Summer Fun at Teofely Gardens

I'm not a fan of hot springs in the sweltering summer heat. In fact, I'm not a fan of hot springs period. So when my family suggested that we go swimming one weekend, I knew I had to find an affordable yet non-hot spring private resort or else I'd be swimming in a steaming hot pool with the sun bearing down on me. I scoured the web for days, looking for resorts in the Cavite/Laguna area and I found the newly opened Teofely Gardens in Silang, Cavite.

Steaks and Frites at L'Entrecote

As part of my monthly food review for work, I often find myself scouring the blogosphere for interesting foodie places to try out. After seeing a lot of rave reviews for L'Entrecote, a French restaurant in the Burgos Circle area, I decided to give their Steaks and Frites meals a shot.

Exploring the Beautiful Island of Camiguin

During our trip to Cagayan de Oro, we couldn't pass up the chance to visit Camiguin. It is a small island found just north of Mindanao. Our guides during our white water rafting trip told us that there was a great mix of natural attractions that would interest us on the island. True to form, we were able to visit a breathtaking waterfall, a relaxing hot spring and a gorgeous white sand beach.

Flying through the Air and Riding the Rapids in Cagayan de Oro

Last March, I (along with a couple of friends from the office) hopped onto a Cebu Pacific flight in the wee hours of a Saturday morning for a well-deserved Cagayan de Oro-Camiguin vacation.

It was my first time in the strange and exotic (to me anyway) land of Mindanao and apart from an hour and a half delay of our flight, the journey there was fairly smooth.

For our first day, we had managed to find a packaged tour that promised a full day of thrilling adventures. For a mere 2,000 pesos, we had a private van for the day and a filling lunch with our fully paid zipline and white water rafting activities for the day.

Bicolandia Adventure: Journeying to the End of Luzon

In the last of the Bicol series, we went further down south and traveled to Matnog, Sorsogon. This is the jump off point for most boats that ferry people, cars and even trucks to and from Luzon and various Visayas Islands. But instead of getting onto the big ferries, we rented a large bangka and took a 30-minute ride to Subic Beach.

Bicolandia Adventure: Swimming with the (Whale) Sharks

Butandings or Whale Sharks are affectionately known as Gentle Giants. A nickname they rightfully earned thanks to their size and demeanor. It was my second time swimming with these beautiful creatures and it is even better the second time around.

NOTE: I don't have an underwater camera so I 'borrowed' a couple of pics I found through Google Images. Clicking on the pictures bring you to the source website

Bicolandia Adventure: Lignon Hill Trek

First ever official blog post, hooray!

A week before the well-deserved Holy Week vacation, me and 30 of my teammates went on a team-building in Bicol. Of course, this wasn't my first visit to Bicol. I went to Legazpi with my family when I was in high school and was fortunate enough to visit Misibis Bay before they built the resort and started charging sky high prices. The other time was last year, also with my teammates but there were just 15 of us at the time, and we were able to visit the Camsur Watersports Complex.

Since this was a 4-day trip, I decided to cut the blog up into 3 separate posts featuring the main highlights of the trip. Today's post is all about the majestic view atop Lignon Hill.