Beach Placid Resort, Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island

Getting to Bantayan Island, Cebu

We arrived  at Mactan International Airport a little over 9:30AM. After picking up my backpack and battling my way amid the sea of  passengers, I moved on to the lobby  where I met the rest of the crew: Lancy, Kat and Louie.  With everyone present, we hailed a cab to take us to the North Bus Terminal. Continue reading “CEBU | First glimpse of Bantayan Island” »

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Bare. Unspoiled. Beautiful. These are some of the words that popped into mind whenever I think of Jomalig Island.

To tell you the truth, I didn’t know this island exists until Melo gave an open-invite to fellow travel bloggers to go with him on his tourism-related trip to this island in the vicinity of Quezon. Being the adventure-seeker that I am, I decided to join the wagon, primarily to see for myself what this island has to offer. And I’m so glad I did because Jomalig Island turned out as an excellent find – a hidden paradise.

Pristine beach of Salibungot, Jomalig Island

Trivia

Situated 75 nautical miles away from Polilio Island and capped with a population of 7700, Jomalig is an off-the-beaten-path destination which will surely enticed anyone who reached its shore. A former bario of Polilio, its name was interestingly derived from the Filipino word Humalik meaning to kiss. Very romantic, right? – Source: Wikipedia. Continue reading “JOMALIG ISLAND: The hidden treasure of Quezon” »

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Having to spend the last holy week hibernating at home while the rest of the nation either went merrily back to their hometowns  or flocked to some secluded beach was not a cheerful idea. But since I promised my brother that I will help him out with his thesis, I resigned to the fact that I wouldn’t be going anywhere for the meantime.

So after sulking at home for a week, it was a pleasant change to hangout anywhere else aside from our beloved house. It got even better for I got to camp out at Burot Beach (one of the many undeveloped beaches in Calatagan, Batangas) with five cool blogger friends for a cheap budget of Php800, all in! Continue reading “BATANGAS | Overnight budget getaway at Burot Beach” »

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