Travels
a collection of detailed travel guides, hacks and stories for travelers by travelers.
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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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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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Cebu x Siquijor Backpacking
DETAILED TRAVEL GUIDE HERE!
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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…
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Organico Gourmet: An All-Natural Dining Experience
In this convenience-driven world, people turn into everything that is instant – most especially in food; (1) because it’s cheap, (2) because it’s served literally in an instant. Despite the awareness of the destruction it may bring to one’s temple, people seemed not to bother. Simply being mindless and careless about the food intake has alarming effects such as obesity and in worst cases, illness and diseases leading to death. Do you mind about what you eat? Reflect. Amidst the never ending establishment of convenience stores and fast foods in this fast-paced world, there still exist restaurants offering all-natural, farm-to-table dishes which are cooked to perfection making it worth the…
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Seven Seas Waterpark and Resort Travel Guide
Swimming and poolside slaying all day? Where’s the fun in that?! How about this: Ride the waves, feel every splash of waters, zoom up, down and away and scream at the top of your lungs out of excitement. Ahoy, pirates craving for some adrenaline rush! Seven Seas Waterpark and Resort is here to let you experience world-class water adventure in Northern Mindanao! About Seven Seas Waterpark and Resort Seven Seas Waterpark and Resort is the first and largest world-class Pirate-themed park in the Philippines. Its founders traveled to water park destinations around the globe and put together its best features for them to come up with a unique water park…
