There have been a lot of searches on this site about this 'virgin' white sand beach in Bauan, Batangas called Sampaguita Beach Resort. I stop short at calling it a resort since the facilities are quite crude, and it was just a quiet cluster of huts the last time I went there. Still, this beach remains largely unadvertised and undiscovered. Although I don't know what happens after you people read this blog :D It's been almost two years since my family went to Sampaguita Beach, as evidenced by this post. Luckily, a young lady, Alleli-Ann Castillo, who claims to be ... Continue Reading...
The Lung Center Sunday market: more than just food….
I love weekend markets, never mind if I have to go there groggy from my graveyard shift. These places start very early, and it’s well-advised to go there as early as 6 am, so as not to miss the morning bustle. This was how I found myself in Quezon City’s Lung Center of the Philippines Sunday market yesterday. What can I say…. a tiangge or bazaar in the middle of hospital grounds? Tell me again. Comparisons to the Salcedo weekend market in Makati come to mind. Salcedo is clearly for the condominium -living, well-heeled crowd; this one was more hoi-polloi. ... Continue Reading...
The budget traveller’s guide to Batanes : food, hotels and such…
DSC00830. Like most remote islands in the Philippines, it is hard to fly to Batanes on a budget. The Sweetheart paid $450 $425 for each of us on three-day, two night package tour arranged by a travel agency. Of course you know what happened after that - our three days became nine days which posed a challenge to our budget, considering that no credit cards were accepted and there were only government ATMs on the island. I figure that what makes travelling to Batanes expensive is the airfare, which stands at something like $250 to $300 for a return ... Continue Reading...
Batanes Islands: beyond words…
Batanes. So what they say is true.... Batanes does not look like our usual islands, even though it's part of our islands and homeland just more pristine, and well, breathtaking. Batanes beach. Reaching here, miles away from home.... Batanes seemed like another world, if you knew what 'another world' means - no phone calls, no deadlines, no texts; no honking, no cursing, no madly crossing the streets; no coffee shop chic or Wi-fi fix; no counting the hours, or rushing through crowds.... just being with ... Continue Reading...
Only in Batanes…. the Honesty Coffee Shop
The coffee shop that honesty built. Honesty2. This is one coffee shop where no one mans the store. Softdrinks, instant coffee, candies, biscuits, noodles, chips and other snacks on sale. Write what you bought on a notebook and deposit your payment in a makeshift drop box. No change allowed. It is so-called because this place expects your total honesty. I was tempted to pay for more than what I got. I felt like Papa Jesus was behind me :P Nice tourism pitch actually. If the government put up more stores like this, then ... Continue Reading...
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