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Budget trip to Manuel Uy Beach Resort in Calatagan, Batangas
Sun’s up and glaring and we’re all thirsty for some natural waters and fine sand beneath our soles. Summer is so in here! Have you had a pick already? Manuel Uy Beach Resort might be a good deal for you. We often consider the budget, accessibility and the travel time apart from the activities, waters and the sand of beach itself that we would like to visit. There’s quite a lot of beaches around Metro Manila to consider but I dare you try Manuel Uy Beach Resort in Calatagan, Batangas if you’ll be basing your pick on these. For starters, it is budget-friendly since it’s quite near to the city.…
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Galleria Taal: The First Camera Museum in the Philippines
Known as the Heritage town of the South, Taal, Batangas will make you travel back in time with its various antiquarian shops and ancestral houses in every corner of the streets. Each turn guarantees fascination as it will make you look into the town in retrospect. The town boasts open museums and galleries with captivating antediluvian trappings which are much more interesting on the inside. Among the must-sees is that of the Philippine’s very first Camera Museum at the heart of the town, the Galleria Taal. Galleria Taal is definitely a utopia for camera collectors and enthusiasts for it showcases Mr. Manny Inumerable’s vast collection of cameras from the late…
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La Bella Tagaytay: A Santorini-Inspired Hotel and AirBnB in the South
Be one with the nature. Find your inner peace. Connect your mind with your body and soul. Experience a whole new lifestyle in La Bella Tagaytay as it offers you these along with a laid back and posh staycation which doesn’t have to be very pricey. Located at Brgy. Neogan, Tagaytay City, this 3.8-hectare slice of paradise houses boutique hotel/ condotel, residences and lifestyle homes, wellness center and others that will give you a wholesome experience and that people of all ages would surely love. About La Bella Tagaytay La Bella came from the Italian word ‘Bella‘ which means beautiful. The name itself is quite appropriate to the…
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Cotivas Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur
Caramoan was once a home to the contestants of a global reality show, Survivor. Right there and then, a lot of travelers have been eyeing the group of islands rich in grainy to fine white sand beaches, lagoons, caves, limestone cliffs and formations and more that this small town boasts. Caramoan is actually a small quiet town in the province of Camarines Sur of the Bicol Region. It is a thirteen to fourteen-hour drive from Manila. The roads leading to the place after Paniman, Camarines Sur are not well-paved and are literally long and winding. But at the end of it lies a great adventure and wonders. Going…
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Tagaytay City’s L & J Bistro
When was the last time you had a mettlesome laugh or a waist-deep down conversation over hearty food and wine on a fine evening with the people closest to your heart? People are always on a quest of finding a good place where they could spend their Friday or Saturday nights with the gang to chill. Tagaytay City usually is their wise and best choice due to its relaxing ambiance in just an hour or two from Manila; and well, array of restaurants, bars and coffee shops open all through out – over and beyond the happy hour. A lot of these coffee, booze and food powerhouse have made into…
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A Travel Guide to Mt. Daraitan with Tinipak River Side Trip
The province of Rizal is blessed to be surrounded with the mountainous terrain of Sierra Madre. Situated at Southern Luzon, part of Region IV-A CALABARZON, its geographical location has been quite an advantage to the travelers, mountaineers and recreational hikers most especially from the Metro since it is just an hour or two away from the city’s hustle; hence, making a surge of them pay the province’s wonders a visit on weekends. Among their favorite destinations are the summits in Montalban, Rodriguez, Tanay and others. One of the most note-worthy among these is located in Tanay – Mt. Daraitan. Mt. Daraitan has two jump off’s –…
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Shercon Resort and Ecology Park, Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas
I’ve written a lot about Batangas since there is quite too much to see and to do in my current location’s neighboring province. I have been to a lot of beaches and summits in 2017 in the said province but I don’t remember checking into a man-made resort of some sort. In the same year, my social media feed has also been flooded with such, particularly that of Shercon’s. Its pools got me so enticed but I didn’t have time. Just this December, when I ran out of trips and itineraries, I was able to finally get into this amazeball resort with my colleagues. Shercon Ecology Resort and Park is located…
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Callao Cave: Travel Guide to the Spelunking Paradise of the North
Cagayan is undeniably a home of great travel destinations in the Northern Luzon. Its must-see and mind blowing historical attractions will make you go travel up to 12-14 hours by land as they are all worth the long drive. A long laid back off from reality’s hustle perhaps would suffice to explore everything in this paradise. Everything about it should not be missed most especially the spelunking activity in Penablanca as Cagayan is well-known to house more or less 300 caves. If there’s one interesting stuff in the place I’d spend my whole day exploring, it’s the fascinating cave connection in Cagayan. One interesting cave connection in the North is…
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Camp Raya Adventure Resort, Bauan, Batangas
Has spontaneity hit you so hard that you’re tucked in bed at 4:00 AM and that the next thing you know is that you are awake at 5 in the morning in a ride with your backpack going to a paradise? Well, this is what happened to us recently and I’d say it made us instant newbie freedivers. This ‘spontaneity’ took us to the underwater paradise of Bauan, Batangas. With no plans at all, we hit the road and crashed into Batangas’ very own version of bikini bottom – one of the most favorite freediving spots in Batangas. This laid back place at the south looks plain and…
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Rocked and Bedazzled: The Amazing Rock Formations of Animasola Island
Philippines is blessed with more or less seven thousand islands in which each offers unique and various heart-stopping activities and sight that will leave you awestruck. Yes, they could even make reality better than your dreams! Of these thousands, a number has been explored and known to travelers and these made them keep on coming back for more. One of which on the list of the islands that’s making its way to the notch is that of Animasola Island. …
