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PANDIN AND YAMBU LAKE Planning to go in Kayangan Lake Coron but don’t have extra budget or time to travel? This place located in Laguna will give you the Coron vibes you’ve been lookking for. How to get there? • Ride a van in Robinson Dasmariñas going to San Pablo City, Laguna • Upon reaching the city proper of San Pablo, ride a jeepney with a sign board “Ilog” • The last stop is in the entrance of Pandin Lake • From there you can either ride a tricycle going to the lake or trek for 10 minutes. I would suggest trekking instead of riding a tricycle; it would be a great experience. Things to Remember: • You can either walk in or have a reservation for the bamboo raft. • You may contact ate Tina-09079952983 or ate Siony-09299783565 for advance reservation. • Rate per pax is Php 350.00 which includes bamboo rafting for 4 hours, swimming and trek to Yambu Lake, food (one cup of rice, grilled tilapia, ensaladang pako, pinoy shrimp patties, banana) and bottled water. • Comfort room is available for Php 5.00 • They also offer souvenirs like ref magnet, key chains, wallets etc. Things to do: • swimming • trekking • fishing • picture taking Total Cost: • Van Transportation – Php 276.00 (back and forth) • Jeep – Php 22.00 (back and forth) • Bamboo Raft Package – Php 350.00 • TOTAL = Php 648.00

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PANDIN AND YAMBU LAKE Planning to go in Kayangan Lake Coron but don’t have extra budget or time to travel? This place located in Laguna will give you the Coron vibes you’ve been lookking for. How to get there? • Ride a van in Robinson Dasmariñas going to San Pablo City, Laguna • Upon reaching the city proper of San Pablo, ride a jeepney with a sign board “Ilog” • The last stop is in the entrance of Pandin Lake • From there you can either ride a tricycle going to the lake or trek for 10 minutes. I would suggest trekking instead of riding a tricycle; it would be a great experience. Things to Remember: • You can either walk in or have a reservation for the bamboo raft. • You may contact ate Tina-09079952983 or ate Siony-09299783565 for advance reservation. • Rate per pax is Php 350.00 which includes bamboo rafting for 4 hours, swimming and trek to Yambu Lake, food (one cup of rice, grilled tilapia, ensaladang pako, pinoy shrimp patties, banana) and bottled water. • Comfort room is available for Php 5.00 • They also offer souvenirs like ref magnet, key chains, wallets etc. Things to do: • swimming • trekking • fishing • picture taking Total Cost: • Van Transportation – Php 276.00 (back and forth) • Jeep – Php 22.00 (back and forth) • Bamboo Raft Package – Php 350.00 • TOTAL = Php 648.00

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VALENTINO RESORT AND SPA One of the most relaxing places I've been so far. It's a resort in the middle of the city. Could you imagine that? The ambiance of the place is so relaxing and refreshing. How to get there? Via Commute • Ride a bus going to Lemery and tell the conductor to drop you of at Pinagtung-ulan, San Jose Batangas. Or you could say to drop you at Valentino Resort and Spa. • You may take a tricycle going to the resort or you could just walk, which we did to lessen the expenses. It is estimated 3-5 minutes of walk from the highway to the resort. Via Private Car • Take Star Tollway and exit at Lipa • Take a left going to Brgy. Banay Banay • You will pass by Fernando Airbase on your right • Take a right towards Cuence • You will see a sign of the resort on the left side •Take a left at the sign, the main entrance of the resort is on the right Things to Remember: • Make sure to have a reservation one week prior to your preferred check in date to check the availability of the rooms. Go to their official website http://www.valentinoresortandspa.com for reservations or dial T: [phone] / M: 0917-515-5936; 0939-907-6694 • Check In Time is 2:00 PM and Check Out Time is 12:00 NN. In case you arrived early, you can roam around the place while waiting for your room to be ready. • Room rates and availability are posted on their website. They require 50% of the total room cost to be deposit to guarantee the reservation. • You can have a day tour or an overnight stay at the resort. • You have to pay additional payment for the spa services. • Their restaurant opens from Monday –Thursday (7:00 AM-9:00 PM) and Friday-Sunday (7:00 AM-10:00 PM) • You can bring alcoholic beverages with a corkage fee of 50% of the total amount. • Pets are not allowed inside the resort. Things to Do: • swimming (pools and jacuzzi) • spa • work out • scenic stroll • relax

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VALENTINO RESORT AND SPA One of the most relaxing places I've been so far. It's a resort in the middle of the city. Could you imagine that? The ambiance of the place is so relaxing and refreshing. How to get there? Via Commute • Ride a bus going to Lemery and tell the conductor to drop you of at Pinagtung-ulan, San Jose Batangas. Or you could say to drop you at Valentino Resort and Spa. • You may take a tricycle going to the resort or you could just walk, which we did to lessen the expenses. It is estimated 3-5 minutes of walk from the highway to the resort. Via Private Car • Take Star Tollway and exit at Lipa • Take a left going to Brgy. Banay Banay • You will pass by Fernando Airbase on your right • Take a right towards Cuence • You will see a sign of the resort on the left side •Take a left at the sign, the main entrance of the resort is on the right Things to Remember: • Make sure to have a reservation one week prior to your preferred check in date to check the availability of the rooms. Go to their official website http://www.valentinoresortandspa.com for reservations or dial T: [phone] / M: 0917-515-5936; 0939-907-6694 • Check In Time is 2:00 PM and Check Out Time is 12:00 NN. In case you arrived early, you can roam around the place while waiting for your room to be ready. • Room rates and availability are posted on their website. They require 50% of the total room cost to be deposit to guarantee the reservation. • You can have a day tour or an overnight stay at the resort. • You have to pay additional payment for the spa services. • Their restaurant opens from Monday –Thursday (7:00 AM-9:00 PM) and Friday-Sunday (7:00 AM-10:00 PM) • You can bring alcoholic beverages with a corkage fee of 50% of the total amount. • Pets are not allowed inside the resort. Things to Do: • swimming (pools and jacuzzi) • spa • work out • scenic stroll • relax

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LAYAG LAYAG BEACH Batangas is truly blessed with beautiful beaches. This one we visited has been popular in Facebook all over Summer 2017. How to get there? •Ride a bus bound to Nasugbu, Batangas (Tagaytay-Nasugbu Php 78.00) •Then ride a trike that will take you to Brgy. Papaya (Php 300.00 maximum of 4 persons. You may contact Kuya Bong at 09267824054 to take you there. Some of the driver there will offer Php 350-400 just for one ride.) •When you reach Brgy. Papaya, you may contact ate Menchi and kuya Toper for the boat transfer at 09368851447. (Php 200.00/person back and forth) Things to Remember: •You can bring your own tent. But if you don't have, you can rent to ate Menchi for only Php 300.00. But since we got three tents, we asked her to make it Php 200.00 each and she agreed. They are very accommodating. We also asked them to cooked for our food for free that they brought the next morning to the island for free also. •There's a store in the island but of course the goods are pricey. I suggest to buy all the things that you need before going to the island most especially WATER. •If you plan to do bonfire, you can just pick some branches at the island but if you're too lazy to do it, there are kids there roaming who you can ask to pick branches and you just have to give them any amount of money. •There are comfort rooms on the island but not well maintained. So good luck! •Text kuya Toper an hour before you plan to go back. •Comfort Room at ate Menchi's house is big. It's also clean like I didn't expect it since lot of tourists come and go. •You may contact Kuya Bong again to pick you up. Or if you don't want to, there are tricycle drivers waiting outside ate Menchi's house. But before riding ask the tricycle driver first for the price, because some of them may trick you. They will drop you off at the Nasugbu City Proper. •Ride a bus bound to Pasay. Things You Can Do There: •swimming •snorkeling (just bring your own snorkling gear) •cliff diving •rock climbing (Before you could cliff dive, the path going there is quite adventurous. No one will assist you. You have to do it on your own.) •island hopping (Php 100/pax) •bonfire •walwal (yes! You can bring alcohols at the island) Total Cost: •Transportation Bus - Php 156.00 (back and forth) •Tricycle - Php 600.00 good for 4 (back and forth) Php 150/pax •Boat Transfer - Php 200/head •Island Hopping - Php 100/pax •TOTAL = Php 656.00 (food excluded)

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LAYAG LAYAG BEACH Batangas is truly blessed with beautiful beaches. This one we visited has been popular in Facebook all over Summer 2017. How to get there? •Ride a bus bound to Nasugbu, Batangas (Tagaytay-Nasugbu Php 78.00) •Then ride a trike that will take you to Brgy. Papaya (Php 300.00 maximum of 4 persons. You may contact Kuya Bong at 09267824054 to take you there. Some of the driver there will offer Php 350-400 just for one ride.) •When you reach Brgy. Papaya, you may contact ate Menchi and kuya Toper for the boat transfer at 09368851447. (Php 200.00/person back and forth) Things to Remember: •You can bring your own tent. But if you don't have, you can rent to ate Menchi for only Php 300.00. But since we got three tents, we asked her to make it Php 200.00 each and she agreed. They are very accommodating. We also asked them to cooked for our food for free that they brought the next morning to the island for free also. •There's a store in the island but of course the goods are pricey. I suggest to buy all the things that you need before going to the island most especially WATER. •If you plan to do bonfire, you can just pick some branches at the island but if you're too lazy to do it, there are kids there roaming who you can ask to pick branches and you just have to give them any amount of money. •There are comfort rooms on the island but not well maintained. So good luck! •Text kuya Toper an hour before you plan to go back. •Comfort Room at ate Menchi's house is big. It's also clean like I didn't expect it since lot of tourists come and go. •You may contact Kuya Bong again to pick you up. Or if you don't want to, there are tricycle drivers waiting outside ate Menchi's house. But before riding ask the tricycle driver first for the price, because some of them may trick you. They will drop you off at the Nasugbu City Proper. •Ride a bus bound to Pasay. Things You Can Do There: •swimming •snorkeling (just bring your own snorkling gear) •cliff diving •rock climbing (Before you could cliff dive, the path going there is quite adventurous. No one will assist you. You have to do it on your own.) •island hopping (Php 100/pax) •bonfire •walwal (yes! You can bring alcohols at the island) Total Cost: •Transportation Bus - Php 156.00 (back and forth) •Tricycle - Php 600.00 good for 4 (back and forth) Php 150/pax •Boat Transfer - Php 200/head •Island Hopping - Php 100/pax •TOTAL = Php 656.00 (food excluded)

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DARANAK FALLS

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CALINAWAN CAVE Rain started to pour going to Calinawan Cave, but luckily it stopped when we got there. I haven't realized that we're already there since there's no sign of a cave. Little did I know that the entrance of the cave is in my front already. We paid for the environmental fee and we're provided with safety helmet and a flash light. Our tour guide is a boy which I can estimate 13-15 years of old. It is my first time to enter a cave and of course I was amazed by rock formation. I remember studying these when I was in grade shcool. A stalactites (n icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave, and is produced by precipitation of minerals from water dripping through the cave ceiling. Most have pointed tips.) and stalagmites (an upward-growing mound of mineral deposits that have precipitated from water dripping onto the floor of a cave. Most have rounded or flattened tips.) We were asked by our tour guide if we wanted to try the hard trail or the easy trail. Since this is our first time and we wanted to make the most out of it, we tried the hard trail. We just have to add an additional fee to the tour guide. It is quite hard but we all surpassed it. He also gave us some history of the cave. He told us that it was called Calinawan because a long time ago, Japanese and Filipino men had an agreement and this is where they had an understanding. In tagalog "Nag Kalinawan" We reached the end of the cave for less than 15 minutes and that is where I found the rock formation I've seen mostly when I searched for Calinawan Cave.

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Regina RICA (Rosarii Institute for Contemplation in Asia) Road going to Regina RICA from Pililla Windmills Farm is quite terrifying. The road is secluded and I haven't seen any vehicles for like 20 minutes of travelling. I saw an arch with Poblacion Ardiente and it looks like we are travelling from the past. The place is good and surrounded by tall grasses. We also passed by a place with lots of pine trees and it felt like we're in Switzerland or something. When we finally reached the place kuya PJ told us that there is parking lot fee for the tricycle and that we could leave some of our things in the trike and assured us that it will all be secured. We got our valuable things (phone, camera, wallet) and chips with us so we could eat while walking. We're a little bit hungry that time since it's passed 12:00 already. We paid for the parking fee and started walking up the sacred trail, a 300+ steps trail made of bricks, some of which with footprints of those who gave their love offering. The trail is pretty easy to walk through and is lined up with flowers and citrus trees, making the climb a walk in the park. At the top of the hill is the 71-meter high statue of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary with its mantle extended at the back and serves as the roof of the area. After the prayer, pilgrims will then be allowed to line up and climb the statue to pay respect. After our visit to Our Lady, we then roam around and took some photos of the place.

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PILILLA WINDMILLS FARM I don't have much time to plan a vacation going up north. Luckily, one of my friend suggested this place to me. The Pililla Windmills Farm which is located in Tanay Rizal. Yes, it is not the famous Bangui Windmill Farm in Ilocos but the company which operates the said farm is the same with this one. It is located in Brgy. Halayhayin in Pililla. We reached the place by 11:30 AM and decided to have a 30 minutes picture taking and sight seeing, since we still have lots of places to go. We were like kids running around the place. We're so full of excitement and joy. Aside from the windmills you'll also get to see the spectacular view of Laguna de Bay, which is indeed breath taking. I couldn't help myself not to take lot of pictures. But I don't think that pictures can give justice to what it actually looks like in personal. Before riding back to the tricycle we take a look at the souvenir shop. I don't know what my friends bought but I got a cute windmill keychain.