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Puerto Galera during COVID: Day 4 Itinerary – RORO to Manila

Today only had one agenda, get back to Manila. Ohman, we were chilling in the morning – morning swim, leisurely breakfast, and finally checked out around 11:30AM then arrived at the port at 12NN. Only one company operated the RORO Read more…


Puerto Galera during COVID: Day 3 Itinerary – Snorkeling and Ihawan

Snorkeling at Coral Gardens and Giant Clams Beach trip always calls for island hopping and snorkeling. We canvassed a bit for prices, but in the end, realized that prices were relatively similar across the board. For convenience sake, we went Read more…


Puerto Galera during COVID: Day 2 Itinerary – Diving with Pacific Divers, White Beach

Today we dive. It was my whole family’s first time to go diving, so we were both really excited but also feeling rather apprehensive. I’ve heard all these horror stories where someone’s ear drum burst or someone kept vomiting etc, Read more…


Puerto Galera during COVID: Day 1 Itinerary – RORO from Manila, Badladz, Fridays

After 2 years of COVID lockdown, my family really wanted to get out of the house and just chill by the beach. We desperately needed a change in scenery. But, we also weren’t gutsy enough to fly yet. This meant Read more…


Baguio Christmas Staycation during COVID – Experience Sharing

As COVID is still running rampant, international travel is out of the picture. Even local travel that require planes is out of the picture as my family is still a bit leery of plane travel. That leaves us with limited Read more…


Chocolate de Batirol Baguio Honest Review

We never miss Chocolate de Batirol whenever we go to Baguio. Their hot chocolate – made using high quality cacao beans and prepared when you order it is delicious and really warms you up on a cold Baguio day. Today Read more…


Agara Ramen Baguio Honest Review

You know when it’s cold, you crave for something piping hot? That was how we felt when we were in Baguio recently, and so when I saw a top-rated ramen restaurant, we decided to check it out. But mygosh, it’s Read more…


Shangri-la the Fort BGC Christmas Staycation during COVID Honest Review

Shangrila had this really nice 50% off promo if you use your Golden Circle points to book. Since I have a plethora of points and really, nowhere to go, I decided to book Shangri-la the Fort for a Christmas staycation. Read more…


Amare La Cucina Baguio Honest Review

Back in Baguio! We didn’t bother making a lunch reservation because we didn’t know how long the triage would take. We had heard horror stories where triage took 4+ hours, so we were a bit worried. Thankfully Camp John Hay’s Read more…