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Domelis Camping Site: A Haven for Campers in Cavinti, Laguna
Ever since traveling has been allowed in pandemic, camping has become among the travel enthusiasts’ top favorite outdoor activities. Not only that it has been in the list of top favorites but it’s also among the safest travel-related activities to try since camping sites are characterized by wide and open spaces. Further, it’s not only good for distancing from people to avoid contracting the virus but also a way to distance yourself from the stress brought by your hectic routine and schedule. Since I’ve also loved camping due to its positive impacts on me, we’d usually go trying and hopping from one campsite to another almost every week. One of…
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Bubblemaker Dive and Beach Resort: A Water Fun Hub in Mabini, Batangas
The morning sun started to lazily crawl out from a slumber; so did I. In no time, I found myself propped on a mat, gazing upon the calm ocean before me. Today I decided to be one with the ocean – both in mind and body. Starting from a deep breath and a forward fold, my body flowed from a pose to another, in every beat of a faint swash from the ocean below. All the other thoughts ebbed away only leaving the flow in my mind. It is deep, it is weightless, it is free. Indeed, there are just same things under the same sky that feel different when…
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Balinmanok Cove: Home of a Shipwreck in Pangasinan
After soaking in some morning sun and enjoying a hearty breakfast at Cabongaoan beach in Burgos, we found ourselves wobbling on our seats as we drive on a long and narrow dirt road to some place else. It’s not that Cabo didn’t satisfy our yearning for a beach getaway. As freedivers, we could not just draw a line between a laid-back beach trip and a dive especially when an open water sits right in front of us. We are always curious about what’s underneath those glistening sheets. Since the beach rangers wouldn’t allow us to go far and deep at Cabongaoan, we searched for the nearest dive sites. That’s when…
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DIY Intramuros Tour with Bambike 2023
I have tried exploring Intramuros before through a DIY Walking Tour. I have always loved the feeling of walking down the streets of it: wondering how does it look like before or how does it feel like to be living during those times. It was fun and fulfilling as I truly learned a lot about the history of the Philippines. However, it was quite exhausting. When we came back, we decided to rent a Bambike – the greenest way to go on a DIY Intramuros tour! About Bambike Bambikes are handcrafted bicycles out of bamboo by Bambuilders, a group of skilled people from a Non-Government Organization called Gawad Kalinga. Bambike, at…
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Gintong Bukid Farm & Leisure: A Hidden Gem of Nagcarlan
The last destination on our Organic Farm trip with the ATI Calabarzon that day was Gintong Bukid Farm & Leisure in Nagcarlan, Laguna. Our walk from the parking area to the farm piqued our curiosity. The previous organic farms that we visited have unique characteristics so we were thinking, “What would this organic farm be known for?” We came late in the afternoon on a gloomy day but we felt warm and welcomed as its staff came to us. The place itself was welcoming, too. It is peaceful and bursting in evergreen with a proud and surprisingly elegant bahay kubo standing in the middle. Indeed, a visit in the place…
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Summer Cruise & Diving in Batangas: A New Chill Hub for Ocean Enthusiasts (Guide, Review, Rates 2022)
“The water takes up a larger portion of the earth than the land. Thus, if you won’t go on an ocean adventure, you would definitely be missing out a lot of the amazing wonders that the world underwater has to offer.” [non-verbatim] I have heard this quite a lot from people who are enthusiasts of the vast and deep ocean. My eyes were opened to this fact the moment that I started diving. Indeed, it holds creatures of various species that live in tranquility underneath the sea. Every dive is a chance of meeting a new friend, an amazing resident of the abysmal brine. Also, the diving experience itself, I…
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Best Resorts to Visit in Batangas During GCQ
The spread of COVID-19 which caused a global pandemic got us pinned in our homes for several months with the Philippines noted as the record holder of the longest lockdown in the world. Consequently, this has got us longing for a breath of fresh air and some outdoor thrills. Little by little though, the lock down in various parts of the Philippines has been recently lifted allowing us to travel to a few places. Resorts and other Bed and Breakfast accommodations have started accepting bookings but with strict compliance to the health and safety protocols for a COVID-free trip in the new normal. Now, if you’re looking forward to that…
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Chill Chill House: AirBnB in Tagaytay City with Stairway to Heaven
The faint sunrays were stubbornly making its way to the room through the gaps in the curtain. Half asleep, I stretched a lazy arm to open the curtain on the bed side to check through the window as to how high the sun was already. The pastel skies greeted me. This must be immaculate at the roof deck. Not wanting to miss this scene in the open, I dragged myself out of the bed to the shower for some quick morning rituals. Then, I found myself giddily half-running, half-walking my way to the stairway to heaven of Chill Chill House. Everything and everywhere my eyes would fall upon was barely…
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Lukong Valley Farm: Connecting with Nature through a Healthy Lifestyle
Lukong Valley Farm Agriventures Incorporated is one of those organic farms in CALABARZON that we visited during the Agricultural Training Institute’s first ever regional bloggers and vloggers event held last November 25 – 27, 2020. After exploring it, I must say, it is among those places that you shouldn’t miss when you visit Dolores, Quezon. Our arrival to the place felt simply grand. The sky opened up and halted from a downpour. I admit, it’s been a while since the las time my sole felt the dampen earth. I oddly felt giggly at the thought that I am feeling the elements of the great outdoors once again. The drizzles would…
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Organic Farms in CALABARZON that You Should Know About
As the concrete jungles continue to rise at the metropolis, the people in it would yearn even more for a quick breather outside. Often times, they would flock the naturally fancy and picture-perfect places nearby. While these places get tramped, there are those that remain known to only but a little. There are these places where knowledge is abundant, warm and hospitable people await plus they offer nothing but healthy options like the farms. Who would have thought that these can also be as pretty and even worthy of visiting as most people’s favorite places? The good thing is, there are numbers of them that are located just a few…
