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  • 2025 Puerto Galera DIY Travel Guide (Itinerary + Budget)

    January 3, 2025 / 16 Comments

    Puerto Galera is not dead. While a lot and other provinces in the Philippines make its way into the list of top tourist destination in the country and in the world, this doesn’t make the other places seem less as people speak less of it. One of those in the latter sadly, is Puerto Galera. Consequently, people are missing out a lot on the wonders this town lowkey holds. If you wish to see and be amazed by these in flesh, here’s an updated Puerto Galera DIY travel guide to help you with! At the edge of the grotto in Virgin beach About Puerto Galera Puerto Galera is a Spanish…

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    Anne Elizabeth Gumiran

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  • Anawangin Cove, Zambales 2023 DIY Travel Guide

    June 10, 2021 / 5 Comments

    Tall pine trees towering over you in a campsite just a few steps from the salt water and ocean waves? Sure. Anawangin Cove has it. In just a 4 to 5-hour drive from the hustle and bustle of Manila with a 30-minute wave-battling boat ride is a hidden paradise called Anawangin Cove located at Barangay Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales. It is one of the recently known coves of Pundaquit along with Agnain and Nagsasa. As aforementioned, the beach is known for its relaxing campsite, fine gray sand and the beach itself enveloped in the mountain ranges of Pundaquit which can be trekked during one’s stay in there to get an…

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  • Garin Farm, San Joaquin Iloilo 2023 Travel Guide

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    Take a break and reflect how good your life is as you take a 360 degree view atop Garin Farm Pilgrimage Resort in San Joaquin, Iloilo. Garin Farm Pilgrimage Resort is a 14-hectare land managed by Mr. Oca Garin uniquely designed to offer you a variety of awesome scenery and fun-filled activities as it is a farm, resort and pilgrimage resort in one. The location is quite accessible from any point of departure in the sixth largest island of the Philippines, Panay Island. This has been a part of backpackers’ and travelers’ itinerary should they explore the island per se, including Aklan and Antique. WARNING. Foul odor approaching. Don’t worry,…

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  • Mt. Ulap, Itogon, Benguet 2023 Travel Guide

    May 26, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Mt. Ulap is still CLOSED. Mt. Ulap is one of the recently known mountains in Benguet located in Itogon, to be particular. It has three peaks namely Ambanao-Paoay, Gungal and Mt. Ulap summit per say which is 1,846 meters above sea level (MASL). It has 3 out of 9 difficulty with 1 to 3 trail class making it a beginner-friendly mountain. Its features include grassland, pine ridges, scenic views of the Cordillera mountains and burial caves. However, these caves are out of the trail and only few had a chance to visit. Everywhere your eyes would lay upon is a sight of pieces of heaven, indeed! The view is just so breath taking most especially the…

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  • ALBAY PROVINCE TRAVEL GUIDE 2023

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    Flip a hundred peso bill and you’ll find one of the must-see wonders in the Philippines – the majestic Mayon Volcano, well-known for its perfect shape of a cone. It is one of the Philippines’ active volcanoes located in Southern Luzon of the archipelago – Albay which is an eleven to twelve-hour drive from Manila. Last 2017, I had a chance to see its beauty with my own eyes. We went there in a way that’s most convenient to us; we rented a van that will take us to our destinations, yes, destinations. When we got there, we found out that it is not just the sight of the volcano…

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  • TACTICS Water Gear: Good Quality and Affordable Dry Bags for your Adventures

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    Being caught in a downpour while strolling down the beautiful streets of a city or trekking on a trail of a mountain and feeling the splash of the ocean water against our skin when sailing from an island to another are indeed among the best and epic experiences we get from traveling. These are some the greatest things traveling could ever give – to make us feel of every element there is and find the joy in it. It truly feels good and amazing until our valuables, especially gear and electronic gadgets, get soaked. It happened to me once while I was on an island hopping tour when my dry…

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  • Tactics Water Gear Bags should be your next Outdoor Adventure Buddy

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    Bags mean a lot for us travelers and adventure seekers. It is what we entrust our stuff with on our trips; thus, we should be more particular not only about its style but also its quality. In 2016, I bought my first travel backpack and waterproof bag which have withstood several trips to the cities, summits and across the ocean adventures in and out of the country. Fast forward to 2019, the bags have started showing signs of failing which put my things into risk. With that, I decided to get new bags for my adventures. That’s when I decided to go for the durable yet affordable ones from Tactics…

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  • Seven Seas Waterpark and Resort Travel Guide

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     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…

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  • What Traveling Has Taught Me

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    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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  • Mt. Pico De Loro: My Mother Mountain

    May 25, 2017 / 0 Comments

    What’s your mother mountain? One climber once said that when someone says mother mountain, it is the first that one has ever hiked. Why did you hike in the first place? Out of curiousity? envy? Or was it a calling? Do you do recreational hiking or you do it for a purpose or advocacy? See I once lived in the outskirts of Cavite and I could always see this Mt. Pico De Loro and it meant nothing to me. It was just a mountain, yes? It WAS just a mountain. Well, God knows how much I love going to beaches and get that tanned skin every summer.But last February 2016,…

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THE QUEEN’S ESCAPE

Hi! I’m Queenie Anne Gumiran, the storyteller behind The Queen’s Escape, a Philippine travel and diving blog that celebrates wanderlust, culture, and sustainability. I started this space to share stories that go beyond pristine beaches and scenic peaks — from hidden islands and local eats to my adventures in scuba diving, freediving, and sustainable travel. Through every post, I hope to inspire you to explore the Philippines meaningfully, fall in love with its underwater and island beauty while protecting them, one escape at a time.

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