Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Boracay Beach Club

Where to stay in Boracay? Try Boracay Beach Club. Take a look at the hotel where we stayed!







For more information about Boracay Beach Club, visit Club Tourists account in Trip Advisor.






Monday, September 28, 2009

October Events in the Philippines

Its countdown to October-fest 2009! Club Tourists gathered some of the well-known events in the Philippines. So what are you waiting for? Get the cheapest fare, pack your stuffs and experience October like never before!

Events listed are chronologically arranged


ZAMBOANGA HERMOSA FESTIVAL
October 1- October 12 | Zamboanga City
Zamboanga La Hermosa Festival or the popurlay known as Fiesta Pilar, is held in honor of the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Pilar at the legendary Fort Pila. The people of Zamboanga fervently believe that the lady has served as their unifying cultural and historical symbol. In commemoration of her feast day, Zamboanga displays its devotion and enthusiasm with a nine-night procession, fireworks, an ethnic parade, a cultural show, a regatta, and the Miss Zamboanga parade.


WOW DABAW

October 1 - October 15 | Davao City
A major promotional activity showcasing the various tourist destinations/products of the Davao region.


KINILAW FESTIVAL
October 2 |
Surigao City
Different ways to prepare “Kinilaw” (raw fish delicacy) is the festivals main attraction. It also features the variety of fish, seafoods and other marine products in the locality.


PAGODA (Feast of St. Francis of Assissi)
October 4 |
Cardona, Rizal
The Pagoda or procession in the lake is annually held to ask the Lord Almighty for a bountiful and blessed lake through the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi. The Pagoda entourage consists of the main boat carrying the image of St. Francis accompanied by boats with musical bands to provide the music and other boats and/or motorized bancas carrying the religious residents and visitors.

SINANGGIYAW FESTIVAL
October 4
| Dumanju, Cebu

The name Sinanggi-yaw is taken from two old Cebuano words, "Sinanggi" meaning abundance of harvested agricultural products of our farmers and "Sayaw" meaning dance. Every year, the Sinanggi-yaw Festival draws together exhibitors, song, dance, and other cultural performances to give thanks for a full and good harvest.




LA TORRE
October 6
|
Cardona, Rizal
The traditional and colorful “La Torre” will come alive with its joyful poise in concert with the music of the brass bands.


FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY
October 7 | Dipolog City
Dipolog City fiesta highlighted with religious and cultural shows.


SIARGAO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN BODY BOARDERS SURFING CHALLENGE
October 7 - October 20
| General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte
A new water sports event in the country participated by international body boarders. This is a world series event organize by the International Bodyboarders Association.

BAGLUS FESTIVAL

October 9 | Angeles City

Wide parade is participated in by representative by the different sector of Angeles City


LA NAVAL FESTIVAL
October 9
| Angeles City

October 12
| Quezon City

A celebration in honor of the Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario.


FIESTANG KULIAT
October 10 | Angeles City

Fiestang Kuliat represents the resilience of Angeles City in Pampanga since the area was hit by the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991 and after the United States Military base in Clarkfield was withdrawn. In honor of the patron saint of Culiat, Blessed Virgin Mary of Rosary.


TING’UDO FESTIVAL (Fruit harvest)
October 10
| Makilala, Cotabato
A celebration of bountiful fruit harvest highlighted by a fruit festival.


INUG-OG FESTIVAL

October 14 | Oroquieta City

It is a showcase of ethnic dances on the street as tribute to Oroquieta City’s patron saint, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.


KAPAKYANAN FESTIVAL
October 14 - October 15 | Victoria, Mindoro Oriental

Kapakyanan means abundance. The festival focuses on the bountiful harvest of fruits and crops. Its highlights are street dancing and a beauty pageant with agriculture as the central theme. Kapakyanan is a Mangyan term which means “kasaganaan” or abundance.


HALAD FESTIVAL
October 15 | Talisay City, Cebu

In celebration of the feast in honor of Sta. Teresa de Avila, the city comes alive with activities such trade fairs, nightly variety shows, civic parade and street dancing featuring city’s famous products like lechon, cooking demonstration & food fair with tastiest lechon contest.


KASANGGAYAHAN FESTIVAL
October 15 - October 25 | Sorsogon, Sorsogon

Every October of each year, the Kasanggayahan Festival is celebrated in Sorsogon in commemoration of its foundation as a Province. It is a province-wide festival, with the center of activities in Sorsogon City.


SAGINGAN FESTIVAL

October 16 - 17
| Tubod, Lanao del Norte

A celebration of thanksgiving and bounty featuring the banana.


BUGLASAN FESTIVAL
October 16 - 25 | Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

The main part will be in the Sidlakan Village but the whole City of Generator people will be in Festival Fever. The highlight of the Buglasan Festival 2009 in Dumaguete will be the streetdance contest in the morning of Friday the 23 followed by the Bugalsan Parade through the road-construction sides of Dumaguete City in the afternoon of the same day.
Click here for the schedules

LEYTE GULF LANDING ANNIVERSARY
October 17 - October 20 | Dulag and Palo, Leyte

Leyte Gulf Philippines annually witnesses the attendance of dignitaries coming from the U.S., Allied Forces, and Japan to attend the Anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings every October 20.




PAMUGU-AN FESTIVAL
October 17 - October 23 | Mansalay, Mindoro Oriental

A festive reunion of different “Mangyan” tribes.


ANA KALANG FESTIVAL
October 18 - 22 | Nagcarlan, Laguna

A roster-full of activities highlighting an agri-fair that exhibits the
town's bountiful harvest of Lanzones. The festival is named after Ana Kalang. A beautiful leader, allegedly saw the Virgin Sta. Ana, who took the poison out of the lanzones fruit so that it can be edible.

MASSKARA FESTIVAL

October 19 | Bacolod City

Bacolod City never seems to lose its luster, especially when Masskara celebration comes. The annual Masskara Festival Held in Bacolod City every October is a celebration which has earned for Bacolod the title "City of Smiles". This is Bacolod's biggest event that reflects the Bacoleños' love for fun and gaiety.
Click here for the schedules

LANZONES FESTIVAL
October 20 - October 24 | Camiguin

The Lanzones fruit is a major source of the Camiguin Islands' livelihood and it is for the annual
harvest that they celebrate this thanksgiving day.
Click here for the schedules

CATANDUNGAN “PADAYAW” FESTIVAL
October 21- October 23 | Catanduanes

Padadyaw is an old Catandunganon term which means to show one's best with pride and dignity coupled with excitement. Celebration of the province’s founding anniversary, and a tribute to its founder, to continuously remind the people of Catanduanes of the province’s independence from the province of Albay. Main features: street dance – Pantomina, beauty pageant, agro-trade fair, sports events, guided tours, photo exhibits, and more.


PMA FOUNDATION ANNIVERSAY
October 24 | Baguio City

Alumni homecoming of the country''s premier Military school


BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT
October 25 | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte

Commemoration of the anniversary of the battle of Surigao Strait during World War II.


IBALONG FESTIVAL

October 25 - October 31 | Legazpi City, Albay
A festival depicting Bicol’s early beginning as portrayed by the characteristics in the epic entitled- IBALONG.



BANAYAN FESTIVAL
October 26- October 28 | Banaybanay, Davao Oriental
A thanksgiving celebration giving tribute to the town’s main product.

ASWANG FESTIVAL
October 29- October 30 | Roxas City, Capiz
According to the festival organizer (Dugo Capiznon, Inc.): “We have three main objectives for this festival: First, to reverse the negative image of Capiz as a haven of aswang and remove the stigma attached to the word. We consider aswang simply a myth, with no factual basis. It does not exist except in the imagination of people. Second, to promote economic growth by helping small businessmen. We do this through trade exhibits during the festival.Third, to promote Capiz as a good tourist destination by highlighting its famous sea food products, fine beaches and other local scenery.”

APO FIESTA
October 30 | Angeles City
Held every last Friday of October in honor of ‘Apung Mamacalulu’ or the Lord of the Holy Sepulcher.

HINUGYAW SA ANILAO

October 31 | Anilao, Iloilo

This is a celebration of the separation of Anilao from Banate, which also features various sports and cultural activities.










Thursday, August 20, 2009

Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa Palawan

Don't ever leave Puerto Princesa if you haven't been to Honda Bay. All-in-one adventure like Island hopping, swimming, snorkeling, diving and even fish feeding. Perfect site for photography as well by capturing the sunrise or sunset across the blue ocean and white sand. Nice!





How to Get there?
There a couple of ways to go to this island. Just ensure to put into mind that both of these options meet at
Barangay Sta. Lourdes Tagbanua



Option 1. Either get a travel agent by just paying them roughly around Php1,500 each person. This includes hotel pick-up, boat rentals, lunch, snorkeling gears and entrance to islands.

Option 2.
Explore the island by yourself by just spending Php1,500 together with your group (max of 8). If you have a very tight budget, the second option will definitely save you from harm.

What's in our backpacks?
1. Sunscreen
2. Money (roughly around Php300 each, if you're a group of 8)
3. Swim wear
4. Extra clothes
5. Cap or umbrella
6. Packed Lunch
7. Camera
8. Snacks and Water
9. Aqua Shoes (optional since you can rent this)
10. Snorkeling set (optional since you can rent this)



How much is the Entrance Fee in each Island?
Unfortunately there are fees to some of the islands. But it won't cost you a fortune don't worry.

Canon (Cowrie) Island - Php25
Pandan Island- Php25
Snake Island - FREE
Starfish Island - Php50
Luli (Lulubog-Lilitaw) Island - Php50
Pambato Coral Reef - Php50
Dos Palmas - Php500 for just 20 to 30mins of stay only

Gears Can be Rented as well:

Mask - Php1000
Snorkel - Php540
Mask Strap - Php250
Handle - Php35
Mouth Piece - Php160
Fins - Php1200
Booties - Php600




Can we stay overnight in these islands?
Dos Palmas is the only one that have rooms for rent. Reservation is need. You may Visit Dos Palmas Island Resort and Spa for more details.






Related Post:
Puerto Princesa, Palawan Itinerary

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Our first stop, is the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport. This is located somewhere in the far north already. Basically in Subic, Pampanga. We've landed in this airport since we've chosen Air Asia as our carrier to Kuala Lumpur. Air Asia's terminal is only located there so we have no choice but to abide.




Travel period from Philippines to Malaysia is around 6 hours. So while in the plane, we've fine tuned our Itineraries to be able to make sure that we will not miss different must see's in the country. Of course, after the "review", we ended up sleeping to make sure that we have the strength to tour Kuala Lumpur.

We checked-in in Bintang Warisan Hotel. The hotel is very accessible to almost anything! Almost 2-3 blocks from our hotel is Pasar Malam Night Market and the Pavilion. We went to the Night Market to get us some "Pasalubong".




Tired and hungry, we wanted to try some Malaysian delicacies. Luckily, we've passed through one hawker in one of the streets going to our hotel. We got the chance to eat in "Nasi Lemak Kukus" (means steamed rice with coconut milk). A full meal with an average of 1RM. Not bad for a tourist with tight budget huh?




We rested early to make sure that we can wake up in the morning for the Batu Cave. Unfortunately, due to some circumstances, we woke up late. hehe! Anyways, we went straight up to Batu Cave. When you're here, you'll be thinking, are we in India already? Lot's of Indians around since this is a place of worship for them. Huge statues of different Hindu gods covered almost the whole place. Mind you, if you plan to travel here, better bring an umbrella and lots of water because the place is very humid. whew!





After taking some shots in Batu Cave, we are very hungry to the extent that we don't know where to eat. Until we've bumped in this resto named - Chicken Rice Shop. Set meals are somewhat cheap and good for 4 persons. Not bad for a 33RM meal.




Next stop is the National Museum. Actually, we went here by an accident. We tried the Hop-Off, Hop-On bus and to our surprise, it costs a fortune! Huwaaaw! Roughly 44RM for 24hour ride in the city. We are expecting that there is some sort of a minimum wage when going to the next hop-off points but unfortunately, once you ride the bus, you're gonna pay the whole rate.



KL Telecommunication Tower (Menara KL) is one of the known tower in KL. When we got their, they have other recreations like Snow village and Zip line.





Sad part in our tour is we haven't got the chance to climb on top of the Petronas Twin Towers. However, we didn't bother to take some shots outside of one of the tallest high riser in the world




On our last day, we ended up going to Sunway Lagoon Theme Park. We like the concept of this park. It's a combination of Splash Island and Enchanted Kingdom. Nice place for the family!











Last stop, Genting Highlands! One unforgettable experience that we had here was we rode the cable car 3 times! whew! At first, it's pretty awesome but eventually you'll be bored in it. Anyways, Genting Highland is a theme park for the family. They have an outdoor and indoor park that can really satisfy whatever adventure you may have. We suggest if you'll come here, better book your room here and have a whole day tour of the place.









Alright. We've described all the things we've done here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Til next time :)

Monday, August 3, 2009

Hong Kong, Secod Day Tour

Second day is busier in Hong Kong. We woke up early to go to the Repulse Bay. It's one of Hong Kongs Beach. White Sand but Boracay is better! We took some shots, wade in the water and enjoy the sun.





Next stop is the Big Buddha in Ngong Ping Lantau Island. Wuhooo! One mistake we made was we took the almost 2-3 hours bus ride instead of riding the cable car! what the! Anyways, at least we still ended up in front of the Big Buddha without a scratch. Imagine going to the 100 steps in Baguio? Thats how it works here. We went to more than a hundred steps just to see the Buddha upclose. While on the top, you can see almost the whole Hong Kong. Just like in The Victoria Peak. Nice!
Not to mention walking right through the Po Lin Monastery. Preservation of culture at its best!






We didn't spend much time in Ngong Ping by the way since our next stop is, where else, Hong Kong Disneyland! wuhooo! We went there aboard the MTR Disneyland Resort Line. The trains themselves are sleek and modern, but their colors and fanciful details, including Mickey Mouse-shaped windows trimmed in red that look out over gold ribbons and sparkling pixie dust, provide a classic look that enables them to appear equally at home in either of their destinations: the futuristic Sunny Bay Station and the Victorian-themed Disneyland Resort Station.This makes the very first dedicated train line for a Disney theme park anywhere in the world! Imagine the excitement we've experience aboard it until we've reached the park. We can describe it in 1 work - "Magical!"








There's a lot to see, hear, do and experience in Hong Kong Disneyland. We are like kids waving to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Buzz Lightyear and all other Disney Characters. One of the best experienced that we will treasure and of share to our family in the future!










That's the highlight of our stay in Hong Kong. We love the country so much that we don't wanna go home anymore! we wish! Catch our next blog regarding Hong Kong. We will tackle each and every tourists spot in detail.