tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51439512234145900142011-12-15T13:49:29.907+08:00the adventures and mis-adventures of a 20-something pinayleysonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610957591249315499noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143951223414590014.post-52057051200330262952007-07-13T15:56:00.001+08:002007-07-29T21:23:10.117+08:00

My Lakbayan grade is B!How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!Created by Eugene Villar.

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Forgive me for neglecting this blog. I had too many things going on and I am still swamped... was in Davao City for work. I feel really tired but also awed and inspired. It's the same feeling I get everytime I travel outside Manila -- be it just within or outside the Philippines. The trip was once again for work so I didn't get to see the usual tourist sights. The Marco Polo Hotel made up for it

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Visiting Leyte always conjures up images of my childhood -- lazy summer days spent swimming on the river, dressing up first as an angel then Reyna Elena in the annual Santacruzan, fiestas, full moons spent playing hide and seek or patintero... this was already my third visit for work and it still feels good to be back in Leyte. Never mind that I really didn't get to see the tourist sights or that

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I was planning to post my photos of my weekend to show you how it went. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted all the photos I took since Friday night while tinkering with the camera! Geez... Anyways, I am doing last minute packing (what else is new?) for a trip. Yup, as the title of this post says, I am off to another adventure! This time, to the island of my childhood and my youth...I'll be

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Good news for tourists and locals who want to explore Metro Manila sans the hassle of taking public transportation or dealing with overcharging taxi drivers! I stumbled upon an article on Business World's Weekender on the launch of the Hop-on Hop-off air-conditioned jeepneys offering tours around Metro Manila.Tourism Secretary Ace Durano and Senator Richard Gordon had actually launched 21

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Our second Island Hopping Tour in El Nido brought us to the Secret Beach. It is really not so secret anymore as tourists opting for Tour C can actually get there. We woke up at the ungodly hour of 600 a.m. (well, ungodly at least for us ;)) because our boatmen were supposed to pick us up at 630 a.m. As usual, they were on Filipino time and arrived at 8:00 a.m. Their lateness allowed us to bask in

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I am too sleepy to write a long post on El Nido's other attractions. The Secret Beach was part of Tour C and like most of El Nido's islands, it did not disappoint. Here is a photo of the limestone walls surrounding the beach to whet your appetite. Gute nacht! :)

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I am back! I wanted to update this blog last Friday but my internet died on me. So I took advantage of the downtime to get the much needed sleep because my poor eyebags have suffered the effects of my blog addiction. Back to my El Nido adventure, the main activity there is the island-hopping on Bacuit Bay's stunning archipelago. The El Nido Boatmen's Association have organized island-hopping

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El Nido in Northern Palawan was one of my dream destinations. It became more famous since it was included as a pitstop in the Philippine leg of The Amazing Race. I thought I would never make it there because of the expensive rates offered by the high-end Miniloc and Lagen Resorts not knowing that there are other options of visiting El Nido without going bankrupt. The fastest and easiest (and most

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I am too sleepy to write about the next leg of my trip to Palawan - the trip to enchanting El Nido. I will just leave with you this photo. This was taken at the entrance of El Nido's famed Small Lagoon. We had to swim through the small opening to get inside. The effort is worth it once you get inside the Small Lagoon. But yeah the rest of the story can wait after I get my beauty sleep! Good night

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Sabang Beach in Puerto Princesa, Palawan is the jump-off point for the Underground River Tours. We opted to do the tour on our own - backpackers' style - instead of signing up for the airconditioned day trips (1,500 pesos per head) organized by the hotels and travel agencies in Puerto Princesa.The road to Sabang isn't completely paved, so we were subjected to what seemed like a 3 hour butt

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Palawan has been described as the Philippines' last frontier and aptly so. I was able to visit Palawan last month after years of just looking at photos and reading travel stories. The province is really safe contrary to the dangerous image created by the kidnapping in Dos Palmas in May 2001. Armed with our Lonely Planet Philippines and information culled from the Internet, we decided to stay in

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My friends and I are suckers for anything cultural - be it a classical piano recital, a jazz concert, European, French, German, Filipino, Indian or Japanese film festivals. Like travelling, these events provide insights into our own Filipino culture and other country's distinct cultures. It is probably the closest thing to visiting these countries through their films, plays, songs, poetry, music

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It seems like Metro Manila's heat is getting worse everyday. I went to the bank during yesterday's lunch break and I felt like an ice cream melting under the sun. This morning, I wanted to sleep some more after staying out late last night with SSEAYP batchmates in Greenbelt but I just couldn't. The heat is really getting to me. I want to escape to Pagsanjan!Pagsanjan in Laguna became famous as

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I feel lucky for having visited the places in my previous post. The Philippines is truly beautiful with a lot to offer to the discriminating tourist. When I was in Palawan with The Boy, my heart just swelled with Pinoy pride seeing El Nido's wonders and the Underground River's secrets. This is only the tip of the country's natural wonder. There is much to explore and experience. Here are the rest

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I don’t really have any plans yet to fly to one of the country’s 7,100 islands for a summer holiday. I guess it’s also because I had an early summer getaway when The Boy was here last March. Among the places I’ve visited in the Philippines, here are some of my top summer getaways:1. El Nido, Palawan - the most beautiful place I’ve visited in the Philippines. Pristine clear waters, rich marine

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*Cross-posted from my Wordpress blog. It is almost the weekend and I am already dreaming of a weekend get-away. Where to go this time? Shoot the rapids again in Pagsanjan? Brave a trek on Taal Volcano under the summer heat? Or laze around Puerto Galera’s white beach? Unfortunately, I will have to content myself with dreaming and reliving past adventures and travels as I will be stuck in Metro

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Fresh start. This is already my fifth blog! This one will be more on my life as a single pinay working in Manila, my travels in and outside Manila, my adventures and yes mis-adventures. Join me for an interesting jeepney ride.

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