Travel Guides
This archive is a collection of detailed travel guides by a traveler for travelers and backpackers on a budget. It also includes itinerary, places to visit, where to stay and sample budget.
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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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EduTECH Philippines 2021 Goes Virtual
Ever since I started teaching, I have always incorporated technology in my practice as it indeed creates amazing possibilities in the classroom. My students, in any level, find it more interesting hence, engaging! I love how I could make an extension of my classroom and facilitate meaningful learning through it. Never have I ever imagined though that time would come, this would be among few of the only ways for education to continue. Thus, this made me look for more virtual trainings to enhance my knowledge on technology together at the same time, my pedagogical skills. Gladly, I found out about EduTECH Philippines 2021! Here are few of the reasons…
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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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Lenovo EdVision: First-ever Virtual Summit
As an Educator myself, I look for ways to enhance my skills so I can bestow them to my students of today. I kid you not, students nowadays are way different from our time. They’re now more technology-inept in terms of writing down notes, gathering data, just to name a few. Thankfully, there are free virtual summits about education and how we become smarter with technology. Lenovo EdVision Summit is the first-ever summit to discuss different technology trends educators can use moving forward. Mainly, it will be all about bridging the gap in the learning and technology under the Not-so-New Normal set up. When I started joining the virtual world,…
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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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Our Simple Acts that Damage the Corals
A lot of people has engaged into simple acts that damage corals. I was guilty, unknowingly. Are you? My love for the ocean grew even more when I started freediving. I was in awe and fascinated with what lies beneath the blue waters that I used to admire from the surface. All I knew was they are beautiful and not the fact they have been in need of protection from us, people, and our acts that damage them. Diving for years now and learning stuff about ocean conservation, I realized that I unknowingly did it. You may, too. With that, I am sharing these simple human acts that are harmful…
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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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Cheap COVID-19 Swab Test in Manila
Traveling anytime soon but swab test prices are holding you back? Say no more! Here’s a list of testing centers with cheap COVID-19 swab test in Manila! Testing Centers with Cheap COVID-19 Swab Test in Manila The Department of Tourism through the Tourism Promotions Board made local traveling even affordable during these times through their partnership with a few testing facility providers. This include the UP-PGH and the PCMC in Manila. They provide discounted rates for approved domestic travelers. The testing, however, is for application five days prior to your departure. To avail, you need to prepare the following requirements: Two (2) valid government-issued IDs, confirmed DOT-accredited hotel booking and…
