Palawan's Calamian Group of Islands

stunning waterscapes of northern palawan
july 15-18, 2011 friday to monday

objective: to visit the best tourist spots that fits my taste and budget accordingly.
additional task: to find-out why most of the filipino speaks about coron's lagoons, lakes and beaches

important note (calamian islands):
The Calamian is a group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan. It includes:
- Busuanga island
- Coron island
- Culion island
- calauit island
- several minor islands
The world's best kept diving secret, those sunken WWII Japanese shipwrecks also lies silently within its waters as a witness to a gruesome past, most of which are within divable depths.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamian_Islands

coron island

kayangan lake inside coron island

Bicol Week-End Express Hopping last part (Legazpi City)

another hitched get-away

may 20-22, 2011 friday to sunday

white fine sands of calaguas islands
bicol weekend express hopping part 1 (camnorte)

continued...

woke up as early as 0700H then left by 0800H and then rode a jeep infront of lodging bound to lignon hill park. the roads are very steepy that we decided to left our baggages in the guardhouse just to cope up the road upward. this hill is an adventure place where zipline, jump-off of ATV's and jugging are found. overlooking above is the 2,400 meter (8,000 feet) mayon volcano. but it was cloudy the time we went there. 

mayon night shot around 1am

The Viewing Deck Collections; Souvenir Shirts

souvenir, memento, keepsake or token of remembrance is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. But a souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler. The object itself has no real significance other than the psychological connection the possessor has with the object as a symbol of past experience.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvenir
 

mt. pulag, benguet

batanes

What a 2-Days Trip in Singapore - Malaysia!

amazing quick journey of a budget DIY 1st-timer / solo backpacker
January 19 to 22, 2011

objective: to visit the best tourist spots that fits my taste and budget accordingly.

additional tasks: to conquer the G-MAX reverse bungee jump and witness thaipusam festival

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SINGAPORE
1. You can find the national anthem in microtext on the back of the $1000 note.
2. Singapore has the biggest Yakult bottles in Southeast Asia
3. There were no lions in this Lion City
4. Singapore is one of three surviving city-states in the world
5. Singapore has changed our timezone 6 times since 1905
6. Apart from Monaco, Singapore is the most densely populated country in the world, with 6,430 people per square kilometre.

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
timezone -  +0800H UTC capital - Singapore
currency - Singapore Dollar (SGD), 1SGD = 35PHP, 1USD = 1.23SGD
basic phrases - Terima Kasih (thank you), Selamat Datang (welcome)
visa (for filipino) - tourist visa-free at 30-days

budget pocket money allocated

Hundred Islands day-tour

an independence day road trip
June 12, 2010 Saturday

With 128 islands grouped in a single town of Alaminos, Pangasinan, our team bakasyonista was once again organized this get-away event due to long weekend opportunity of Philippine Independence day. We availed the boat day trip to explore the islands that are for tourist visit only. Islands we visited were governors island (where pinoy big brother house was located), marcos island (wherein there was imelda cave), quezon island, and others. after this event, we planned to go in baguio city for some relaxing city life within the ambiance of pine trees.

Hundred Islands National Park is in Alaminos, province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. They are believed to be about two million years old Some of the islands accessible for tourist are Governor Island, Quezon Island, Marcos Island and Children's Island. The islands are actually ancient corals that extend well inland, in an area previously comprising the seabed of an ancient sea. Lowering sea levels have exposed them to the surface and the peculiar "mushroom"-like shapes of some of the islands have been caused by the eroding action of the ocean waves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Islands_National_Park

hundred islands

Budget DIY Family Trip in Baguio City (2007)

start of our family road tripping march 09-11, 2007 friday to sunday

I brought my family here, (my mother, 2 sisters, 2 cousins and my nephew) for a very sizzling summer get-away and holy week activity. Also known as the summer capital of the Philippines, this was my second time to visit following the 2003 educational tour led by the E.C.E. department of my college.

We went to Philippine military academy, hunderd steps to grotto, burnham park, mansion house, wright park, mines view park, botanical garden, baguio cathedral and we hopped to la trinidad for strawberry field.

PMA amphitheater