Back at the Puzzle Mansion For More Pieces!

Gina Licuna's son Gino with the first puzzle she finished (5000 pcs.)

I felt excited when I heard I would be coming back to the Puzzle Mansion in Tagaytay City. It is the home of the Guinness World Record for the Largest Collection of Puzzles last counted at 1028 pieces by Gina Gil-Lacuna. But it was just not the puzzle that made it a hit but they also made it a place where you will be immersed with the fun and facts of puzzles.

The puzzle mansion was originally a rest house of the family but when the puzzle collection grew in numbers, there was a need to store them at a bigger place. Gina also placed her bid for the world record which will steal the last record held by a Brazilian woman with less than 300 puzzles. And with the numbers they have, the record was awarded to her in 2012. 

VIGAN CITY Makes It To Top 21 of New 7 Wonders Cities

Finalist Phase (21 Oct 2013 - 7 July 2014) of the selection process of the New 7 Wonders Cities has now ended last July 7 and they have named 21 finalist cities who are still in the running to be named as the New 7 Wonder Cities. From the thousands of nominations shortlisted into hundreds, then getting through the phases. They made the announcement first on their website at www.new7wonders.com and then to their other social media sites.  Here is their announcement made on facebook: 

Vote NOW for Vigan For The New 7 Wonders Cities!

Yes that is an urgent plea from me and the rest of the supporters of Vigan City as it vies for a slot in the New 7 Wonders of the World Cities where in Vigan is the sole representative of the Philippines as it shares the limelight among with the other 20 finalist.

The past edition of New 7 Wonders of Nature, Puerto Princesa Underground Caves became one of the seven slots of the prestigious list of the best in the world. Their victory has become a catalyst of improvement of tourism and economy for the city especially the underground caves which have been fully booked as tourists flock to see it.

Now it is time to help another Philippine city to give its deserved slot among the seven. Vigan is a town of heritage and beauty. Being decelared as an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2 December 1999. Vigan famous heritage houses which are centuries old have been spared from damage from World War II.From the movie "Iliw (Nostalgia)",  it has been said that the love between a ilokana girl and the Japanese commander was the reason Vigan was not burned to the ground like what other towns have experienced.