Batanes
Land area: 230 square kilometers, Population: 18,000
Major industry: Garlic and cattle
Language: Ivatan (an Austronesian language, with pidgin Spanish and Chinese accent)

Interesting Destinations In Batanes:

• House of Dakay (1887) a UNESCO heritage building
• Lighthouses of Batanes
• St. Dominic de Guzman Parish Cathedral
• Payaman – a pasture overlooking farm fields & the Pacific Ocean
• Beaches – Chadpidan Beach, White Beach
• Songsong Ruins
• Nakaboang Beach, Ark & Cave
• Sumhao Wind Power Plant
• Burial Caves – Pre-historic burial caves in the town of Itbayat
• Mahatao View Deck

I have made a quick round up earlier of what I think is the top reasons why one should visit Paradise Philippines. Here’s what came in my list:

Pinoy Food:

• Sinigang – often incorporates stewed fish, pork, chicken, shrimp, or beef and is usually prepared with tamarind, tomato, leek, taro and onion. Other vegetables cooked in sinigang may include okra, spinach, radish, green pepper and string beans.
• Adobo – typically made from pork or chicken or a combination of both. It is slow-cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns, and often browned in the oven or pan-fried afterwards to get the desirable crisped edges.

An island with a figure of a man’s face on its side, white sand and green-clear waters compose one of the hidden beauty of the Paradise Philippines…..the Capones Island! It is also known for an old lighthouse built during the Spanish era which will bring you back in time for sure.

With a 5 hours drive from Manila to San Antonio, Zambales…going to Capones Island is a bit tiring but one of a kind adventure. It is located exactly as part of Barangay Pundaquit in San Antonio, Zambales. From the shores of Pundaquit, it’s a 15-minute boat ride before reaching the island’s beachfront.

If there’s a search for the best beach in the world, nothing’s gonna beat Boracay!!!

White sand, clear water, great food, wonderful entertainment, hospitable people and a very relaxing place….that’s what Boracay is known for.

Located at the Panay group of islands or let me say, a 15-20 minute boat ride from the Jetty port in Caticlan, Boracay island is accessible to everyone. If you’re in Manila, you can take a plane for 45 minutes dropping you at Kalibo or Caticlan. If you have some sort of flying phobia, you can also go via ship which will drop you in Caticlan but you have to spend a night cruisin. I have tried both, and to tell you frankly, I enjoyed having a night in a ship coz I had the chance of meeting new friends aboard.