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After so many years, we are back in Binondo! The monsoon did not stop us to push through with this plan.. Yes, we were THAT hungry!!!!!!! I have tried Binondo foodtrip before way back November and December 2011!!! Haha! Imagine, and surprisingly, some old same old with these food! If you want to read my entries 8 years ago, Part I  here and Part II here ..

Lazy A Resort, San Fabian, Pangasinan https://www.facebook.com/itslazyA/ I have been to this resort for the third time already and I will stay here again if given a chance... This is a budget resort with basic accommodation/amenities. Not the best, but not bad either... For not so maarte/picky guests, what makes this place okay? 1. Affordable rooms. The last 2 rooms we stayed at are air conditioned cottages and this is good for 10 persons! Regular price is 2,600 pesos for peak. 2,100 for off peak. Double the regular for the holy week. This is a good price point for me. This price comes with your own parking space, cooking area in which you can cook your own food, washing area, griller and terrace. Just bring your own utensils and cookwares... ... In our case we brought our portable tiny stove and prepared all our meals. 2. There are sari sari stores inside and outside the resort. Buying ingredients for your food won't be a problem. Fish vendors often drop by. ...

For me,  the most illusive Philippine travel destination... the Batanes!!!! I once went to a travel expo's in SMX. It was a long line and a long wait. And when the door finally opened, people ran towards Skyjet booth like crazy! Airfare alone costs a fortune. And food is expensive too! But who wouldn't want to cross this out from their travel list?

Philippine Airlines launched a sale for the opening of its Clark to San Vicente, Palawan route. Luckily, my friends and I were able to score pretty good deals..... San Vicente, Palawan is right in between El Nido and Puerto Princesa. So if your are DIY-ing El Nido and Puerto Princesa, I highly advise you drop by San Vicente and visit the longest beach in the Philippines!!! It was a small plane of Philippine Airlines and we flew over the beautiful Mount Arayat! It was such a nice view!!!

Nueva Ecija is one of the places I have not visited yet. Well, we always pass by Nueva Ecija everytime we travel north, but to stay in the place atleast for a day is the goal of this trip. One of the famous spots in Nueva Ecija is the Minalungao National Park. It has a river with a beautiful white rock formation backdrop. Instead traveling via NLEX, we opted to go through the East Bulacan road which is more accessible to us coming from Marilao, Bulacan. The green scenery is refreshing being our first time to travel east Bulacan road. The roads are well-paved, no wonder we have seen bikers enjoying in this area. Here's our video for this trip! We only spent half a day here.. It was the weekend of the holy week when we went here and so it was packed as freak! Better visit during off peak season if you hate the crowd. After lunch, we headed to Cabanatuan City where we stayed for a night at Microtel Inn Cabanatuan. Our kids definitely enjoyed the pool in Microtel. The ...

May of this year, 2019, is when we visited the Kaliraya Surf Kamp. Reason for this is that I wanted the kids to experience camping outdoors overnight. Many times they've tried camping in our house and I want them to feel what it's like sleeping under the trees and stars. This place is perfect if you want to have a quiet and peaceful time, and totally disconnect from the busy world outside. There is no electricity here. At night, there are only solar lights and the stars. :) Fees (as of May 2019) Entrance Fee: 250 per person Tent fee: 200 small tent / 300 pesos medium tent Car parking fee: 200 pesos per night Bonfire: 400 pesos Kayak: 400 per hour Things to note: - place is waze-able - reservation is a must. Contact them thru their facebook (just sent them a message like what we did) or their cellphone number (also found in their facebook account) - pitch at the left side where there are more trees - it gets chilly at night - careful with the big ants - bring o...

BOHOL How are you awesome people?!  Let me share our Bohol trip that happened on November 2018.... I know... delayed again.. but what the heck.... We stayed for 3 Days and 2 Nights in the beautiful land of Bohol.. And I must say it is one of our favorite trips because aside from the beautiful places, we really enjoyed motorcycling around!!!!! I had to plan carefully our tour because we only had very limited time. Our arrival time in Tagbilaran Airport is around past 2PM and so we had to carefully choose what to do afterwards.....