I have here a list of pocket-friendly waterscapes near Manila. These escapades are guaranteed to be time-friendly and easy on the wallet. Ranging from a quick day tour to a refreshing overnight stay, it’s choose your own adventure since summer is officially here. : )) Minalungao National Park […]

Grazing cows, sleepy goats and roaming carabaos  is a common sight when you visit my kingdom.  Valugan Boulder Beach from another angle. Those curves are just the sexiest.  Batanes. Batanes. Batanes. Batanes + Bike = Happiness  Hanging out at Dakay’s House. Too bad I was unable to […]

Marfel’s Lodge opened last 2013. Though relatively new, the lodge has already opened two more branches in Basco, Batanes’ capital. I stayed in one of the extensions. For me, this is the ‘most homey’ of the three. It is secluded and has easy access to […]

What to see in General Santos City?  General Santos City or GenSan for short, is not the kind of place a regular tourist will have in mind. But for a traveler like me, even though GenSan lacks the usual tourist destinations, it is still a […]

Savidug Old Houses I would have wanted a fairer weather during my Sabtang Island tour. But who am I to complain? I am in Batanes! I will come back in Batanes soon to savor all of her heavenly beauty. : ))   Malakdang Lighthouse   […]

So Batanes had mesmerized me for days after my week-long travel. South Batan had been a total eye-candy. Actually, anywhere I look in Batanes, I could not utter any other words except wow. And so go ahead and get wowed. Mahatao Shelter Port I will […]

Batanes had long been a dream for me. And just last month, I was able to realize those dreams. I would no longer bore you with my endless string of words.  Let the photos do the talking. Valugan Boulder Beach It’s perfect for a pre-historic […]

For two hours I did not nothing but tumbled and rolled in my bed, trying very hard to sleep. This was what I did the night before my flight to Batanes. Or shall I say, several hours before my flight. I kept worrying that my […]

Nope. No foreign travel for me this past year. A tri-country tour was supposed to happen but my gut told me early on it will not happen. And it didn’t. More local trips were in store for me. More unchartered domestic destinations uncovered. I fell […]

Basco (Naidi) Lighthouse from a distance Batanes, ah! In my three decades of existence, I have never dreamed about a place so much as I did about B. Ever since I was a child I would often yearn to go to Scotland to experience that European magic. But of course […]