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I was in a Travel Mart in SMX, MOA this September 2016 when I bumped into Costales Nature Farm booth. With photos of their farm and lettuce as their backdrop, I got curious. I approached the lady there and asked what's in the place? I was told about their different packages and one of which is their Bed and Breakfast package. She said, this includes overnight accommodation in a bahay kubo (nipa hut) in the middle of the farm, with no television, no radio, no airconditioning, no WIFI. Package also includes guided farm tour, video presentation and unlimited vegetable snacks with drinks. I am most interested in the farm tour. Seeing photos of their guests planting, feeding chickens, rabbits and pigs.. I got really really excited!!! Added to that is that my mom loves planting and so I thought, this could be our perfect family weekend relaxation getaway!

Here's the summary of our trip and expenses. Corregidor Island: Day tour Package + Buffet Lunch Corregidor Island: Night Lateral + Sunset Viewing + Sunrise Viewing + Japanese Tunnel Short Hike Corregidor Island: Corregidor Inn Corregidor Island: Our Last Day in Corregidor + Manila Bay Buffet Dinner Cruise Corregidor Island: Itinerary and Expenses

CORREGIDOR INN After the tour, we were dropped off at the Corregidor Inn, located at the middle part of the island. It is a bit old, probably the reason why it is set to do a "major renovation".

For our remaining hours on the island, we visited South Beach, South Dock and Swimming Pool, which are very near the hotel. South Beach is just one of the many beaches in the island. I am not sure how this beach looks like during summer, but what we saw were trash everywhere. There is no way I am going to swim here in this situation. This is probably due to rainy season, waves brings trash to the shore. I remember one of the tour guides said these trash are from surrounding islands like Cavite, Bataan, Bulacan, Manila.

Philippines. US. Japan. Malinta Tunnel. Bombing. Ruins. These are just some of the words that stuck in my mind after our Corregidor trip. Hearing the terrible stories of war is so overwhelming that leaves us thinking "what if we go into war now...." It must be very frightening. More than the war stories, Corregidor Island signifies great courage of American and Philippine soldiers against Japanese Army during World War II.

NIGHT LATERAL TOUR Corregidor Inn offers different activities to try and these are shown during guests' check-in. Just tell the receptionist what activities you'd like to do. For the Night later tour, everybody must be in front of the hotel on or before 4:30 PM. The group leaves exactly at the scheduled time. The first place we visited was the Fort Mill Hospital. Fort Mills Hospital ruins. Was it eerie? No. Thank goodness I don't have a gift for supernatural things. Anyway, this is not a ghost hunting trip, alright. And Kuya Bryan made the tour light by cracking some jokes. We visited all the floors, from first to the third. We were introduced to some of the parts of the hospitals like the comfort rooms, bedrooms, kitchen and morgue.

grabbed from Wikipedia  When I hear "Baler", one word comes to mind -- SURFING!!!! Baler is the provincial capital of Aurora, located at the Eastern part of Central Luzon. Because of its killer waves, it has become one of the top surf spots in the Philippines. Best time to come is September - March. How we reached Baler? My friends rode a bus, while me and husband brought our car. Bus departed from Cubao terminal at 3AM, while we left our home in Marilao, Bulacan at 3:30 AM. Via Bus: My friends met at Genesis Bus Terminal in Cubao at around 2AM, Saturday of July 23, 2016. Bus left at 3AM, their first trip. Bus leaves every hour.