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Or rather, El Nido captured us. Remember that this fledgling wanderer vowed in a past article: Let this be my vow – “John will reach El Nido this year!” Well, I did. Or, errr… I got married first, then we headed for El Nido, Palawan. This is me photoblogging that experience, or attempting to do [...]

Calatagan Batangas has many beach resorts including the art-filled guesthouse called Banak House Calatagan, others like the Ronco Beach Resort in Brgy. Bagong Silang, Playa Calatagan in Brgy. Sta. Ana, the Golden Sunset Resort in Brgy Uno, and Lago de Oro Resort where one can go wakeboarding, Villa Agustina, Nacua. These are well known local places for relaxation and respite from all of the week’s work.

Inside, we have more photos of Calatagan Beach and information on how to get there from Manila.

If you have a good memory, you will remember the initial buzz concerning the opening of Splash Island Resort in 2005. After just a few weeks of publicity, it seemed like everybody wanted to go Southwoods Ecocentrum in Biñan, Laguna to experience the newly opened water park. You remember this commercial? Yeah, I think we [...]

Silangang Nayon Park & Restaurant is a tucked inside the town of Pagbilao in Quezon province. Located about 8 kilometers away from the main road, the winding road that leads to Silangang Nayon intrigues a first time visitor as to what possible gem of a destination could be waiting at the end of this seemingly remote location. Finally, the Silangang Nayon Park and Restaurant revealed itself – a grand yet relaxed destination based on native and nature themes – serving fresh food, fresh country breeze, and fantastic sights.

Pagbilao town is 30 minutes away from Lucena City. We did not see much of Pagbilao but apparently it is a 1st class municipality. The Pagbilao Power Plant is noted to be the largest power plant stations (Wikipedia) in the country – true enough, at night – the Pagbilao power plant against the dark black sky evoked a sci-fi scene not unlike those shown on X-files and similar movies.