http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines , Luzon en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 14:34:24 +0000 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:34:24 +0000 We were down to our final few weeks in the Philippines and after reading about a certain area during our travels Dale was very keen to go and explore. It was a little out of our way to get to and would involve a long journey it was also a bit of a gamble as information is fairly limited but we decided to wager all our remaining time that it would be worth it so set about working out the best way http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Caramoan-Peninsula/Paniman/blog-773831.html One of the sites we surveyed that will be getting not only a facelift but also two additional classrooms built is an elementary school in Barangay Rabanes Zambales. I have said it many times but the most enjoyment I get out of traveling with my job is the opportunities I get to interact with many different people and in particular the children. This series of photos attached to this entry was t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Iba/blog-763470.html ltstrong stylemargin 0px padding 0px border 0px verticalalign baseline color 666666 fontfamily arial sansserif fontsize 11px textalign leftgtA Race Against the ClockEnough with Boracay... After seeing the difference between White Beach and Bulabog Beach I am glad I stayed on the Bulabog side. While it wasn39t as pretty it certainly didn39t have the overdevelop http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Metro-Manila/blog-761237.html So on the advise of my good friend and incredible photographer Kelly Cappelli www.kellycappelli.com I39ve decided to start my blog on this trip to the Philippines and then will be traveling on to Indonesia. The first photos I39m uploading will be from around the area of Iba Zambales. Traveling through this area I was amazed to see that even after 22 years the effects of the eruption of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Iba/blog-760065.html We are coming to the Philippines in January 2013. We would like to buy a Honda xr200 to use while we travel. We are having trouble finding one to buy on the internet. If anyone could tell us some place to purchase a used one around Manila or south of Manila on the way to Batangas City. We need to know what we have to do to get it license and legal to ride anywhere in PL.We are planning to visit se http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Metro-Manila/Mandaluyong-City/blog-748088.html We are coming to the Philippines in January 2013 for about 5 to 7 weeks. We would like to buy a Honda xr200 to use while we travel. We are having trouble fining one to buy on the internet. If anyone could tell us some place to purchase one around Southern Luzon. We need to know what we have to do to get it license and legal to ride anywhere in PL. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Metro-Manila/Makati-City/blog-747557.html When I had my Latin class during college I was astonish of the famous quote of Julius Caesar Veni vidi vici its literal translation is I came I saw I conquered Travelling and conquering different places became a part of his legacy in the Roman Empire. After several months of travelling around the Philippines I can now conclude that I conquered my own country. I39ve learned differe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Metro-Manila/Makati-City/blog-739165.html ANAWANGIN COVE ZAMBALESP2100.00person Quad SharingP2350.00person Triple SharingP2500.00person Twin SharingInclusionsRoundtrip Van Transfer MakatiZambalesMakatiOvernight Accommodation at Canoe Beach ResortBoat Rental for Island hopping Visit Camara Capones Island andAnawangincoveEntrance fee at AnawanginToll Fee Gas Driver39s meal and accommodationTaxes and SurchargesTe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Anawangin-Cove/blog-730662.html POTIPOT ISLAND TOUR PACKAGEINCLUSIONSltul stylecolor 000000 fontsize 12px lineheight 18px textalign leftgtRound trip van transfer ManilaZambalesManilaOvernight Accommodation at Dawal Beach Resort Potipot Gateway Puerto Del Mar Isla Vista Sun Bloom Beach House ni DokBeach ResortTourist boat for Island hoppingEntrance fee at PotipotislandTaxes and SurchargesToll Fee Gas http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Pundaquit/blog-730661.html 20.24. of AprilSlovenian version below.We are on the road again strolling around the Philippines. Adult life now allows us only 3 weeks but as they say short is sweet.On Friday we were at the office both very eagerly waiting for the end of the workday backpacks were packed in one hour now we are already very good at it and after couple of hours we were already sitting on a plane for Manil http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Metro-Manila/blog-724288.html I39m the type of person who really doesn39t mind to hike a long way if the view at the end of the trail is all worth it and breath taking. For this reason hike to Mt.Pinatubo has been enjoyable for me. I39ve been here twice one time with my sister and the other time with a very close friend. My sister loves photography so she39ll always take any chance to travel so she can take a l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Tarlac/blog-723948.html We left the island of Pandan at 1pm Dominique the owner of the island assured us we would have no problem getting a bus back to San Jose for our flight there was one every hour and Holy week was over so there would be loads of empty seats.. When we got to the bus station however at 1.20pm expecting to get the 2pm bus we were told that the next bus was 3pm. We jumped back on the tricycle and as http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Metro-Manila/blog-715763.html Breathe.Slow internet will not get the better of me....I will not smash the computer screen...Photos uploaded painfully slow but uploaded. Check. Everything I typed somehow erased by the graze of a keyboard button...twice...check. Here I go. Philippines. Things I will always remember1. Love ballads everywhere you go...originals good covers BADDDD covers people singing karaoke usually badly http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Baguio-City/blog-708608.html From Botolan it was an easy ride down to the town of San Antonio where we found a nice place to stay at the Big Foot Hotel. Then a few kms away was Pandaquit beach. Very popular with local visitors heading to the Capones Islands just offshore. Great beach here with mountains as a backdrop. Unfortunately this was first cloudy day we have experienced in Zambales so pictures dont do it justice Also http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Pundaquit/blog-693575.html From Alaminos we headed down the Zambales coastline towards Iba. Passed Dasol Bay and visited one of the Sea Salt makers. They dry the Salt out in brick lined pools and we were told its easy here as the sun shines almost all year Then we stopped off near Santa Cruz and saw Potipot Island just offshore which looked amazing but unfortuneantly we didnt have the time yo visit. Just south of Iba we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Iba/blog-693560.html Todays blog is about persistence in the face of disappointment and pure joy.We arrive in Legazpi and recruit a new member to our crew a Dutch girl that has come for the same reason we are here to swim with Botanding whale sharks. An hour van ride to the south and were in Donsol home of the largest concentration of whale sharks in the world. We find a nice resort on the beach and c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/blog-691001.html For the second week of the Spring Festival break I39ve headed to the Philippines with some friends. Before heading to Boracay to laze on a beach and drink too many margaritas we headed out of Manila to trek Mount Pinatubo and see the crater lake that formed after it39s eruption in 1991.It was a long day to get to the crater. We woke at 430 a.m. to drive 2.5 hours out of Manila to then ta http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/blog-683356.html Comfort is not the thing at twentytwo when there remains yet the energy to drive curiosity and the endurance to put plan to action. The road across the mountains of central Luzon the Philippines from the misty reflection of Banaues hillside rice terraces to the provincial capital of Bontoc wasnt easy. Hours of relentless vibration negotiating the curves of the hills it was like one of th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Baguio-City/blog-682131.html Its really quite difficult for us to explain to normal people normal being those who work within an 8hour period either 5 to 6 days a week why our work schedules are erratic. Why we plan or commit to any type of engagement and then later on cancel at the last minute. And even if we explain WHAT our workflow is the WHY is never really understood.People who are involved in events movi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Zambales/Pundaquit/blog-627938.html Christmas in the Philippines http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Luzon/Vigan-city/blog-623215.html