
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