Philippines Travel Blogs - Page 9

I left Singapore very early in the morning. It felt weird that after seeing Yangon devastated, I am back in a place where everything is normal, where everyone is apathetic to each other.I arrived in Manila peacefully. My mom called from the province, she was delighted that I am okay. My dad asked m…

THE WORLD IS FOREVER IN A STATE OF CHANGE AND THIS IS TRUE FOR BIRI ISLAND .FOREIGN INVESTMENT , ELECTRICITY , MOBILE [ CELL ] PHONE TOWERS , IMPROVED COUNCIL INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE ALL CHANGED BIRI . ON ARRIVAL TO BIRI NOW YOU CAN CHECK INTO OCEAN FRONT ACCOMMODATION AT VILLA AMOR [ 500 PESOS PER FAN…

Tayo na sa AntipoloAt doon maligo tayoSa batis na kung tawaginAy Hi-Hi-Hinulugang Taktak-taktak!!! Lines from the famous song Antipolo is renowned for. Hinulugang Taktak being the most known landmark, is actually just a stream that now sadly is used for washing clothes by the nearby resi…

It was so fun but super tiring as well! I went with my college batchmates. :)

How nice it is to travel with no destination in mind. Flew into Manilla a fun and busy city with it's own charms and stayed a couple of nights at the rainbow hotel in the Ermita & malate erea. The hotel was nice, clean and well located and very modestly priced. With my Lonely Planet book i…

An expected Halloween short holiday to Siquijor Island with bunch of TB peeps, but ended up going with only my sister (kickasstunner) and Dennie (nomaden). Well, it's not like I didn't expect it either! haha!

When I got up in the morning, I was surprised to find the headache had completely gone and my friends were more than ready to show me around Intramuros. Intramuros is part of the old Manila city. It is a small fort town built by the Spanish when they first came to colonize the Philippines. Tod…

My Aunt's neighbor has a badminton club that starts everyday at 6 AM.  I figured to stay fit after eating alot while on holiday, badminton was the solution to burn off some calories.  The group had theme color, yellow.  My Aunt was able to lend me an orange shirt.  They had four…

What more can one say? My country never ceases to amaze me. Come one, come all! :)

damn it - the first ones to greet me was our dogs! ;P uma and martina and they climbed me all over and started howling and barking! hahahaha.. its nice to be missed! :D   my parents knew all along where i was because my aunt whom i stayed with called them that i was there and planned to go t…

This afternoon after a tiring day at work, I logged into my email, what a refreshing feeling to find an email from Park Hyatt Saigon: Dear Nastassja, We are excited about your arrival on 08 April 2009 ... blah blah blah... I have 2 and a half days of work to go before I start my vacation a…

somehow, i never thought that this would happen to me, i never told my parents about it.  of what happened, surely they would get angry at me of course. and again, how would someone - foreigner or not would enjoy their trips if people like this like leeches keep sucking things out from you? i …

The Chema's Resort is surrounded by bougainvilleas that gives a sense of relaxation. We can go swimming the pool nearby the beach. Another preferred activity are snorkeling and diving. Affordable local seafood's attracts the Menu; Fish, prawn,squid,fresh fruits and vegies are all abundant in flavor and numbers.Other choices are available for domestic or international taste. While sunbathing, guests can feast their eyes on the ocean and sky merge in varying shades of blue.

After a quick swim at 8 am we got ready to leave the island and drive a few kilometers from Caticlan to Nabas, the town just before Caticlan when coming from Kalibo. Ive never been to Hurom Hurom Cold Springs before and I was quite excited to dip into the free flowing cold pools. Most who are famil…

  Aaaaaaaaargh. We've arrived at our new hotel (THE BEST WESTERN, MAKATI CITY...) L I miss "The Pen" already!!! First, they stuffed up and had only one room ready for us. Then the receptionist was really rude and unhelpful. Then they wanted us to leave a deposit in case we consumed the…