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Exactly 3 years ago, after a month of notice, it was time to leave my first ever job. On my last day, the closest mate kidded that I decided to leave because the 9-day trip to Batanes would be rejected. She was partially right but the main reason for leaving was because I can no longer…
Overlooking the time of departure on my flight to Manila, I thanked the habal-habal driver who helped me reached Mactan Cebu International Airport fifteen minutes before my estimated time of departure. If not for him, my goal of visiting Pinto Art Museum, as well as attending Pahiyas Festival, would still remain as a dream. Hopping…
Every time I hear Bataan, the infamous Death March that was already tied with it, comes to my mind. Some of the province’s tourist attractions are reminder of the not so good memories of World War II. But these landmarks depict the bravery of our fellowmen who fought for our country during the war. For…
Most of my travels include a food trip to uncover restaurants and cafes that are only available in that destination. I’m freak in listing down places to eat before trips. But on my Bataan visit, with work being demanding, I wasn’t able to create my food itinerary for Bataan. No online research, I hoped for the best…
Pahiyas Festival was probably one of the most stressful festivals I’ve ever attended. Food establishments were not prepared with the influx of tourists, and most of all, traffic management was at its worst. It is a bad idea to attend the festival when the schedule falls on a weekend. Expect that a lot of people…
Houses from different parts of the Philippines; some were restored, some were replicated. This is the only description I know about the first heritage resort in the Philippines, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, located in a peninsular province of Luzon, in Bataan. When drafting my weekend itinerary, I made sure that this should be included…
Desperate to have a cold shower and shrug all the worries I got from the travel that started in Cebu, I managed to proceed to Dambana ng Kagitingan in Mt. Samat even though I passed by Plaza Mayor de Ciudad de Balanga where The Plaza Hotel is located. When I arrived in Balanga City from…
“Welcome to my paradise, where the sky so blue, where the sun shines so bright.” I wasn’t able to track how many times this particular song was played on my night trip from Puerto Princesa City to El Nido. Cherry Bus has a lot of vacant seats and I was the only tourist going to…
Restaurants in El Nido are not widely heard online as people visiting the town talk about the lavish lunch that is included on their island hopping tours. But eventually, when they get back in town, they search the dusty streets of El Nido to have that rewarding meal before calling it a day. On my…
“Thank you and hope you enjoyed the tour for the day, see you tomorrow,” our guide from Northern Hope Tours made an assurance that he will still be our tour guide for the second day of El Nido island hopping, now for Tours A and B. Most travelers in El Nido, especially those who have…