Summer Water Fun at Club Manila East (CME)
There’s something about water and kids, a bond that probably started when we all started as growing fetuses floating in mom’s womb. We don’t know any scientific basis for that link but it’s fairly...
View ArticleImperial Palace Waterpark and Spa Cebu
In terms of historical significance, we know Mactan Island as the place where the forces of the Spanish conquestador, Ferdinand Magellan, and the Filipino forces of Lapu-Lapu, [see also Revisiting...
View ArticlePalm Beach Resort (San Juan, Batangas)
The drive is long. The road from Manila to San Juan, Batangas, through the SLEX and Star Tollway, may be smooth, thankfully, but it’s still a long drive. And it’s not surprising to doubt if, at the...
View ArticleSwimming Pool of Cocoon Boutique Hotel
A hotel’s swimming pool has its unique pull on certain guests. The fact that Cocoon Boutique Hotel has a pool made us decide to visit it over the long weekend. Now, there are reasons why we’re writing...
View ArticleWater Fun at Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks (Clarkfield, Pampanga)
No two places are the same, in the same way that no place is the same in the eyes of different persons. In the world of water theme parks, our new favorite is the Imperial Palace Waterpark and Spa...
View ArticleLuxurious Refuge at Crimson Resort and Spa (Mactan, Cebu)
It’s amazing how a lot of resorts and destinations in Mactan Island — conveniently located just beside, and connected by two bridges from, the main island of Cebu — are hidden from plain sight. We...
View ArticleMisibis Nights and Misibis Bay
Misibis Bay, found in the island of Cagraray, is not exactly near Manila. Neither is the choice of this beach destination totally free of safety concerns, at least in the last few weeks, with Daragang...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Endless Sunrise/Sunset
An infinity pool — which is “a swimming or reflecting pool that produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to infinity” — is pretty easy to spot. No two...
View ArticleThe Bellevue Resort (Bohol): Photo of the Day
When we travel, we always make it a point to wake up early and catch the sunrise. It’s always a wonderful time, sunrise. The play of strong colors that pick up where sunset left off. The serene world...
View ArticleThe Jewel of the South, Pearl Farm Beach Resort (Samal Island, Davao): Photo...
“Have you seen a better view?,” asks Pearl Farm Beach Resort (check its Instagram account, @pearlfarmofficial, for more photos). Dangerous question, sir. To be perfectly honest, yes, we have seen...
View ArticleSerene Escape to Club Punta Fuego, Batangas
As with any adventure, it started with an opportunity. A rare opportunity. While the past two Presidents have sadly ended the policy of long weekends, this year brings together a semestral break...
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