Blogs from Laguna, Philippines, Asia

So i finally got the chance to visit the so called "Floating and fun park restaurant". It was not bad but not as good as i expected from what i have been hearing from others. If you love taking pictures with different statue, well maybe you will enjoy this place. Isdaan Floating restaurant is located at the Calauan Laguna just after BAY. It is very easy to locate since it is just along the highway. What we have done first is to try the food. So from the name itself "Isdaan"- they caters mainly Filipino dishes with sea foods specialty. There are nipa huts all over the area wherein its up to you to find perfect place to dine with. You will just have to click the outlet inside the nipa hut to call for a ... read more

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Laguna de Bay. This body of water -- the largest lake in the Philippines -- straddles Metro Manila and the provinces of Laguna and Rizal. From this lake, water flows through the Pasig River which meanders around and across Metro Manila and drains into Manila Bay. It is said that 3,000 years ago, Manila Bay is connected to Laguna Lake but "broke up" as a result of disturbances along a major earthquake fault. The Tallest Statue Honoring A Little Hero He stands only at 4 feet 11 inches but Dr. Jose Rizal stands tall in every Filipino's heart. In honor of our national hero, the tallest statue was erected right in his hometown of Calamba, Laguna. You'd pass it on a roadtrip from Manila passing the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX), just 90 minutes driving south from ... read more

The day after Pagsanjan falls I'm told were going to have lunch under another waterfall and that I'll get wet like yesterday so i should take a change of clothes again. We all pile into the car and head off; destination Villa Escudero. Villa Escudero was one of the original Spanish plantations in the area and was founded back in the 1800's. Back then the main crop was sugarcane, but this was replaced with coconut plantations in the early 1900's. The estate has remained in the hands of the family and was opened up to the public in the 1980's. Hope I've got the dates approx correct, but I'm sure someone will be more than happy to correct me if they read this and disagree - leave your comments if you do. There's probably 4 main ... read more

Laguna is a province south of Manila. This Sunday, June 19th, marks the 150th birth anniversary of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Calamba, Laguna is his place of birth. Their ancestral house has been rebuilt through the years and it is only the well that remains of the original structure. To celebrate his 150th birthday, the ancestral house--- now aptly called Rizal Shrine --- is all spruced up for this Sunday's celebration. So with the other Rizal Shrines and Monuments scattered all over the country. I dare not join the festivities this Sunday. Instead, I visited his home province on 2 separate occasions. Once to revisit the Shrine or ancestral house itself, for some history lessons. Another time to bask in the peace, tranquility of Mount Makiling in the nearby town of Los Banos, Laguna. ... read more

Another Trekker (referring to us): These people don’t have trekking standards. Rodger:Yeah, because the only standard we know is Programming standards ^_^ We had the trek "planned" a couple of months back, but I personally didn’t research about the area - all I know was that we were going to trek 4 waterfalls at Mt. Romelo at Siniloan, Laguna. We pretty much did not expect more than an hour trek and we thought a day trip would suffice; so on the day of the trek, Rodger, Janet, Yami, and I simply went with our flip flops and our usual everyday shorts/shirt, expecting a fairly easy hike. Since we missed the 06:00AM bus that morning, we arrived at the jump-off point in barangay Macatad a little late than scheduled and from there, an old lady helped us ... read more