Tagaytay City, Philippines…

Tagaytay, 56km (35mi) from Manila and 750m (2,461ft) above sea level, became a city in 1938, but up to now, it has not taken on an urban character. Because of its high location, the place is often foggy. (see also `Taal Volcano and Lake Taal’) Tagaytay City

Tagaytay, 56km (35mi) from Manila and 750m (2,461ft) above sea level, became a city in 1938. Because of its high location, the place is often foggy.

Accommodation

Taal Vista Hotel National Rd, Tel 109
buffet and folk dances on Sundays

Tagaytay Picnic Grove

Located on 13.5 hectares; 14 rooms ranging from 24 to 15 persons; camping facilities; barbecue pits; picnic tables and huts available for rent; native restaurant; Entrance fee; For further information call Philippine Tourism Authority 508977 or 599031 local 300. p. 434
Tagaytay add
Casino Filipino (opened 1991)

Halfway Drive

Restaurant and Inn on a two hectare lot with a view deck for the scenic Taal Volcano and surrounding countryside. Accommodation

Taal Vista Hotel National Rd, Tel 109
dbl 300750; buffet and folk dances on Sundays
Tagaytay Picnic Grove located on 13.5 hectares; 14 rooms ranging from 24 to 15 persons; camping facilities; barbecue pits; picnic tables and huts available for rent; native restaurant; entrance fee

TAAL VOLCANO AND LAKE

From Tagaytay City, Cavite, a spectacular view unfolds on one of the most interesting volcanos in the world, Taal Volcano (in Batangas Province). In the large crater of an volcano, there is a lake, Lake Taal. And in the center of this lake, there is a smaller crater, formed during a more recent eruption, with another lake. The small volcano is cataloged as active since the last eruption was only some twenty years ago. As of JuneJuly 1991 it is being watched closely as there are tremors which indicate that an eruption may occur. The Manila Standard of July 29, 1991 reported that the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said tremors continued at Taal and that temperatures in the main crater lake had increased from 29 degrees centigrade to 31. It is possible to make a tour to the small volcano in the lake. One has to take a jeepney from Tagaytay to Talisay. A special ride by jeepney costs about 200 pesos. At Talisay, one may make an arrangement with a boatman. The water is dilute sulfurous acid.

Public transport is often difficult especially the return trip.

Disney Land experience…

Nothing can ever compare the feeling you might feel when you’ll be able to step the house of Disney characters. Ever since in my childhood years I was dreaming to reach this place and meet in person those Disney characters like Snow White, Cinderella, Thinker Bell and some other Disney wonders whom I only see in television. I know that they were just a man’s creation through their gifted imaginary perceptions in perceiving things that only happens in idealistic world. But you can never blame me if I believe them that they actually exist in the world of mortal people.

I guess, human minds is just really creative and was looking for a new adventure every single seconds in their journey to reality. I actually had a chance already to visit Disney Land back last December 2007 during my vacation in Tokyo, Japan. I was their for a quite sometime and was roaming around Tokyo to see its wonders. As I said it was in our plan already with my Sis and Brod-In-Law that will gonna visit Disney Land by December 2007 and eventually buy our Disney World Tickets by November.

But the saddest part of the plan was the fact that my extension visa was not granted by the Japanese embassy that was around late in October when I knew that it was my pre-departure already and I need to prepare al the things I need before I go home on November 1, 2007. I don’t know what to feel that time. It was a mixed emotion that I can never explain. All knew was I can never visit Disney Land anymore… sigh… And I don’t know if I still have a chance to be back in Tokyo. It was really frustrating. But I don’t have choice but to go home on the allocated time left otherwise, I gonna be jailed in Tokyo for over stay.

Right now, I’m still hoping to visit this place and hopefully one day I’d be able to see those Disney Land wonders! Wish me luck everyone!

Travel Guide for Travelers

Traveling apart from the country of origin is one of the best thing to do! You know why? Simply because its enables you to experience their lifestyle, culture, traditions, practices and eventually spot several amazing landmarks and scenery that you can only find on the said destination you want to visit. Of course, as you travel there were several things you need to consider prior to your departure. What are some of those important things? Well, here it is…

-> HOTEL ACCOMMODATION: Make sure that before arriving the place of your choice you already booked a hotel accommodation. For instances, let us consider this three (3) well-known places.

-> NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: New York City is one of the most well-known city in United States of America. It is a leading global city, that exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. A place where you’ll definitely see an amazing scenery as well as fantastic landmarks that you can only spot in this place. So, is planning to visit this country you’ve better your hotel accommodation at Waldorf Astoria New York . This hotel is among of the leading hotels in New York City that comprises several and fantastic hotel facilities which enables you to relax and eventually enjoy your stay.

-> GRENADA, UNITED KINGDOM: is an island country and sovereign state consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. If you wish to visit this place then I bet you have to book your hotel accommodation at LaSource Grenada. One of the well-known hotel on the said place. Aside for being the most competitive hotel rates their facilities are well-maintained and they really make sure that all their guest is satisfied with their service.

-> DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Dubai is situated on the Persian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates and is roughly at sea level. The emirate of Dubai shares borders with Abu Dhabi in the south, Sharjah in the northeast, and the Sultanate of Oman in the southeast. Hatta, a minor exclave of the emirate, is surrounded on three sides by Oman and by the emirates of Ajman (in the west) and Ras Al Khaimah (in the north). Dubai is one of the most successful city among the 7 emirates. A place where you can definitely spot the emirates life and its people. If you wish to visit this place then prior to your arrival you need to book your hotel accommodation at Le Royal Meridien Dubai. Rest assures that visiting this place will definitely give an everlasting memory that you can never forget. Dubai has everything to offer you!

-> TRAVEL TICKETS: Make sure that before departure you already have your travel tickets. If possible, book your travel tickets ahead of time. This will allow you to give and extra time for yourself to relax  prior to said travel. Aside from that this will allow you to have some great discounts if on the time you book your ticket they ticketing company has a great offers.

-> HAND CARRY THINGS: Bring along with you the things that you only need. Don’t bring those things that can bought on the said place. But ideally, if you want to save then its your choice already if you will bring it or not.

-> SAVE MONEY: Despite the fact that you might be a wealthy person I highly encourage you to save money while traveling. How to do that? Well, don’t buy things that you don’t usually buy. Don’t buy things that are on sale ’cause the least thing will happen it will be just a liability on your side ’cause normally you don’t need it. Buy things/foods that you only need.

Balut Island, Sarangani, Philippines

In search for the mystery that beholds a bay, a province, and a municipality bearing the name-Sarangani, we unveiled the mystic beauty of its place and people. A five-hour boat ride from General Santos City brought us to two land masses of Sarangani Municipality-the Balut and Sarangani Islands. Balut has a land area of 6604 hectares while Sarangani has 4014. Its ancestry reveals that Balut, a Maguindanaon term which means “an island” became a municipality of Davao del Sur 26 years ago. It is composed of 12 barangays mostly populated by sangils who landed here in the mid 14th century from Sangir Island, North of Indonesia, when the Dutch began to take dominion over the island.

Balut’s Sangil equivalent is wanowa.Burials of Sangil Sultans, led by Sultan Panurat who were the first settlers of the land, were built by pile of rocks. “Those kalachuche trees are memorials of Sangil royalty,” Takeda Colano revealed in vernacular when we visited the site of his great grandfather, Judah. Takeda is heir to the sultanate of Sangil by affinity, according to the Sangil tarsila or genealogy, as recorded by Dr. Domingo M. Non of Mindanao State University and Shinzo Hayase, in 1999.

Takeda, with his two brothers, Abedin and Pacayan, recalled how their great grandfather challenged Ruy Lopez de Villalobos in the historic Balistic Island to a battle-a Muslim Kris against the Spanish’ pistol!

Marorong, fondly called Balistic Island because of its bullet form, is 70 meters across Balut Island. The rock structure built by the Sangils and B’laans as a fortress against Villalobos’ army, visitors and tourists changeably called the islet “Fort Villalobos”. Fr. Jose Luego, a Jesuit historian, and Gregorio Zaide in his History of the Filipino People noted the landing of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos in Marorong in search for the Moluccas Island in 1543.  “…and in dire need for provisions, he sailed to Sarangani…”, Zaide wrote. It is remarkable how the old Sangils and the heirs to the sultanate handed down their past for four generations through the word of mouth!

A Sangil darangen or folktale also tells a duel between two big men, Saramangge and Marama, to win the hand of a Sangil princess. Saramangge was treacherously defeated by Marama. His blood flowed over the bay and a rock formed from his corpse which is now called Sarangani Island and Sarangani Bay in honor of the noble warrior.  In Sangil etymology, Sarangani came from the Sangil’s Sarang-ine, “this is our territory” or “we stop here”. “Balut and Sarangani are brothers,” recounts Professor Virginia Buhisan, an anthropologist. This was recorded by Sarangani Municipality as the legendary origin of the place which was passed by the old folk down to the young generation.

Elias Colano, 105 years old, is the oldest man in Balut and head of elders of the crowned Sultan, Pagal Padasan Colano. Such stories were derived from these twin islands of a municipality belonging to Davao del Sur in Region XI. The same Sarangani Bay shares marine abundance to Sarangani Province of Region XII. These interesting stories of the Muslim’s Sangil tribe and the native B’laans whom they had intermarriages with during the early part of 16th century complete the town’s natural beauty. Thick mangrove forest lusts the port of Barangay Mabila, the town’s poblacion.

You’ll surely enjoy strolling the grounds of a hot spring in Barangay Lipol, now built with concrete structures for adventures and tourists. Its source flows from Bad-lii in the mountains of Kalisusu and Kagongkong, about 2-hour trek from the hot spring. An hour of boat ride and you’ll reach Ulaniban, a three-kilometer of white sand encircling the 16-hectare island belonging to barangay Patuco. An ancient light house was built here by the Americans during the American regime which fronts the bay. Even the tampat or burial sites of Sultan Panurat in Batuganding Point can attract tourists. They are marked by kalachuche trees and rocks piled by their descendants and B’laan natives who were then Islamized.

“Bato Manamil is the place where the fifth Sultanate of Maguindanao Mohammad Jafar Sitti Manamir was born by his mother Putri Ambas,” revealed Sangil Datu Osmeña Salisipan. Our expedition recounts the abundance that Sarangani Bay is endowed with, shared and treasured by the sarangans. In the celebration of our first Sarangani Bay Festival on May 17-20 in Glan, Sarangani Province, tracing down its significant past is a high light.  Beach volleyball, kayaking, skim boarding, an 11-kilometer swim across the bay, and other bay sports will be held in the four-day tilt.

“It’s first time that we celebrate this event,” Nenita Barroso, Sarangani Tourism and Investment Promotion Council (STIPC) Executive Director, disclosed. “We will revisit the bay’s history which became the highway for the first civilization in this part of mainland Mindanao.” (Sarangani Information Office)

Vacation Back Home!

Yikes! Its 2 more months to go I’ll be on vacation already! The great thing is its a company expense! All I need to do is prepare all the documents and things I need for traveling back home. I was actually planning to take some time a vacation in Hong Kong with my Granny and Mom when I get back home. But I still need to check my budget if I can afford it. I was actually checking the Goodrich Hotel that are basically located in Kowloon, Hong Kong good for 3 adult person it actually cost me more than $2,600 for 3 days and 2 nights only without breakfast. Its quite expensive though! I also check Evergreen Hotel for the same day and span of stay but it cost me more than the Goodrich Hotel. Oh! Well I don’t know if I can still pursue my plan to have my vacation in Hong Kong.

Actually, I also consider Thailand as my destination on my upcoming vacation ’cause according to my Sis whose been living there before for a span of three(3) years Thailand has everything to offer and the rate if pretty affordable. I ask her what was the best and affordable hotel in Thailand where I can possibly stay if I’ll have my 3 days vacation there and she recommends me the Tawana Bangkok Hotel and as I check the hotel booking on the specified date I want to be there the rate is pretty amazing! It only cost me around $450 for 3 person, 2 nights and 3 days. Do you think its great or not? I guess, its more than I ask for! I might be considering this package with my Mom and Granny. I really plan this 2 years back and I don’t want to miss this thing. Wish me luck!

But of course, before anything else I still want to have a vacation in my beloved country Philippines. I am planning to go to Boracay Island with my Sis and Bro. I’m actually checking the Paradise Bay Resort for several nights now. For 3 persons it cost me $650 for 3 nights and 4 days. This was the best package I’ve found. I also consider to go to Baguio and likewise I checked the El Cielito Inn Baguio and it cost me $810 still the same span of stay. So, which do you think is best? Its in Boracay right? Besides, ever since I really wanted to visit the said beach. So, wish me luck!

Oh! Just for your information, I used three different sites to find this best deals at Macau, Agoda and Hotelscombined whom I know got the best amazing rates I can asked for! Actually its been a quite some time now I been checking several sites just to compare rates and find the best deals. But after all I ended up at the following sites above. It actually took me sometime to find this sites as I said ’cause there were several sites who offers the same services but the 3 mention above is among of the leading one! So, its in my planner already!

New York Summer escapade…

Yikes! Summer is yet approaching again! Time to spend with your family, friends and loved-ones. Time to relax and reflect for a while after sometime of spending yourself from a stressful job. Time to be by yourself alone. But I just wanna asked one thing. Do you think that summer vacation with those people you care is indeed important in upbringing the bonds you had for them? ‘Cause I believe renewals and bonding’s with your family and those people you love needs to be renewed by just spending time with them during this particular season. Why did I say so? Simply because there are moments in our life that we tend to forget that we had them due to a very complicated schedules we had in our daily undertakings.

For that, I guess this Car Service NY specially design for New York tours would be the best thing to consider this summer season? Well, summer escapade at New York is isn’t that bad and will definitely give a great and ample time. Why? ‘Cause New York has everything to offer you! This would be the best place to spend time with your family and loved-ones. Through this service you’ll be to see the amazing landmarks and fantastic scenic views that you can only spot in the beautiful place of New York. Aside from that, there’s no such great thing other than traveling abroad for a summer escapade! So, if you guys wants to enjoy, relax and unwind for this upcoming summer time better book now your reservations online on your desired vacation place. Have fun and enjoy everyone!

PH: Scuba Diving, Wind and Wave Davao, Philippines…

Mid-1993 saw the birth of City Shack Davao Dive Shop, a small operation that built its home in the heart of Davao City. That small operation soon turned into a full-fledged business as more and more enthusiasts sought the distinct pleasure of diving.

Riding the wave of success, City Shack relocated to a bigger and more accessible site at the city’s biggest wharf. It was during this time in 1998 that City Shack became Whitetip Divers Davao, servicing a large portion of the diving community in Davao City.

By year-end of 2002, Whitetip was ready for another change. This time, the change included the introduction of kayaking, windsurfing, and kite boarding to the water sports enthusiasts. It also continued its commitment to the community in supporting the programs of the government and non-government organizations in promoting awareness and conservation of marine and aquatic resources as well as providing training for water safety and rescue operations. To encompass the expansion of its services, Whitetip needed a new identity. Hence, Wind and Wave Davao emerged as the embodiment of all of these.

A place to have a great experience in Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Wind Surfing, Wake Boarding, Jet Ski Riding, Banana Boat Riding, Island Hopping, Sunset Cruise and some more. You can also rent and buy your diving gears at them. A place were I obtain my Scuba Diving Introduction. They simply are amazing!

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EL Rio y Mar Island Resort, Coron, Palawan, Philippines…

Owned and Managed by EUPAC INC. – EL RIO Y MAR ISLAND RESORT is located at scenic San Jose, Coron, Palawan. EUPAC INC. is the sister company of EURO-PACIFIC RESORTS INC. owning and managing company of CLUB PARADISE resort in Dimakya, Coron, Palawan. Club Paradise was established in 1989 and has been a recipient of numerous awards in the fields of quality service and twice voted and achiever of “Kalakbay Awards – Best Resort of the Year” for “AA” category.

EL RIO Y MAR ISLAND RESORT was originally established as Maricaban Bay Marina Resort in June 1998, having the widest variety in terms of water sports activities and facilities.

El Rio y Mar is nestled amidst 500-meter stretch of pure-white sand beach. The resort, with its unique flora and fauna, turquoise waters teeming with marine life, is the ideal island getaway. The resort has its own panoramic view, enchanting mangroves and its breathtaking neighboring islands. It is the perfect venue for Romance, unwinding and city-life escapes.

Renovation and Refurbishment has been done in line with the change of concept of the resort capitalizing on leisure, family and honeymoon market. Our company stands with the Filipino sense of Hospitality –we pamper the guests with comforts and luxury, making their stay truly enjoyable and satisfying.

El Rio y Mar Resort with its unique flora and fauna has its romantic ambiance combined with the serenity and beauty of the natural environment. The resort is set amidst 500 meters stretch of pure white-sand beach, distinctive panoramic view with enchanting mangroves and its breath-taking neighboring islands. Guests can also relax in the well-maintained swimming pool with crystal clear waters.

Contact Information:
San Jose, Coron, Palawan
Regent Building, Malunggay Road, FTI Complex,
Taguig City, 1630 Philippines
Phone +632 838 4964 (Direct Line)
+632 838 4656 to 60
Fax +632 838 0595
Email info@elrioymar.com
rooms@elrioymar.com

Cancun Mexico Vacation

Who among of you here that are looking nor searching a great deal on Cancun All Inclusive Adults Only vacation? or are you one of those people who wanted to have a great vacation this summer at Cancun? Well, if you are the better grab the chance now to book your reservation online at karismahotels.com ’cause they are the one who offers this amazing package. You don’t have to worry if you opt to reserved at them online simply because they are one of the lading provider for the said business specially they got a great and accommodating hotels where you can definitely enjoy your ample stay. Aside from that, Cancun is the place for lovely and amazing vacation.

Cancun is a coastal city in Mexico’s easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula. Cancun is located on the Yucatan Channel that separates Mexico from the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles. The Cancun region is sometimes known as the Mexican Caribbean.

Cancun is the municipal seat of the Benito Juarez municipality and a world-renowned tourist resort. The city centre is located on the mainland which connects the Nichupté and Bojórquez lagoons to a narrow “7″ shaped island where the modern beachfront hotels are located. The island of Isla Mujeres is located off the coast and is accessible by boat from Puerto Juarez.

So, if you guys are one of those people who wanted to have an adorable and yet memorable vacation this summer better book your reservation now at them. Rest assures that with them you’ll definitely had a great vacation ever!

New York Tours

Planning for a vacation this summer season? or still uncertain yet where to spend your vacation this summer? Well, if you are then better grab the chance now to visit this site citysightsny.com and book your online reservation for New York Tours. You hear it right! They offer a great package for sightseeing in lovely and amazing place of New York city. A please where every people is dreaming to live in. Even I myself is pretty intrigue to visit this place sooner. Besides, considering a vacation at New York is absolutely recommended simply because they got everything you need. From adorable places, buildings, malls, parks, entertainment clubs and casinos and some other interesting place and things that you can only spot in this particular city.

New York is the most populous city in the United States. It is a leading global city, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. The city is also an important center for international affairs, hosting the United Nations headquarters.

So, what are you waiting for? Book now your online reservation and feel the difference you can only have by visiting this place. Rest assures that vacation in New York will definitely give you peace of mind. Aside from that, it will let you experience the fast and advance life of American people.

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