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Here’s a budget travel guide to Fantasy World, an abandoned castle in Lemery, Batangas. This guide includes directions from Manila and Tagaytay, and sample itineraries. The whole class was so excited when the rumor that a version of Disneyland would be built not too far from our school. My body was a big sack of

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It was almost midnight when I emerged from the airport terminal. There were no more buses, only cabs that had been aggressively calling for passengers. But I couldn’t afford a ride alone. I approached some of my fellow Pinoy travelers from my flight, but they just looked at me as though I was going to

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Osaka and Kyoto are two of the most famous destinations in Kansai Region and Japan in general. Oftentimes, people visiting Osaka will never pass up the chance to do a day trip to Kyoto since it will only take them about an hour by train to reach it. While Osaka is more about tempting gastronomic

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It wasn’t love at first sight, that’s for sure. If my affair with Marrakech were a movie, it would be a romantic comedy. Like most films in the category, it would begin with me and Marrakech getting off on the wrong foot. I arrived in the city’s medina just before midnight, and i couldn’t find

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This San Vicente Palawan Travel Guide and Sample Itinerary focus on the Poblacion and the area along Long Beach. If you intend to visit Port Barton (a barangay in San Vicente 3 hours away from Poblacion), we have a separate post for that here: Port Barton Travel Guide. Touted by local tourism officials as the

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SEOUL or BANGKOK? Tell us what your choice is and why you wanna go there in the comments section of this Facebook post. We’ll pick 1 winner of 2 Cebu Pacific Air tickets to that destination and 15,000 Klook credits for your tours! Saan mo man gusto pumunta, travel with #norules because you can! #CEBTravels

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The entire time, I could stop thinking about my family. When we saw a mini-concert on board, I kept mumbling, “God, my mom would totally enjoy this.” When I entered the Windjammer Marketplace, a buffet restaurant, for the first time, my niece and her monstrous appetite instantly popped up in my head. When I went

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Baguio is a favorite summer destination because of the cool weather year-round. Many people from different parts of Luzon go to the City of Pines to cool off, especially during hot summer days. The city also has a number of attractions to keep you busy during your visit including the colorful Stobosa Houses, strawberry farms,

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Pangasinan is one of the places you can visit if you’re looking for a short beach getaway. The province is accessible from Manila and other cities in Northern and Central Luzon. There are plenty of buses that go to and from it, and it is also easy to get there by private vehicle if you

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You can count in one hand the number of island resorts in the Philippines that can claim to be a household name. The name is enough to trigger an almost endless succession of photos of paradise in our heads. We know these places, even without consulting Google. We’ve heard a lot about them. We probably

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Starting July 1, 2018, the Korean Embassy in Manila will be implementing a new visa application process. The requirements are still the same, but this time applicants will need to course their application through any of the embassy’s officially designated travel agencies. The move was in reaction to the growing number of applicants in the

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The process of applying for a South Korean visa is straightforward. Getting one is easy, as long as you have all of the documents and meet the requirements. Before, you could go to the embassy and apply for one on your own. A few months ago, the Korean Embassy has recently announced, “Due to increased

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Philippine Airlines has recently announced another big sale ahead of this year’s Independence Day celebration. This promo covers both domestic and international routes. Here are more details: Booking Period: May 28 – June 3, 2018 Travel Period: July 1 – December 31, 2018 (August 1-December 19, 2018 for Korea; August 1-December 31, 2018 for US,

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A nice, comfy bed, a long, hot shower, and a big breakfast buffet waiting for you in the morning -it’s the image most of us Filipinos envision when we talk about holiday accommodations. Especially when you’re on tour with family and friends, nothing beats great accommodations to cap off a day of traveling and exploring.

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This budget travel guide and sample itinerary cover only Bituin Cove and a little bit of Loren Island and Calayo Beach. For more destinations in Nasugbu, read this instead: Nasugbu Batangas Travel Guide. “It’s somewhere here,” my friend said in a tone that I could not make out whether he was telling or asking. His

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Any conversation about low-cost carriers in Asia isn’t complete without a mention of AirAsia. Staying true to their “Now everyone can fly” slogan, this Malaysian airline has long dominated the Southeast Asian region when it comes to competitive pricing. Not only are their year-round fares relatively cheap, they also hold massive promotions multiple times within

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Calatagan is an old friend. We go a long way back. I grew up just an hour away from Calatagan. When I was 11, I went camping for the first time on its shores. I remember the countless starfish that hid in its calm, shallow waters. Calatagan was also where I was going when I

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Combine Disney and theme park, then you’ll find yourself in the happiest place on earth! That is if you plan your visit well. Hong Kong Disneyland is one of the most visited theme parks in Asia and in the world. It can really get crowded during weekends and holidays. You wouldn’t want to spend long

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There are two likely reasons to go to Clark: one is to explore the attractions around it and the other is to catch your flight to somewhere else. Clark is a great jump-off point to destinations such as Mount Pinatubo, Deca Wakeboard Park, Pradera Wake Park, the legendary restaurants in Pampanga, and even as far

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People have this habit of tagging places as the country’s version of other attractions abroad, even when the resemblance is barely there. Often, it’s quite a leap. They see blossoming rows of flowers; they call the garden “the Holland of the Philippines.” They find a slightly splashier waterfall; they dub it “the Niagara of the

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