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How Traveling Healed Me
Traveling, though indeed a form of luxury, has been considered by many to be not just a simple getaway on days off with friends and family but also a a therapy. Numbers of testimonies have proven how traveling saves one from desolation and inevitable downs and confusions in life. There goes the depressed, the lost, the confused, the broken hearted and the like who set foot on the threshold to medidate and embrace a new perspective. If you feel like you’re in distress, go get that slice of paradise – travel. Few months ago, a lot of things happened and they indeed left my…
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Vista Real Hotel: Your Next Staycation Destination in Tagaytay City
People from nearby cities and towns, most especially from Manila, choose Tagaytay City as a weekend escape since its quite accessible from the metro and its climate is indeed remarkable. Next thing that one considers upon choosing the town is the place where they could spend a night or two. Well, It is not just the food crawling and sight seeing activities that one can enjoy in here but also the staycation per se since there are lots of hotels around that will surely make your weekends count. Spending days on hotels has been a thing for people who would want escape from the hustle and toxicity of work to chill. Recently,…
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A Trip Down to Isabela Province’s Memory Lane: The Ilagan Japanese War Tunnel
The elders of the Philippine race have grimly chronicled their long and rumbling narratives about their experiences under the Japanese Occupation. A lot had suffered, and worst, died in the ways we could not imagine. But then, as centuries passed, wounds of the victims of the conflict between the two were healed, particularly that of the latter generations’. Filipinos have embraced their enthralling culture, the language, food and values to the point of dreaming a vacation in the dubbed as ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ of Asia. Since it has been welcomed in the Pearl of the Pacific, establishments that are Japanese-inspired such as restaurants…
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Three Days Panay Island Backpacking Guide: Sample Itinerary and Expenses
Panay Island is situated at Western Visayas which houses four provinces namely Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo and the home of the famous Ati-Atihan Festival. Its attractions will sweep you off your feet and make your hearts skip a beat for it is a home of various astounding must-see spots not to mention the renowned fine white sand beach of Boracay. Just this year, I was able to see some and I’d say I’ll be back for more. Backpacking wasn’t the original plan at all. Initially, we were only supposed to visit Boracay. But then, that was three days off and Antique and Iloilo were just out…
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Where to Stay in Boracay Island: W Hostel Boracay
Part of our Panay Island backpacking itinerary is a trip to Boracay Island. Prior to the trip was a quest to find cheap accommodations. Just then, we found this hostel – a smart choice indeed for travelers! Unique Boracay accommodation experience for an amount less than 500php, you say? Yes, W Hostel got it all for you. For only 400php (per head inclusive of breakfast), my squad and I had a great unique experience in this dormitory-type hostel in Boracay located at Station 2, few meters away from D’Mall. It’s just a tricycle away from the port in which the ride costs 150php ($3)/ ride. What’s unique about it are…
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What Traveling Has Taught Me
There’s so much to love about going to places – the food, people, culture and the place itself. But, what made me keep on going from a place to another, apart from the ones aforementioned, are the essential things that I’ve collected from it. I am not talking about those souvenirs, sea shells, sands or stones that I get from a place that I’ve recently been to but ‘these’ ideas. Ideas that change your perspective every now and then that you gain one and are essential enough you carry them around with you, anywhere and all the time knowing each by heart. What are those ideas, or rather learnings that…
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La Union Travel Guide for Non-Surfers
My non-ending bucket list is nothing but a manifestation of how an adrenaline junkie I am. Included in it is, of course, surfing. Just this July, I was able to finally check it off my list when I hit the road to the North – in San Juan, La Union, and experienced and visited more. La Union is one of the well-known surfing capital of the Philippines with others being Baler in Aurora, Siargao and some newly introduced surfing points in Real, Quezon and Zambales and others perhaps still remaining unexplored. If you are into surfing and long drives (no booking and plane tickets involved) and food trip, Urbiztondo, San…
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Monaliza Surf Resort, San Juan, La Union Review
Monaliza Surf Resort is only just one of the resorts one can check into should someone pay a visit in one of the most famous surfing capital of the Philippines – San Juan, La Union. They have varieties of room and accommodation to offer but what I loved about it are rooms in the nipa hut. Actually there are only two of it. They are these old-fashioned rooms with wooden walls and floors, with capiz on its windows and nipa for its roof. Don’t underestimate these materials, though; as I’ve proven them sturdy because I was there when it stood still against the strong winds, heavy rains and big waves…
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DIY Travel Guide to Layag Layag Beach Camp with Budget and Itinerary
The province of Batangas is undeniably known for being a home to such sick-awesome summits and beaches which are frequently visited most especially during summer vacation. Few years back, a lot of summer destinations have boomed on social media and one of which is the Layag-Layag beach. I’ve seen a lot of people posting about it and I must say it’s really enticing! Curious about what this beach has to offer, I called my friends, hit the road and crossed this out in my never-ending beach list. About Layag Layag Beach Layag Layag Beach camp is a secluded beach in a cove of Brgy. Papaya, Nasugbu, Batangas.…
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Mercedes, Camarines Norte: The Belle of the Pacific (A Travel Guide)
Philippines is known to have more than 7,000 islands. Though a surge of tourists have been visiting more or less thousands of these, a lot are still unknown to many. If you are into exploring the undiscovered, the seven islands in Mercedes, Camarines Norte perfectly fit into your list. The Siete de Pecados of Mercedes This group of islands include Caringo, Apuao Pequeña, Apuao Grande, Malasugui, Quinapagian, Canton, Canimog islands in which each of these islands would pamper your inner mermaids and tickle your inner thalassophile, satisfy your sight with the hues of aqua and the greens and give you a taste of the pacific ocean. Indeed, it is the…
