Great Food, Great View at La Finca Tagaytay

La Finca is one of the restaurants at Domicillo - a new boutique hotel in Tagaytay. It's a passion project of designer, Rene Alcala.  As you enter the venue, the boxy, modern feel of the building makes it look so simple and elegant at the same time. There are big glass windows that lets you...

Taal Heritage Town: A Historical Tour

Last weekend, we went to Taal town for a change. We still plan to go to the crater soon, but this time, we thought of visiting the heritage village in Taal, Batangas.  We left the house at around 9am and got there just in time for lunch. We ate at Feliza Taverna y Cafe. It was a fusion of Spanish...

Shonantei - Authentic Japanese Resto

We and our friends came from a birthday party. It was a long trip so we decided to eat late dinner at Shonantei along Mindanao Ave.  I heard/read about it when my bestfriend, Kriska was craving for Japanese food and asked via Facebook where she can get Japanese food at around 12MN. A friend...

Baler for Non-Surfers

We and our friends loooove traveling. As much as we'd like to buy plane tickets and fly to somewhere, our hectic work schedules do not always permit us to do so. Soooo... we make it a point to free up some of our weekends for out of town trips - driving distance from Manila.  In our barkada, about...

Dumaguete - Oslob - Siquijor Day 3-5

We planned to relax and stay in Siquijor from day 3 to day 4. We wanted to rest and feel carefree without thinking of where to go next. Being the fickle minded girl that I usually am, When I woke up, I decided to eat breakfast and go around Siquijor. So we contacted Kuya Romeo, He's a tricycle driver we met when we arrived the port in Siquijor. We went to see these sights Balete Tree For a 5 pesos...

Dumaguete - Oslob - Siquijor Day 2

5:30 AM - Alarm beeping Yes yes... we woke up early! We're going to swim with the Whalesharks and visit Tumalog falls today. Oslob New Village Lodge offers a car to bring you to the whalesharks and Tumalog falls at 500 per person. Not bad for us since we want to relax and forget about all the stress. We...

Dumaguete - Oslob - Siquijor Day 1

Our 2nd anniversary. That's what we were celebrating. We were able to get a super cheap plane ticket (P2,332 for the both of us) since Cebu Pacific had a promo. Here's how it went: Arrived Dumaguete at around 1:30 PM. So hungry we asked the tricycle driver to bring us to Rizal Blvd where most...