This year, I have visited Vista Venice Resort in Morong, Bataan twice. One last June for the Accenture Summer Outing 2012 and again during the Mastering Online Ranking Conference 2012 by the SEO Organization Philippines. Vista Venice is a 12 hectare resort with a unique style. It has 13 Superior Rooms and 20 Deluxe Rooms that can accommodate up to 250 guests and a function hall that can house the same number of guests. The resort also have facilities for team building and activity courses. How to go to Vista Venice Resort By Public Transportation – You can take a Genesis bus from Manila to Balanga, Bataan. Their terminal is in Doroteo Jose, Manila – near C.M. Recto Avenue. When you arrive in Balanga, you need to take
Last weekend, my aunt who’s been living in Australia for more than 10 years now called in telling me that she’s going to the Philippines for a vacation next month. As she knows, I have a travel agency here in Manila and she’s asking me to prepare her itinerary. She wants to visit several tourist destinations here that she wasn’t able to visit during her younger years like Boracay and Palawan. However, at her age of 50, she is already afraid of travelling a lot so she asked me if I know of a travel insurance, and sadly – I don’t know one. So what I did earlier is to find her a travel insurance. She is now a resident of Australia so I preferred looking for
If you’re in Vigan, you shouldn’t miss Chavit Singson’s Baluarte Zoo – a 80 hectare property that offers a one of a kind zoo in the country. Have I mentioned that the entrance in Baluarte is free? You can roam around Baluarte zoo along with the animals (except the big tigers of course) or you can take a carriage pulled by a pony for free. How to go to Baluarte Zoo From Vigan: It is a ten minute drive from Vigan City. From Manila: Take a 9 hour trip by land riding any of the following bus companies: Philippine Rabbit Bus line, Dominion Bus Corporation, Partas Transportation Company. By Air: There’s a 3 times a week flight to Laoag Airport via Philippine airlines and Cebu Pacific
Anawangin cove is a crescent shaped cove in Bgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales which is one of the top destinations in the country today, specially for backpackers who wants to go camping in a unique environment. The cove is unique with its Agoho trees, which people thinks as pine trees. There’s a lot of it along the camp site. How to get to Anawangin Cove By Public Transportation: Take a Victory Liner bus going to San Antonio, Zambales. They have stations in Pasay, Cubao, Sampaloc and Caloocan. Estimated travel time – 3 to 4 hours. Estimated fare is around Php250+/- From San Antonio town propers, take a tricycle going to Bgy. Pundaquit. Estimated travel time – 10 to 15 minutes. Estimated fare is around Php30+/-
Last March 17 and 18, I was in Pansacola Beach resort in Cagbalete island, Mauban Quezon with a huge number of mountaineers from the group Let’s Unite all the Climbers in the Philippines (LUCP). My company, Panalo.ph was one of the sponsors in the said event, and as a mountaineering enthusiast myself, I was invited to come to the event by its founder Benj Magkalas, who is also a search engine optimization specialist like me. I brought my wife and my kids with me to enjoy the beauty of the island. Our group chartered 3 bus and 2 boats to be there, but to give you an idea of expenses, here’s a run down: Manila to Lucena via Lucena Grand Terminal= P210 Lucena to Mauban