The Year That Was – Year 2016
This article is literally a year-ender
post, written barely 2 hours before Year 2016 bade goodbye. So here goes our review of the year that was
2016.
Our new year was surprised by a sad news
from friends, co-mountaineers/rescuers alike, regarding the damage typhoon Nona
has caused in the Infanta area. Without
hesitation, we responded even it meant walking nearly 15 kilometers under the
rain and cold wind. We passed several
landslides, damaged houses and newly formed waterfalls along the road. The team helped set-up rope access to bring
the relief goods to the affected areas in other side of the damaged bridge.
We celebrated the month of love with an amazing
race trip to the Eastern Visayas with a Biliran-Southern Leyte-Leyte-Eastern
Samar route. Yes, it was an arduous
journey but the doting ambience of Caluwayan resort on the heart’s day was a
startling compliment.
Sailing Back Home
More than a decade has passed and I
haven’t returned to the island I was hailed.
Yes, I was raised in a small town, an island though part of Bicol is
situated in the Visayan region. The
longer I am away, the more yearning to revisit my once abode, my bliss. I am now a stranger to the place I knew so
well. Deep inside, fearful if I still
belong to the town life used to revolve.
Since mum passed away, the feeling of an outcast filled in. I have wandered around looking for “home” but
truly, “there’s no place like home”. My
heart wishes for my first home; where memories were still vivid and has held a
special site.
Catanduanes Up Close
What is great about how the regions in the
Philippines are structured is that visiting all provinces in one trip is
doable. Depending on your itinerary and travel goals, some regions might
require a week or more to explore but some areas will only take you a long
weekend.
The other beauty of crossing all provinces,
apart from the scenery as you journey, is the experience of riding different
transportation vehicles. Although the Philippines is lacking in direct
transport networks, travelers from around the globe patiently endure long
commutes on their trip to discover the unexploited gems of the country.
Undeniably, the rise of local tourists boosts the tourism of all
localities which challenges the government to improve the infrastructure.
Among the regions that are easy to explore is
the Bicol Region as it is accessible through land or by air. It’s friendly to
all kinds of tourists be it solo, couple, family or group and accommodations ranges from budget to
luxe. Just use any online hotel booking site like Traveloka and you will see various accommodation options. You will find
that at least a few are sure to meet your budget and needs.
TravelBookPH First Blogger Affiliate Get Together Event At The Legend Villas
The first ever TravelBook.ph Blogger Affiliate Get Together has been a huge success! From the event proper,
to The Legend Villas Hotel Tour, and Buffet Lunch of Lola Maria Restaurant, TravelBook.ph’s
Blogger Affiliates surely enjoyed the rest of the day!
True to its word, with the
event’s fun and interactive contests, games, raffles, and networking
opportunities, the blogger affiliates together with TravelBook’s Business
Development Team had a great and exciting day to remember.
The Legend Villas toured the
blogger affiliates around the hotel to check their elegant Function Rooms, and
different hotel room types.
BICOL ROADTRIP WITH KIDS [Camarines Norte – Camarines Sur – Albay – Camarines Sur]
A trip unplanned but thanks to the APEC
holiday for the long weekend plus it coincided with my youngest birthday;
indeed, a birthday celebration away from home.
We are true blooded bicolanas; me a full born Masbateña and hubby’s father was hailed
from Sorsogon. Whenever we’re in Bicol’s
soil, it has a natural homey tone except that we missed both our provinces for
this round. This however was the kids first Bicol trip which made the voyage a
family tree quiz bee.
During college, the Bicol highway is a
customary sight and the verge of trees shadowing the road was inscribed by my
countless lonely plies then but today, it was the kids turn for the dumbfounded
gaze.
The actual account of our Bicolandia road
trip as follows:
Day
1
Depart Manila for Bicol
Around Daet, Camarines Norte
-
Jose
Rizal Oldest Monument
-
Kapitolyo
ng Camarines Norte
-
Parroquia
de San Juan Bautista
-
Bagasbas
Beach
Traveled to Naga City
The Year That Was – Year 2015
We jolted Year 2015 with a rainy Intramuros roam that ended in a savage
Zark’s burger meal. Yet, it failed to please the New Year travel itch…
HULUGAN FALLS AND ALIW FALLS DAYTRIP _ Part 2 – Aliw Waterfalls
With tummies filled, we continued our
jaunt to the nearby Aliw Waterfalls. The
flurry from the earlier Hulugan Falls adventure still loiter in our
psyches.
Aliw Falls though part of Brgy. San Jose
was less than a kilometer away from Brgy. San Salvador of Hulugan Falls. The two are actually within strides, just
note of the gate of a deserted housing project which served as the jump-off
of Aliw Waterfalls. Earlier on, we
informed our guides that we will explore two waterfalls. They’re the one who suggested what to visit
first.
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