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Zen in the City by Balay Hilom Spa
If there’s one thing that I’d always like to avoid as much as possible, it is actually commuting to and around Manila as it is quite stressful and suffocating. The traffic, the noise and the volume of people in every place is just too much for me. But who would have thought that a piece of this urbanized place would make me experience zen? and yes, I found it in Balay Hilom Spa. Experience Zen in the City “Balay Hilom” was derived from a regional word ‘Balay‘ which means house and a Tagalog word ‘Hilom‘ which means heal. Thus, this gives us ‘House of Healing’. Nestled in a corner of…
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Why Fantastic Baka should be your favorite Korean Restaurant
Much about the Korean culture has made a lot of Filipinos go gaga – its boy and girl group of young and talented artists, their music, their heartfelt TV dramas, their delectable food and more. This also has made a lot fly to the country to experience these things first hand. Taking this fad as an opportunity, a lot of Korean restaurants rose in different corners of the Metro. Just then, the words ‘samgyupsal’, or “unlimited Korean barbecue” is never out of everyone’s discourse. It has also become a thing shared by friends and family over good stories and laughter. pick that pork up, dip it in, wrap it in…
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A Trip Down to the South: Things to Do and Places to Visit in Tagaytay City
A neighboring town to cities that hustle 24/7, Tagaytay City has been always a fitting weekender to everyone who would like to loosen up and unwind. In just two hours away from the metro, you’ll get to feel its freshest air, cool breeze matched with an awe-striking picturesque view of Taal lake and its majestic volcano. More often than not, people only have a place or two in mind that’s on their list when thinking of visiting Tagaytay City. With that, let me tell you that there’s much more that you can actually visit and do in this town with your friends and family. Things to do and Places to…
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2018 Subic Bay SEA Series Finale Trifecta Weekend
“A race for the hardcore; definitely not for the weakling“ This is how I described the Spartan Race after I have witnessed one held in Subic Bay last September 16, 2018. Spartan Race is not anyone’s ordinary run or race. Participants are expected to run, climb, throw, push, pull, jump, crawl and more as there are several obstacles on their way to the finish line. Do it and you’ll pass and continue with the run; or, fail and do a couple of burpees. It will challenge you to go not just out of your comfort zone but way, way far from it for you will get soaked in water, sun,…
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Taal Volcano: A Trek to the Smallest Active Volcano in the Philippines
Got a good wide snap of Taal Volcano’s crater with my Yi 4k+ action camera mounted on 1.2m monopod. I used to believe that the ‘Taal Volcano’ that I saw in Philippine post cards and textbooks when I was still in Primary school was the real Taal Volcano. Not until we moved to Tagaytay City and found out that my whole life was (partly) a lie. That seriously small volcano was not the Taal Volcano but it’s called ‘Binintiang Malaki’ which is only a caldera of the whole volcano. Taal Volcano is considered to be the smallest active one in the world. It is actually an island in a lake found…
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Backpacking Philippines in 12 days with 2Go Travel
There’s no better place to feel infinite but my land – Philippines. I was and I will be forever surprised of the thousandfold of visually arresting scenes that awaits in every corner of this blessed archipelago with each effortlessly making our hearts skip a beat and make reality better than expectations. All I needed to do is step out of the threshold, swing to the fullest and open my eyes and heart to brand new adventures and awaken the ready to go spirit in me! So I did – given the once in a lifetime opportunity spearheaded by 2Go Travel. It was a scorching hot afternoon of May as I…
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Naranjo Water Park: The Best Place to Enjoy and Explore Antique’s Bugang River
Shining out from being eclipsed by its nearby provinces namely Capiz, Iloilo and Aklan, Antique’s unspoilt beauty has been recently and gradually being brought into the limelight; patronized and shared by a lot of travelers through their visual stories and word of mouth. Antique is a province in the sixth region of the Philippines, geographically situated in Western Visayas. Well, there are basically a lot of stuff that you can do and places you can visit in Antique more than what you can imagine. But, stripping all the frequently tourist-populated ones and done in the list in this quiet and peaceful province of Panay Island gives us this – Bugang River.…
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Chateau Royale Hotel, Resort and Spa Review
Chateau Royale Batangas is a three-star hotel, resort and spa located along KM 72, Batulao, Tagaytay-Nasugbu Highway. It offers relaxing landscape and recreational activities that is a perfect weekender for everyone. In just a two-hour drive from the Metro, you can explore and experience fun-filled activities that will not only make you reconnect with your own self and other people but also you with your mind and body to nature. This 100-hectare wide resort will surely fill you in with nothing but fresh air and awaken your senses in every way possible. Upon entering the gates, the staff and a variety of flora that colorfully exist in every turn warmly…
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Cebu x Siquijor Backpacking
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Tips on How to Score Cheap Flights
1,500php all-in return ticket from Manila to Butuan v.v.? You read it right. This was how much I paid for my airfare when I did a quick escape to Northern Mindanao a month ago. With patience and perseverance, this or even a 600php return tickets to let’s say, Caticlan, Aklan, Iloilo or any local destinations is possible. Whatever was done in here is not some sort of a magic trick but one of the many travel hacks most especially the frequent travelers do when seat sales are on point. Don’t lose hope, though, if the seats run out! You’ve got a thousand fold of chances in some other ways and I’ll…
