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Grandbay Resort in Laguna

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Grandbay Resort is known to have one of the biggest pools in the whole of Laguna — about 1,350 square meters all in all. The place is very accessible and is just a few minutes away from Calamba Exit at the South Super Highway (SLEX).

Splash Mountain Resort: A nature-powered Resort

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

On July 3, 2010 with much anticipation of our weekly “coffee break”, the team decided to spend the weekend in one of the resort hotels located at the foot of Mt. Makiling in Los Banos, Laguna.

Hide Away Resort

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Summer is still here and you still have time to go out of town on a competitive budget. If you are a group of five or maximum of twenty, or if you are a team who just want to have team building on a mini out of town trip, Hide Away Resort is the place [...]

BiKi Waterworld in Enchanted Kingdom

Monday, April 26th, 2010

In anticipation of the extended summer season and in response to a lot of guests’ clamor for water attractions at this time of the year, Enchanted Kingdom, and BiKiWorld of South Korea have agreed to set-up the first and only world-class inflatable water park in the country, the EK BiKi Waterworld.

Enchanted Kingdom’s 14th year anniversary events

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

If you’re planning to spend time with your friends or families at Enchanted Kingdom this month, you couldn’t come at a better time. Enchanted Kingdom celebrates its 14th year anniversary this October which is loaded with a whole lot of exciting events.

VidCast: Spending the Holy Week in Batangas

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

This is our first attempt at doing a travel video podcast or vidcast. All scenes were shot at Batangas during the recent Holy Week. Armed with a Nokia N95 and a Canon EOS D40, we spent 3 days and 2 nights at Nasugbu, Batangas visiting Terrazas de Punta Fuego, Pico de Loro in Hamilo Coast, [...]

Cultural Heritage, Farm, Health and Wellness Exposure Trips

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Visit the best kept secrets of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon: Organized by the country’s oldest orchid and plant society, the exposure and wellness trip aims to treat the members as well as guest to one of Southern Luzon best kept secrets that few people knows.

Waterfun at Lake Caliraya, Laguna

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Lake Caliraya is a man made lake, I think originally made by the Americans as a water reservoir to create electric power. Now it is a recreation area with couple of private homes around the lake and a resort: Caliraya Recreation Center Resort. We went there three years ago with some speed boat riding, masaya. [...]

The Historic Town of Pila, Laguna

Monday, May 7th, 2007

The town of Pila is a typical Philippine town during the Spanish occupation. This is what our towns and cities look like before modernization stepped in. A large plaza surrounded by stone houses also known as the bahay na bato. The houses around the Pila town plaza has been perfectly restored and kept for the [...]

Turumba Festival 2007, Pakil, Laguna.

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Better late than never… the remaining Lupi of the Turumba Festival 2007.