Museums, much like candy stores for kids, are havens for my never-ending curiosity. Whenever I travel to a new country or city, I always look forward to visiting one. Imagine my astonishment when I finally stepped foot inside a museum in a country whose ancient civilization made substantial contributions to world history, literature, writing, religion, art, architecture, science, and human progress.

The last leg of our post-PHITEX Nature and Adventure familiarization trip took us to Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal, where we soaked ourselves in local culture and gastronomic fare and enjoyed some much-needed R&R in the great outdoors.