Kwebang Lampas

Seeking for a place of relaxation, Puting Buhangin in Kwebang Lampas, Pabilao Quezon is ready to  serve you! :)

You can reach the place easily. Ride any bus going to Lucena or Calauag, Quezon. They are all passing Lucena Grand terminal. From there, ride a jeepney going to Pagbilao and ask to drop you in front of Pagbilao catholic church, ride a tricycle for 8.00php to Brgy. Ibabang Polo's terminal. Fare from the terminal to Polo costs 35.00php. It is a 30mins(approx) travel.

The last stop of jeepneys, which is at the gate of Team Energy Power Plant is the start of your way to Kwebang Lampas. There are tricycles ready to hire for 150.00/2pax or 100.00/pax. Tricycle will lead you to the boat sending visitors to the island.

Payment for the boat is included to the total payment inside the resort. A caretaker named Gemma (a not so good caretaker, she not friendly) will unlock the gate . Supposedly, we will pay 105.00php/pax, we ask if she can give it to least 100.00php. She accepted our deal.

25.00 - boat
80.00 - entrance for day tour, 160.00 for overnight
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105.00 total

If you will stay there for overnight, better to bring your own tent than rent some from Gemma :)

Be an early bird 'coz  jeepney to Pagbilao/SM Lucena is until 5pm only. No food and drinks or store there, so bring your own..And if you will use their "COMFORT ROOM" to rinse, you will buy spring water costs 50.00php from Gemma..

Like other bloggers said, it is a nice place to visit! :)

Lucban (pansit lucban!), Quezon!

Southern Luzon State University in Lucban Quezon is my Alma Mater, that's why I'm always longing to go back there,  not to study again but to visit my favorite places and eat their finest cuisine!

Reaching Lucban is not hard, just ride buses going to Lucena Grand Terminal and from there a jeep to Lucban.

You should:

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1. Eat Pansit Lucban in Buddy's

2. Take pictures in Patio Rizal.

3. Eat merienda in Ground Zero

4. Buy pasalubong in Koffee Klatch

Many places there you can enjoy to visit. . .And for that limited day-time of ours, totally, we enjoyed Lucban AGAIN!

Rizal Shrine

I am one of those who really admired national heroes. Many of our youth today are not giving much importance to their heroic deeds. Proud Filipino. As a proof,  we visited the house of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

You can visit Dr. J.P. Rizal Tuesday-Sunday,. You can reach his house easily. Ride a bus going to Calamba or Sta. Cruz, Laguna,  ask to drop you in SM Calamba, from there, ride a tricycle to the place of our national hero.

Boracay

Boracay may be one of the expensive places in our country. But, as backpackers, we should travel in budget! See this!:

Day 1	Place	Cost in Php	Each	Remarks
Lunch	Starmall Alabang	232.00 / 4	58.00	you better spend your lund in your house :D
Jeep	Alabang to Sucat	32.00 / 4	8.00
Taxi	Sucat to Terminal 3	300.00 / 4	75.00	Cheaper than Alabang to Terminal 3
	Toll Fee	118.00 / 4	29.50	should track skyway to avoid traffic
Airfare	Manila-Caticlan	2,850.00 / 3	950.00	via CebuPac (book earlier or in promo)
Total			1,120.,50
Caticlan International Airport
tricycle	Airport to Jetty port	100.00 / 4	25.00	you can actually walk, it is near :)
Terminal Fee	Jetty Port	100.00		we have cheche and she helped us not to pay this! :)
Environmental Fee	Jetty Port	75.00		all Aklanon (residents of Aklan) don't need to pay this
Boat	Jetty Port	125.00 / 5	25.00
tricycle	Port to Station 2	125.00 / 5	25.00
Hotel	Station 2	2,100.00 / 4	525.00	station 2 is beach front and easy access
Buffet Dinner	Boracay Peninsula	1,475.00 / 5	295.00	Just enjoy sea foods!
Pasalubong	Station 2		1,200.00	OPTIONAL :) Better to buy pasalubong early!
Total			2,095.00
Day 2	Place	Cost in Php	Each	Remarks
Breakfast	Sheena's Place	435.00 / 5	87.00
Activities	ATV(all terrain vehicle	1,250.00 / 5	250.00	look for the cheapest ATV, they can price at their minimum
	Helmet Diving	1,250.00 / 5	250.00	minimum price of helmet diving
	Happy Dreamland Tour	free		alot of 4-3-4hours for those activities
Lunch	Hawaiian Barbeue	775.00 / 5	155.00	MUST try their Grilled Spare Ribs!
Snack	Jonah's Fruitshake	330.00 / 3	110.00	MUST Try!!
Tricycle	To  Boracay port	125.00 / 5	25.00
Terminal Fee	Port	400.00 / 4	100.00
Boat	Boracay Port to Caticlan	125.00 / 5	25.00
Van	Caticlan to Kalibo	500.00 / 5	100.00
Terminal fee	Kalibo International Airport	400.00 / 4	100.00	From 40.00, now 100.00
	Kalibo to Manila		800.00	via Zest air (no remaining slot in Cebupac that day), not recommended hehehe :) delayed ang flight..
Total			2,002.00

Any way, find things that will make your Boracay vacation relaxed!

With almost 30mins flight, we reached Caticlan Airport.

From Airport, ride a tricycle going to Jetty port.

In Jetty port, you have to pay their Terminal Fee, Environmental fee and boat ticket. Next destination your are heading is the Boracay port..

Upon reaching Boracay port, there are tricycles waiting for you! :) You can choose for what station you want to stay.

Station 1 - Private hotels (more expensive).
Station 2 - All things are easy access, near in restaurants most of all, beach front!
Station 3 - cheapest hotels can be found.

We chose Station 2. A hotel named JEJSELLENDS (owner's name combinations), accept our deal. It is not peak season that's why they can give us the minimum price of their rate. Usually checking-in time is 2:00 in the afternoon and should be out at 12nn on the next day. Excess hour/s of staying there will add to your bill.

At night, we enjoyed Boracay Peninsula Buffet. You should enjoy sea foods in Bora!

 After dinner, you can watch fire dance, buy pasalubong, explore Station 2 and  give reward to yourself: a whole body massage.. You'll be having a good sleep after that.

Day 2 will be your chance to have activities such as Parasailing, ATV (all terrain vehicle), helmet diving and island hoping. There are packages that may offer to you, but be wise on sales talk. The first offer that they give to us costs 700.00php which includes:

ATV	:	400.00
Helmet Diving + CD	:	300.00
Free Tour
Total	:	700.00

But searching for more economical cost of those activities, we found out that they can give it to their least.

ATV	:	250.00
Helmet Diving + CD	:	250.00
Free Tour
Total	:	500.00

And by this, we conquer the following:

ATV (all terrain vehicle)

Sky Cycle

Butterfly Museum

Helmet Diving

And after all these activities, you'll surely find yourself starving! And Hawaiian Barbecue is your rescue!

Hawaiian Barbecue Menu

@Jonah's Fruitshake
 For finale, give your tastebuds any combinations of fruitshake in Jonah's place!

We enjoyed Bora!

Skyranch (The Country's Tallest Ferris Wheel)

Skyranch will highly be appreciated by kids! and adults, too. :)

Because we're both in Laguna area, getting in Tagaytay is not hard. That's why when we heard about Skyranch's opening, iiiiitttchyyy feet comes!

 There are vans routing Calamba to Tagaytay and V.V for only 80.00php.

How to get Skyranch???

From SM Calamba van to Tagaytay terminal, from there, ride a tricycle to Olivarez then jeepney having Mendez signboard.

And with it, you'll be in Skyranch's Gate!! It was still in their promotion period last may 19, 2013 and all of their rides are on it's 50% off! 

 Falling in line to pay entrance fee of 50.00php.

At last! Got our ticket to enjoy skyranch.

Because we don't have kids accompanied, our choices are :

Horse back riding

Nessie Coaster 

Viking

Your kids will surely enjoy the other rides.

 Red Baron

 Small Viking

 Wonder Light

Water Balloon

  Forgot this one! hehehe

of course! carousel.

But friends, the main reason why we go there is to witness how much happiness will "The Country's Tallest Ferris Wheel" can offer to us! 

With 150.00php you can see the whole Tagaytay from top!

 No.15 

It is not allowed to bring any food and drinks..

Cagbalete Island

To reach Mauban, Quezon for the first time, is a nice experience. Taking Lucena Grand Terminal, and a mini bus going to Mauban, Quezon.

Fare guide and expenses:

Lucena to Mauban = 54.00php

Mauban Terminal to Mauban Port (tricycle) = 20/pax

Terminal Fee = 40.00php

Environmental Fee = 30.00

Mauban Port to Cagbalete 9:30am (first trip)  = 50/pax

Cagbalete Port to MVT Resort = 75/pax

At Mauban Port

We searched resorts and chose MVT resort (this is far from cagbalete, and can't enjoy overnight swimming..not recommended to you..) For 1,000.00php for 1 night, it may be not expensive but its cost is not worthy..

Just enjoying our stay, we watched the sunrise!

and enjoy MVT Resort.

Front of MVT.

 we rent Kubo # 1

 You can bring your own tent..

Flag...

1:30 in the afternoon is the last trip going to Mauban port... While waiting for our boat,

Lowtide!

Last Shot for Summer!