Monthly Archives: January 2011
30/01/11 Palaisdaan at Kamayan sa Ilog, San Pablo
I actually visited this small resort last year when I was invited by friends to be a resource speaker in a workshop, I have been to San Pablo countless times in the past, when I was not blogging yet. Thus, I do not have photos of my favorite tilapya eateries around Sampaloc Lake. Nor a [...]
Tags: Coco Palace Hotel, Laguna, Palaisdaan, Palaisdaan at kamayan sa Ilog, San Pablo, Sanctuario de San Pablo, Sanctuario Resort Spa
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29/01/11 Pagudpud, the Boracay of the North
At the northernmost tip of Luzon, 560 kms from Manila, lies the Ivory Coast of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. My first visit to to the then undeveloped Pagudpud was in the mid 80s, when there were yet no resorts. One had to make arrangements with then Mayor Benemerito to be accommodated at the family’s beach house, [...]
Tags: Agua Seda, Anita Uddon, Apo Idon, Arinaya, Bangui Windmills, Blue Lagoon beach, Casa Teresita, ducks in Saud, Evangeline Beach resort, Gloria Galera, Hannah's, homestay in Pagudpud, How to go to Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Ivory Coast, John Ronald, Jun & Carol, Kapuluan, Kapuluan Vista Resort, Keahana, Lucky Sea, Malingay, Pagudpud, Patapat Cliff, Punta Azul, Punta Garvida, Saud, Saud Beach Resort, Villa del Mar
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28/01/11 Hundred Islands
Tags: Alaminos, Children's Island, Governor's House, Governor's Island, Helden resthouse, How to go to Hundred Islands, Hundred Islands, Hundred Islands boat rates, island Tropic, Lingayen, Maxine By The Sea, Najeras, Pinoy Big Brother House, Quezon island, Villa Milagros
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20/01/11 Fort Ilocandia, jewel of Laoag
Fort Ilocandia is still, after all these years, The hotel to stay in in Laoag City. Said to have been built to accommodate guests of the wedding of a Marcos daughter with a scion of a prominent Filipino family, in rites approximating the pomp and pageantry of a royal union.
Tags: Bangui Windmills, Batac, Burgos lighthouse, Cape Bojeador, Cape Bojeador lighthouse, cheap accommodations in Laoag, Fort Ilocandia, Herencia Cafe, how to go to laoag, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Norte tours, Ivory Coast, Laoag, Laoag casino, Marcos Mausoleum, Marcos Museum, Pagudpud, Paoay belltower, Paoay Church, pinakbet pizza, sand dunes, Sarrat, Saud beach, Sta Monica Church
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14/01/11 Matabungkay Beach
People go to Batangas for its beach resorts. But when people go to Batangas, the top choice is now San Juan, Laiya to be exact. So why would people still go to Matabungkay? For that matter, do people still go there? Yes, they do. I went to Matabungkay yesterday. My mom who is visiting from [...]
Tags: Coral Beach Club, Lian Batangas, Matabungkay, Sunshine Hotel, Tagaytay Royale
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02/01/11 2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2010. If each view were a shipping [...]
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