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One of my childhood dreams is to witness the perfect-coned shape of Mayon Volcano. This dream was realized with my visit to the home of the famous Philippine volcano last February 8-11, 2013. A 4-day travel to Albay and Sorsogon is not enough to visit all attractions the provinces offer. Here is my do-it-yourself Albay…
From a ZestAir (now AirAsia) seat sale, I got a promo seat to Legazpi City for my Bicol travel series. The trip was my second solo travel following the Ilocos travel series I had during the last week of 2012. The plane departed from Terminal 4 on time and arrived at the Legazpi Airport at…
Midway to the Cordilleras and suddenly boredom tickles you that you need to find a way to eliminate it. Pugo Adventures or PUGAD, a five-hectare adventure-resort located at Marcos Highway, offers extreme adventure activities such as zip lines, rappelling, wall climbing, paintball, ATV to heat you up before experiencing the cold weather of Baguio City. The…
A must visit and the most loved restaurant in Baguio City is Cafe by the Ruins located at Chuntug Street fronting the Baguio City hall. The place serves breakfast meals from coffee to bread, and rice meals which are Cordilleran inspired. UPDATE: Cafe by the Ruins in Chuntug Street fronting the Baguio City Hall already…
Baguio City is known for the Panagbenga Festival happens every February to celebrate the season of blossoming of flowers. During my visit to the summer capital of the country, I didn’t let the opportunity to take photos of the beautiful flowers around Wright Park, The Mansion and Botanical Garden along Leonard Wood area. This is…
Second day of my Albay-Sorsogon series was scheduled for a day tour to Sorsogon. But with my visit to Albay Tourism office, I was undecided if I would continue the day tour. Four days are not enough to visit the attractions of Albay as per the tourism officer. Tired from the flight and hike to…
This was the highlight of my 4-day Bicol travel happened on the last day of the trip before heading to the airport back to Manila. It was my first time to try the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and for a person who doesn’t know how to drive any vehicle or even riding a bicycle, I worried…
City of Legazpi in Albay is known as the city of fun and adventure. But what can we expect from this town aside from the thrilling and nerve-wracking adventure experiences it can offer? The city was named after Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish conquistador who was the first Governor-General of Spanish East Indies. It…
Most of us learned from grade school the different land formations such as mountain, volcano, valley, and others. One of the images on textbooks and charts is the perfectly-coned volcano in Albay, the Mayon Volcano. During those years, every one dreamt of visiting and seeing this landform with our own bare eyes. Finally, this dream came…
For the 18th time, the annual Philippine Hot Air Balloon Festival was again flocked by people from different parts of the world as the most popular sports aviation event. The 4-day event featured hot air balloon flights, aerobatic shows, skydiving events, radio-controlled planes, helicopter flight, and paragliding events among others. I read that you needed…