It has been a tradition in the family to celebrate birthdays either out of town or at a restaurant. Priorities have changed lately to give way to financing our dad’s medication and paying for car and house amortizations. I just wanted a simple celebration for my birthday this time. Perfect timing it is, the scheduled…
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Birthday Staycation at The Linden Suites
My birthday falls on the middle of the peak season at work. So instead of simply celebrating it with my family over lunch or dinner, I thought of either bringing them out of town or staying at a hotel so that it would also serve as a quick getaway and a stress-buster at the same…
Blue Lagoon Inn And Suites: Budget Yet Classy Hotel in Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa was our last stop in Palawan before heading back home. We stayed overnight for a simple city tour, food trip in one of its best restaurants and last-minute pasalubongs before going back to Manila. Since this marks the last stretch of our Palawan adventure, we wanted it to be more laid back but…
Balay Paragua: Your Home Away from Home in El Nido, Palawan
Arriving past dinner time at Puerto Princesa airport, we immediately headed to the van with our sturdy backpacks and sneakers. The four-hour land travel traversing zigzag roads made us quite dizzy but the driver’s speed enabled us to reach the destination earlier than expected. Light-headed and exhausted, we looked forward comfortably settling at the inn…
Food Trip and Scenery at Guiuan, Samar: Sea Quest Lodge (Formerly Tanghay View Lodge)
If there’s one thing I won’t forget every time I visit a new place, it’s the food. Home-cooked meals prepared by the Raguirag family were incomparable. It’s really the heart-warming hospitality that tops the experience, even if we did not get to taste their local culinary specialties due to time constraints. However, I will always…
Oriental Leyte: A Luxury Hotel in Tacloban
We alighted the plane in Tacloban light-headed and sluggish. Battling against lack of sleep and exhaustion from office hours, we dragged our luggage and waited for our friend who was about to fetch us from the airport. The grey skies and heavy downpour of rain welcomed us. The gloomy weather that day made me wonder…
Thailand Throwback: Garden Phuket Hotel
One of the major things I consider when traveling is the hotel. Second to good amenities, the location should be near the airport or at least close to tourist spots for easier access. Choosing our hotel in Phuket was really hard since there are too many pretty and eye-catching hotels posted online. We had to inquire because our…
Cebu Adventure Series Part 3: Palazzo Pensionne, Tops Lookout & Magellan’s Cross
Palazzo Pensionne 49 General Sepulveda Street, 6000 Cebu City, Philippines On the eve of the second day, we traveled back to Cebu City. We checked in at a hotel near South Cebu Terminal, so it would be accessible for our planned city tour and airport too. Palazzo Pensionne offers accommodations with free breakfast, wifi and 24-hour…
Cebu Adventure Series Part 1: Heading to Oslob and Sascha Resort
If there is another thing that excites me aside from checking out a new restaurant or writing, it’s a ticket to a new destination. The opportunity to see another dimension of the world’s beauty is an empowering feeling that alters my perspective, while I take on unfamiliar roads outside my comfort zone. And with a country…
