Philippine Travel Tour

People's Park: Fountain

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:31:00 +0000

Fountain at People's Park, Davao City...

Front view of the fountain...

I tried to experiment on the camera's shutter speed. A faster shutter speed freezes the water droplets from the fountain while a slower speed blurs the droplets, creating cottony strands of water.

At night, the fountain looks even more interesting
because of the different lighting colors...

Children enjoys playing in the fountain...

There are a lot of visitors in the park even at night time.
So if you are in Davao and you haven't been there,
I recommend that you go there and have fun!

People's Park Sculptures

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:03:00 +0000

I love Peolple's Park in Davao City!

It opened on December 2007 which is worth 72 million pesos,
formerly PTA Grounds in Davao City.

Keep the park clean...

Nice way to teach children how to take care of our environment...

After an abundant harvest of fruits and vegetables...

The park is open during weekdays with no entrance fee!

Related posts:

People's Park: Fountain
People's Park: Flowers
Sunken Garden
Pictorial

Malagos Garden Resort, Davao

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:39:00 +0000

Just to give you a glimpse of
Malagos Garden Resort, Davao City.

A place where you will see interesting art works...

Bird feeding...

Noah's Arc Topiary of different animals...

Boat...

Animals...

Beautiful landscapes...

Garden for lovers!

And bird show, among others! Details will be posted in my future posts!

Related posts:

Malagos garden: Animals encounter
Malagos garden flowers
Noah's Arc Topiary
Interesting garden and landscapes
Abueva artworks
Abueva in the garden
Malagos garden birds
Chicken, ducks and mallard

Polilio Island Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:12:00 +0000

Photos taken at Polilio Island, Quezon, Philippines

Related Posts:

Polilio island unfinished fish port
Polilio island flowers
Isla Polilio beach resort

Aglipay Cave Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:55:00 +0000

Just to give you a glance of Aglipay Cave. Each photo resembles a particular structure which is magnificently shaped by nature in a long long time. Can you tell what shape does a particular image resemble by just looking at them?

Related Posts

Aglipay cave
Aglipay cave limestone formation
Aglipay cave more photos

Eden Nature Park, Davao

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:25:00 +0000

Eden Nature Park is one of the best tourist attraction in Davao City. It is about 3,000 ft above sea level, nestled on the upper slopes of grand old Mt. Talomo, with majestic Mt. Apo peeking behind its shoulders. This mountain resort is actually 95% man-made! This just shows that man can re-create nature and rebuild the lost environment. Inside the park is a wildlife conservation program to shelter different species of plants and animals. If you are looking for a place to relax and rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul, this is absolutely the perfect place for you.

More info and photos about eden park:
Eden nature park birds
Pictorial 1
Pictorial 2
Up-close
How to go to eden nature park?
Trees

Balanan Lake, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:17:00 +0000

Balanan Lake is located at the core tropical rainforest of Brgy. Sandulot, Siaton, Negros Oriental. It is a freshwater lake shaped like a long bone with the narrowest point between the two major portions at 90 meters wide. It is bounded by mountain ranges and three main water inflows at the northern end: the Lamarao, Balanan and Managobsob Creeks.

This vast water reservoir, locally known as ‘linaw’, was formed by a tectonic earthquake that shook Siaton on May 5, 1925. Originally, it was a river but the 6.8- magnitude earthquake triggered landslides that created a natural dam forming the 25-hectare Lake Balanan.

Today, Balanan Lake is well-known to be the heart of ecotourism in the province. It is enclosed with hills and ranges mounting 200 meters from the banks - the Balanan mountain range on the east; and on the west, the Nasig-id mountain range; and an aged forest comprising of almost a hundred soaring, tall dalakit / balete trees. The Lamarao, Balanan and Managobsob creeks feed the lake at the northen end. Another prominent feature of this nature’s masterpiece is the Lamarao and Balanan Falls with scenic and crystal clear cascades.

Accommodations are strategically located at the hillside offering guests with the spectacular view of the lake. Visitors may choose to stay in a modernly-designed, air-conditioned hotel, in a converted staff house, or in a native and homey dalakit tree-house rising 60-feet above the lakeshore. Guests may take pleasure among the varied-shapes swimming pools. A floating pier offers kayaks, banca/baroto, raft and pedal-or-paddle boats. Amenities also include a dining pavilion, floating cottages, and Balaney (Balanan Jeepney) which ferries guest from the parking lot to the Balanan Lake Main Cottage.

More about balanan lake:

Apo Island, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:56:00 +0000

The Island is a source of pride for Filipinos being one of the top 100 divespots in the world. But the real source of prestige for this Island is the international recognition given to the community-organized marine sanctuaries established in 1982.

Information, tips, and how to get there?

The light house!

Rock architecture!

Beaches...

More about apo island:

Marine Sunctuary
Fishes and corals
Rock architecture
How to get there
Accomodations
Things to see and do
Lighthouse

Hundred Islands Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:52:00 +0000

How many islands can you count?

One, two, three, four...

Five...

Six, seven, eight, nine...

And a lot more...

Kawa River, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:31:00 +0000

Big rocks!

Clean water!

Children playing!

Children posing like models!

These photos were taken at Kawa River in
Valencia, Negros Oriental...

Casaroro Falls, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:24:00 +0000

Cool Climate...

Rock Formation and cold water...

Casaroro Falls from afar...

Around 100 ft. Casaroro Falls, One of the highest I have seen

Casaroro Falls close up...

More info on Casaroro Falls:

Sunrise at Dumaguete City

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:15:00 +0000

Just want to share with you the photos that I have taken at

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

The Forest Camp

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:10:00 +0000

Make a wish!

Dating area...

Cool River...

Another popular tourist destination in Negros Oriental. For those who loves nature, plants, river, bridges, "bahay kubo", and many more. This is the perfect place for you to relax your mind and feed your eyes with beautiful sceneries. More photos to come on my next posts...

Tamaraw Falls, Puerto Gallera, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:39:00 +0000

These photos were taken at Tamaraw Falls, Puerto Gallera, Oriental Mindoro. It is actually in the boundary between Puerto Gallera and San Teodoro, just along the main highway. To go there (from Puerto Gallera), you need to ride a jeepney going to Calapan City and it costs around 20 pesos to the falls. When we got there, there were monkeys playing on top of the trees unfortunately I don't have a camera with powerful lenses to capture that moment...

Puerto Gallera, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:24:00 +0000

Rock Formation

Good Accomodation

White Beach

Just to mention a few reasons why you should go to Puerto Gallera!

Aras Falls, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:50:00 +0000

Another interesting falls at San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro.

The Aras falls is quite high...

There is a place below the falls where you can swim...

The guy in the middle left posed as I was taking a photo,
I told him I will post it in the internet.
May be he thinks I was joking, heheh...

Sagada, Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:12:00 +0000

This is sumaguing cave in Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines. After visiting ifugao's rice terraces and falls, it is advisable to go Sagada to visit one of the most if not the most popular cave in the Philippines. The photo above shows the caves' own version of rice terraces, interesting and unique. This march 2009, I will be posting some of the photos taken inside the cave for you to find out why it is considered as one of the in the Philippines or maybe even in the world!

View related topics about Mt. Province.

Philippine Travel Tour back to Blogspot

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:17:00 +0000

To all the folowers of Philippine Travel Tour. This is to inform you that somebody have taken over www.philippinetraveltour.com. When I bought the domain, I have set the automatic renewal of the domain annually. Unfornately, something went wrong. To cut the long story short, the domain expired without being renewed and somebody saw an opportunity and grabbed the domain. Anyways, there is nothing I can do so the site is now back to http://philippinetraveltour.blogspot.com/ and it started last March 2011. Any posts made after that was not made by author. Will try to repost some of my old posts to have them indexed with my blogspot address. I also have new and better photos to post in the future.

Regards,

Philippine Travel Tour

Maxima Aqua Fun and Eagle View

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:23:00 +0000

Maxima Aqua Fun and Eagle View Canopy Walk:

Home of Abyss Giant Water Slide
Samal Island, Davao City

Giant Slide

Eagle View Canopy Walk

Other attractions...

Entrance Fee:

Open Everyday
(8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
Php 150 Adult
Php 100 Child
Inclusion:
- unlimited use of the slide
- tables and chairs
- life vest
- diving board

Saturdays and Sundays
Php 200 Adult
Inclusion:
- eagle view canopy walk
- unlimited use of the slide
- tables and chairs
- life vest
- diving board

Davao's Durian

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:16:00 +0000

Durian - "Smells like Hell, Tastes like Heaven"

Magsaysay Market in Davao City...

They have lots of Durian!

They can open it for you so you can eat it there...

There are different varities depending on your preference. The Thailand varieties of Chani and Mon Thong are for those who doesn't want the offensive smell, recommended for those who will be eating the exotic fruit for the first time. There are also local cultivars like Arancillo and Puyat which are sweet, as well as native varieties which have their own unique characteristics.

For people who doesn't want to eat the fruit in the market, there are also plastic containers and styro foams for frozen durian products. Tourists who will be travelling to far places and want to bring durian with them usually resort to this kind of packaging.

Camdy bars, jams, tarts, and many other products of
durian are also available in the market.

Many tourist actually go to Davao with the sole or primary purpose of eating durian. For people who likes durian, it would be a regret to go there without having a taste of durian. And if you haven't eaten durian yet, it's worth trying!

People's Park Pictorial

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:53:00 +0000

People's Park

Durian Dome?

The sculptures...

Flowers...

The Sunken Garden...

The Fountain!

And of course, the mighty Philippine Eagle...

Love Ko ang Libro

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:37:00 +0000

Love ko ang libro: A happy reader leader campaign to encourage more children to get into the habit of reading. I still believe that books are one of the best and most reliable sources of knowledge even in these age of computer and internet world. Remember, anybody can post anything they want to put in the web but for the books to be published, they have to undergo a lot of process including reviews from experts. These photos were taken at the People's Park in Davao City.

Sunken Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:17:00 +0000

The Sunken Garden can be found at the People's Park in Davao City...

People's Park: Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:28:00 +0000

These photos were taken at the People's Park in Davao City...

Los Banos Flower and Garden Show 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Lavern) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:13:00 +0000

The Flower and Garden Show at UP Los Banos, Laguna

This year's theme: Garden Wedding
April 23 to May 2, 2010.

Sample landscapes...

Hoyas...

Anthuriums...

Roses...

Orchids...

And a lot more, hope I could post all my photos here...