The Philippine Travel Blog is an experimental project on group blogging with focus on Travel and Philippine destinations. Our goal is to promote each and every travel destination of the Philippine's 7,107 islands, serve as a guide to tourists and travellers, and educate the reading public about the great wonders and richness of the Philippine archipelago -- all thru the power of blogging.
Carabao Island is just one of Romblon’s tourist destinations that is waiting to bloom. I was able to go there last Friday via a boat from Pandan, Tablas Island, Romblon. The time to go there will take you about almost an hour wherein we spent half the time screaming as if we’re on the Jungle [...]
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Together, with other bloggers, we spent 3 days and 2 nights in Microtel Boracay, a renowned brand of American chain of hotels. Their tagline, “The same great hotel everywhere you go!” speaks for the other Microtel hotels. They all look the same but not for Microtel Boracay. Microtel Boracay was conceptualized to be a resort-hotel. [...]
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One does not need to go as far as Camarines Sur to go wakeboarding. Lago de Oro Resort in Calatagan, Batangas has one you can enjoy and have tons of fun wakeboarding.
Just a couple of hours drive from Manila (about 115 kms), Lago de Oro is the next best thing in water sports.
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Who would ever thought that a world-calss wakeboarding facility exists in Bicolandia?
Wakeboarding, as definined in wikipedia, as a surface water sport which involves riding the wake of a speed boat on a single board. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques. Some people believe that wakeboarding is a [...]
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Oh my God, if one commenter (thanks Lia!) didn’t mention this place in my previous butanding encounter post, I wouldn’t have found out about this place: Halea Island Retreat and Nature Park.
HALEA ISLAND RETREAT AND NATURE PARK
San Miguel Island, Monreal, Masbate
Philippines
Contact: Carlo de Leon
Telephone: +632 725 7628
Mobile: +63917 844 7023
Email: carlo.deleon@mac.com
Guys, this is definitely worth [...]
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Finally, I’ve seen the gentle giants (in fact our group has seen 12!!!) of Donsol, Sorsogon - in the flesh ladies and gentlemen.
Yes, we’ve been to Donsol last Monday (April 30) - a 2-hour drive from where I live (Payawin, Gubat, Sorsogon) but I otherwise wouldn’t have been to if my [...]
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People always asked me where is the nicest, best beach to go to in my hometown. There is actually one and best: Rizal Beach in Brgy Rizal, Gubat, Sorsogon.
Facing the Pacific Ocean, this place isn’t as developed as one might think, which is actually good in some way. Although resorts have sprouted [...]
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Summer is here and with the weather heating up, it would be perfect cooling down with some fun in the water.
Up north at Bonuan, Pangasinan we’ll find the Leisure Coast Resort which is perfect place to cool down for summer. Leisure Coast has three slides (all three-storey high), a wave pool, nice water-playground for [...]
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When I went there, it was not the perfect season for vacation people but there are a lot of people that went to the 10th largest island in this side of the planet: Bohol.
It was Day 2 of our Bohol vacation and my team mates are preparing for the day with the sea.
Dol-FIN watching
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There are so many activities that you can do while on a vacation in Boracay. Of the tons of water sports available, from scuba diving to motor bike rides, the one that sparked my interest was kite surfing. Also called kite-skiing or fly-surfing, this sport basically uses a parachute-type kite and 4 lines hooking up [...]
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