Eat and Run

Montemar Beach Club

Jeff — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:07:50 +0000

It was always difficult to think of a place to spend a weekend nearby Manila. Traveling by land, there’s only a handful of places to visit without driving more than 3 hours, and since there’s only a handful, most of us already been there. This weekend, we spent an overnight trip to Montemar Beach [...]

Cebu: “Queen City of the South” travel guide, tips and itinerary

Jeff — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:16:58 +0000

Cebu is one of those places in the Philippines where one can experience different enjoyment possibilities, that one will have a hard time to prepare an itinerary. We sure did find it very difficult as we would like to experience as much of Cebu as we can given the limited time that we have, and [...]

Casa Escano: Welcome Home!

Edz — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:02:07 +0000

After our memorable trip in Bantayan, we were perfectly welcomed with a sweet smile from Mr. Tom Escano, owner of Casa Escaño Bed and Breakfast. It is situated in a strategic famous Juana Osmeña street, indeed a home sweet home in Cebu. Casa Escaño is filled with so much fun memories, from the noticeable comfort [...]

Witness Beauty Blossom in the East

Jeff — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:27:32 +0000

Witness beauty blossom in the east with the opening of the new Eastwood Mall. A new jewel to Eastwood’s Grounds. It features two distinct sections, the Central Park – a wide open area with botanical garden and lagoon, and the Main Mall section – a fine collection of upscale brands, a huge Atrium, a [...]

Underground River

Edz — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:01:31 +0000

Our second day itinerary is to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site-Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, also known as the Underground River. We are six in the family and for this special tour, my dad rented a guide going to Sabang for Php 3,500 which includes hotel pick up and the land travel to [...]

Kinabuchs and Tamilok

Edz — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:09:15 +0000

After spending a limited time during our Honda Bay trip, we rested in the hotel for few minutes then decided to have dinner at Kanila Butch or Kinabuchs. Kinabuchs is one of the sought after restaurants in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Serving mainly Filipino Cuisines from Sisig to Laing. If you’re traveling with a foreigner or [...]

Honda Bay Tour

Edz — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:05:34 +0000

Honda Bay is a group of small islands lined with fine white sand beaches. From the city to the east, we traveled approximately 12 kilometers. Packed with imagination of pristine sands and Puerto Princesa’s Honda Bay islets which have been so popular in swimming and snorkeling destination captured our hearts. After having our lunch at Badjao [...]

Badjao Seafront Restaurant

Jeff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:19:43 +0000

Badjao Seafront Restaurant a popular place to dine in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. In our stay in Palawan we all agreed that it was the best dining experience we had during the trip. After checking-in and a brief freshening, we were all hungry but no idea where to have our lunch. Our guide, Kuya Pepito was [...]

Puerto Pension Bed and Breakfast Inn

Jeff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:16:00 +0000

Looking for a reasonable, accessible and a nice place to stay in Puerto Princesa can be a challenging task for first time travelers. If you scour around the web for recommendations, reviews and experiences, you would find several accommodations with competitive price, there’s Lola Itang, Balay Inato and Liberty Park Pension. Or you may want [...]

A sweet treat of Puerto Princesa

Edz — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:11:54 +0000

A special surprise travel for us since it was my parents’ Silver Wedding Anniversary. A blend of excitement and queasy feelings for a sweet-trip-treat for my family. Another gainsay to a sweet dad who has a colleague in Puerto Princesa to help him do all the preparations for the trip. Ecstatic. Off we go [...]