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Best Dive Sites in Batangas 2023
It’s undeniable – a lot has been into freediving lately. The ocean and the activity itself is inviting for a million reasons. To start with, it provides stillness, silence, focus and calmness for everyone. As a sport, some would take it as a competition tracking his or her own progress and development paying attention to the longevity of apnea, distance (for dynamics) and the depth. As a recreational activity, some would go and search for fascinating creatures and vibrant, awe-striking reef beneath the scintillating surface of the vast ocean. Once introduced to this sport and recreation and with the appropriate gear, the next thing that divers think about is the spot…
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Masasa Beach Travel Guide 2023 (Where to Stay, Budget + Itinerary)
Imagine yourself passing through a vast rice field with an array of towering coconut trees at the other side. As you approach the end of the green vastness, eye candy shades of clear blue skies and turquoise waters meeting at a horizon and a stretch of fine grayish white sand will welcome you. All the vibrant summer shades come into life under the bright sun. Let this be an imagination no more as Masasa Beach can give you this vibe in no time. About Masasa Beach Masasa Beach is located at Tingloy – a municipality that is separated from the main land, situated off the coast of Anilao, Batangas. It…
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Fantasy World, Lemery, Batangas 2023 DIY Travel Guide
Fantasy World could have been the Disneyland of the Philippines as a lot of people would say. It truly has a vast land area with fascinating Bavarian castle, wide gardens and various rides put up around which were never in motion yet remained dainty. The solitary gates and the castle are an effortless head turner as these stand tall and in bright colors along the highway past the greens and ranges of Lemery.I have passed by this castle countless time but never have I ever thought of visiting it. I would always and only admire it from afar; all my childhood daydreams of becoming a princess coming back to me…
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Depth Training Experience with Ocean Limits PH
I was actually introduced to freediving in the last quarter of 2017. It was just a spontaneous trip with a few friends and never have I ever thought that I’ll take it seriously a year after. See, I’ve joined and did a lot of fun dives. There goes the one in Coron in Palawan, Apo Reef in Mindoro Occidental, Danjugan Island in Negros Occidental, a lot in Batangas including Summer Cruise and Danke Laia. Yet, I still never had a formal training and introduction. This year, I was invited by a friend who also freedive to do a line training for a weekend. I was hesitant for two reasons: one,…
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Discovering, Exploring and Creating Lifestyle in Lipa City, Batangas
I have passed by the city countless times because the terminal where public rides that would take me to my real destination is there. Little do I pay attention to what’s around because I’m often asleep; saving energy for all the fun that’s gonna happen soon as a I arrive to where I’m heading. well, little did I also know that I have been missing a lot in this city. About Lipa, Batangas Lipa is a first-class city of the province of Batangas. It is some 50 miles away from the metro and is accessible via South Luzon Expressway and STAR Tollway. It’s an ideal breather from the bustling mega…
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Enjoy the Greens or Travel Back in Time with El Jardin De Zaida, San Juan, Batangas
The province of Batangas is undeniably a home to a great deal of adventure be historical landmarks, the marvelous peaks or the fascinating marine conservation. Travelers are welcomed and offered with a variety of points of interests especially those with close encounter with the nature that will surely cater to different hobbyists and weekenders. These places can either be a budget-friendly destination or a luxurious one. Name it, Batangas has it. Batangas is personally my number one go-to. I have occasionally traveled into some of its places but never have I yet gone to every interesting spots in all of its towns in almost three years of traveling. There really…
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Maris Coral Garden Dive Resort is a Diver’s Paradise! (Travel Guide + Review)
For the past years that I have been traveling around the Philippines and mostly from an island to another, I have developed a deep connection with the ocean. My reunion with the natural waters always gives me the feeling comparable to catharsis. Its sight is but entirely a purging of emotions; thus, allowing me to feel brand new and be able to feel again in the next chapter. Chapter One is pure bliss, the here and now with the brine and all the life it envelopes. There is something about it that just sets things right for me. Falling in love deeper with it has led me to skin diving…
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Experience Serenity and Exclusivity in the Newest Resort in San Juan, Batangas – Seashore Beach Club
It was my first time in San Juan, Batangas, a town that is two to three hours away from Manila depending on the traffic, and I’ve always known it because of Laiya where resorts are always fully booked. I was told that we’ll be going to Brgy. Calubcub, which I just honestly heard for the first time. We drove along paved roads with towering coconut trees on the side and where there were no commercial buildings until we reached Seashore Beach Club in San Juan. It was a sunny summer Saturday yet and there’s not much people on the beach. It was not yet fully furnished during our visit but I…
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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…
