Escape to San Juan Batangas

Its the time of the year again when the sea is calling for me. I have spent few days in Batangas for relaxation and meditation. This past few months have been taking a toll on me. And I need a recharge.

I love photography. I wish to have a spanking laptop so that I will be able to enhance my editing skills and video editing. (Fiance says he will buy me one, but I will save something just in case. The one I had at home keeps on hanging on me. I have been using it since college).

I was able to enjoy my stay here. Of course the foods are sumptuous which is a real deal breaker. I was surprise that I was able to gobble as much food as before since my appetite has been off this past few months. Maybe the provincial air is good for me.

I wish to go to Sagada or Benguet but sadly my fiance wouldn't let me. Oh well..

A Heightened Masungi Georeserve Adventure

When I first heard about Masungi Georeserve from my officemates, I was intrigued. Masungi has been a talk of the seasoned hikers and adventurers. It was only on June 24 (Manila Day) that we were able to experience what it has to offer.

Now, getting a reservation at Masungi Georeserve was no easy feat. For you to be able to get there, you must first view their availability on their website here. In addition, they only cater to limited group of people per day so finding a slot during weekend was hard and no walk in allowed. Good thing is Manila Day is just around the corner and it fall on weekdays.

The Masungi Discovery Trail will take you around 3-4 hours hike. It was breathtaking and exhilarating! Unfortunately, you won't be able to post as much pictures while in the area because of weak telecommunication signal. I was having panic attack the whole time I wasn't able to update Labsie as much as I want to.

Cebu Escapades 2016

It's been 2 weeks since my last Cebu trip and my body is still sore. It goes to show how much I enjoyed my Cebu trip despite the bruises from my legs.

Organizing a trip was no easy feat for me since my friend and me included were tight fisted. In addition to being tight fisted we have no experience on how to travel. Since its our first trip as a friend I opted for travel guide because: one, we get to visit the tourist spot seamlessly; two, time-constraint; and lastly - AIRCONDITIONED VAN!

Our flight to Cebu was delayed by one hour so we arrived Cebu City during rush hour and let me tell you it wasn't love at first sight! The traffic was terrible even getting transportation was difficult. But nevertheless we are looking forward to our South Cebu Experience.

See you Cebu!

eating Lechon at CNT Ayala

We woke up at 2 am, still groggy from sleep we went to South Bus Terminal to buy our tickets to Badian. Since we need to be in Badian before 7 am we have no choice but to choose the ordinary bus and boy we are flying through the Cebu at the speed of light. 

Still smiling despite the lack of sleep

We arrived at Badian earlier than usual so we stayed at 7 11 for few minutes until we decided to go to Dolor's Homestay to catch some zzz. Ms. Ivy personally went to Dolor's Homestay to welcome us in Cebu and give to us our itinerary for the whole duration of our stay in South Cebu.

First on our list is Pescador Island Hopping. We started late because of fatigue and we are waiting for our boat to get ready so we took shot around our waiting area.

Then we are now on our Pescador Island Hopping!

Yep! That's the island. We weren't able to step on it though.

Dolphin!

Pescador Island has a lot to offer! There's Turtle Bay Area and Sardines Bay.

Turtle Bay (snapshot taken with SJCam 5000)

Sardines Bay (snapshot taken with SJCam 5000)

It was a fun filled day not to mention it was only before noon! We headed back to the mainland to have our lunch at their nearby resort and to take a lots and lots of pictures.

We went back to Dolor's Homestay to rest and refresh. By 3:30 pm we were getting ready for Osmeña Peak. They said Osmeña Peak is beautiful during sunset.

For dinner, we went to nearby carinderia.

Puso

We don't want to leave Cebu without at least visiting the famous butandings!

We also visited the Sumilon Island and it was a paradise!

Lunch along the road, then we bought chicaron!

Highblood alert!

Next on our trip is the chasing waterfalls. We only visited two waterfalls - The Binalayan Falls and the Inambakan Falls. We are supposed to go to Tumalog Falls but at that time there is no water in Tumalog.

The next day we have a canyoneering at Algeria, Badian! Let me tell you it was not easy! I sustain big bruises and it was not a pretty sight. However, I did enjoy this extreme adventure.

Next time I'll come back to Cebu to visit North Cebu. No adventure - total relaxation.