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On our first Binondo Food trip which you can find here , we weren't able to experience Fried Frog and Soup  #5. I thought Binondo Food trip is not complete without these so I had to go back. Fried Garlic Frog Legs This can be found beside Ongpin's Estero. The first thing I noticed when I went inside was the smell and the place, looks like an ordinary carinderia's lined up beside estero. The place isn't clean either. But good thing they have airconditioned resto's if you opt for a more pleasant ambiance. Unfortunately, it was closed when we got there because it was still too early.

We already purchased pasalubong and souvenirs the day before in D'talipapa and D'Mall. Items are way cheaper in D'talipapa. Signatured items are sold in D'Mall. You can buy practically anything here. d'mall avenue ferris wheel in d'mall

We visited Jonah's shake in the afternoon. I forgot how we got there but its just located near D'Mall. Pricey ang mga shake nila but what I like about it is its texture. i'd love to try all!!! 

We started early for our Island hopping as per advise by our contact person. We met him infront of the hotel and guided us to where the boat was. We paid P1500 for the use of the entire boat for 3-4 hours and registration fee. We bought some bread to feed the fish. Life vests are available but worn out. Snorkeling masks are for rent for P100 for the entire trip. We sailed towards Station 1 where we saw Shangrila Resort and allegedly Manny Pacquiao's West Cove Resort. After reaching the end of station 1, we turned around and headed to station 3 where Crocodile Island is nearly located.

We woke up early for our second day. Just in front of La Carmela Resort are people offering activities. You really have to have an idea how much activities are otherwise they'll offer it for a higher price. I haggled down to the following prices: Paraw Sailing - P1000/group for 6 adults+2 kids+free registration Reef Walking - P400/pax Island hopping - P 1500/group (3-4 hours) (Paraw sailing and Island hopping have registration fees, make sure to include this in your discussion. Ask that this is already free).

When I booked our flight via Zestair on March 2011 for 4days and 3 nights, I was ecstatic because me and hubby have never been to Boracay. When I told my parents and brother about it, they were envious and wanted to join because just like us, they've never been to Boracay either, so I booked them separately. I didn't create an itinerary for this trip though I had some things in mind for our activities. Our 3 year old kid and my brother's 1 year old baby were with us so I thought this trip should be kid friendly and laid back. I didn't have a contact person for our activities because from what I read, madaming nagooffer ng mga activies doon. For our accommodation, thanks to PHILTOA's 22nd Phil Travel Mart held in MOA last September 2-4, we got a cheap package from La Carmela de Boracay, 2nights +1night (standard room) with 2 days set breakfast for 2 for only P3400 !!! awesome!!

It was all out of curiosity for me at first, being not fond of Chinese foods, to see for myself why Binondo is becoming so popular as a place for food trip. I had my chance when hubby and I were in Quiapo for personal reasons that we decided, since we were already in Manila might as well visit Binondo. It was a rainy Thursday morning at 9, though it was a bit muddy on the streets, this didn't discourage from from pushing through with our plan. Hubby and I planned to starved ourselves to, you know, have enough storage for our foodtrip :)