Missing the good places where you used to loosen up with your loved ones and friends?
Pandemic no more!
Be a self-made traveler all the way from up north down to south of the Philippines and rediscover its beauty which remain untouched during the hard lock down.
In this video called "Self-Made Travel Edition" by Rebecca Bustante, Atty. Maria Anthonette C. Velasco-Allones, CEO of Tourism Promotions Board, mentioned select places where everyone can enjoy and loosen up from up north such as the sand dunes, and the famous Kalye Crisologo in Ilocos, beautiful beaches in Baler down to Balikasag island in Bohol, then all the way to the majestic surfing capital of the Philippines, Siargao in Mindanao. Just be reminded that safety health protocols must be always observed.
Self-made travel edition features beautiful faces of the pearl of the orient together with its world-class flavors, crafts and talents--only Filipinos can offer.
Self-made is an online TV show premiering every Friday. The show aim to promote, inspire OFWs and the general public by helping them in a way by uplifting them through stories of exemplary taught leaders and features local crafts and talents in the country. Self-made will be featuring "Self-made" individuals, and interviews from different organizations who work hard for the betterment of the Philippines. The show doesn't stop in just one niche alone, the team has reserved omnibus episodes that boils down to one common aim--to Inspire everyone.
Take a journey that pays a priceless moment. Welcome to the Weekend Resort Home in Caliraya.
A two-hour drive away from Manila lies a very beautiful spot in Laguna, where serene beauty of nature and calmness intertwining everything and becomes music to your soul.
Consider it yours for a day or two or more, book here.
The lake is beside Mount Banahaw, known to locals as “holy mountain” and a place of pilgrimage. It is also one of the country’s highest peaks and a protected national park.
The Space (Excerpt from AirBnB)
Enjoy lakeside retreat situation in a private lagoon with 35m waterfront on Caliraya Lake, considered the country’s best for watersports.
Magnificent view of Mount Banahaw and “waterski alley” section of Caliraya Lake where Ferdinand Marcos was a regular water-skier.
Only 100kms from Metro Manila, it is a natural environment with clean air and cool elevated climate. Total lot area is 6700sqm with look-out section overseeing the lake.
Guest Access
Enjoy natural and healthy activities such as swimming, boating, fishing, badminton, volleyball, camping and sight-seeing. There are 50-60 coconut trees, enjoy lots of buko juice.
Interaction with Guests
A caretaker family is permanently on-site to assist guests. They will do as much for you (or as little) as you wish.
The Neighborhood
The resort home faces onto a section of the lake known as “water-ski alley,” considered the best area of the lake for water-sports such as kite-surfing, windsurfing and, of course, water-skiing. Ferdinand Marcos obtained his world-renowned water-skiing skills in this location as he and his many friends and guests were frequent visitors. (The lot is the largest of 6 originally designated by former President Marcos for his most senior military generals. The property’s original owner was General Sarmiento.)
Getting Around
A nice boat man is available to escort you and your guests to and from your parking area. He is also gives great tours of the lake.
Other Things to Note
The resort home features a full kitchen, 2 toilets and baths, open dining room and sleeping area for 10 people (2 king-size beds, 1 queen-size bed and 1 pull-out).
The lot has 35 m lakefront coverage situated in a private lagoon. It is a natural environment that features 50-60 coconut trees plus mahogany, narra and other varieties. It is terraced into 3 main zones. The lakefront has 2 open grassy areas for lakeside activities such as swimming, boating and fishing, as well as badminton and volleyball. The middle zone is designed as a camping area and able to handle a generous group of tents with an open-air fireplace. The uppermost zone of the lot features a magnificent view of a large section of the lake.
Caliraya Lake is located 100km south of Manila near Pagsanjan. It is a freshwater mountain lake situated 300m above sea level with a comfortable year-round temperature. The lake gained a reputation as playground of the rich-and-famous during Marcos’ time as the leader and his many guests and friends were frequent visitors. Today, most property owners are various high-profile business people, foreign expatriates, prominent celebrities, retired diplomats and the like.
The lake is beside Mount Banahaw, known to locals as “holy mountain” and a place of pilgrimage. It is also one of the country’s highest peaks and a protected national park.
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South on SLEX – Take the Calamba exit (about 45km from Manila) and go east towards Los Banos. Continue all the way to Pagsanjan. The road hits a T-intersection at Pagsanjan Church and turn left going toward Barangay Bagong Silang. When you see the sign to Caliraya Lake turn right and follow a winding road upward and travel about 10 kms to see the lake. Look for a resort called Lagos Del Sol on your left and enter to park your vehicle. The entire trip is about 100 kms from Makati.
Spell Happiness
This is how your face be when your boss approved your vacation in the middle of a toxic schedule, especially when that vacay is the one that you are waiting for and dreaming of.
Well, I must admit that my face would turn more than that of my cat's (his Name is Grey) face and could probably roar like a tiger the most aggressive way, dance like a duck and sing like a sheep. Hmmm funny Isn't it? Whatever, "funny na kung fani" but that's how I would feel if I have received such privilege.
By the way that strange actions and emotions are just natural for me and so normal to people who loves nature and adventure. Atin-atin lang to, last week I almost dance like a duck and sing like a sheep but the roaring thing I asked my Grey to do it for me. My boss signed a black and white paper that allows me to have a relaxing vacation whenever and wherever I want, but just within the office budget.
Online Place Hunting
Right after the good news, I obliged myself to do the online research and check my travel links momentarily to see what's IN and easy to reach place to people coming from Manila until I came across with this website www.zoomanity.com.ph a website that captured "my attention like a tiger" the site said ZOOMANITY GROUP The Happiest places, then my imaginary bulb lights up once again with magestic fireworks sparkling all over my world and my brain woke up excitingly pushing my right hands commanding the computer mouse to click all the tabs, images and links and save all posible contacts even a single dot and space of it just to secure that I am getting the right One-stop-Shop web that can obey my thirst of adventure and relaxation all in one.
The website directs you to the Zoo, adventure park, Inn or recreation house should I say like the Residence Inn in Tagaytay,
EXCITING
What could be more exciting than facing real aggressive tigers, facing them literally just inches away from your beautiful face?
Or this? Try to talk to the lions like meoew meoow or woar waorrrr lets see if they will find it happy or yummy ... hahaha
All these blood hyping activities can experience at Zoobic Safari.
Oh!one thing more, they have this place situated at the Clark Freeport zone called ZOOCOBIA where you can enjoy the GO KART racing and feel like you're in Singapore or in Thailand
Light Adventure and Superb Relaxation
Feel like a farmer or even be a farmer at PARADIZOO located in Mendez, Cavite, an hour and a half away from Manila. Paradizoo is an oasis of FRESH; fresh flowers, veggies, fruits including fresh horses and sheeps haha, kidding aside Paradizoo is a place where you can enjoy life away from the busy city.
The Climax of Vacation
This will do at Residence Inn Tagaytay. A glass of red wine or a palatable food while enjoying the shadow of a picturesque view at night, or just simply enjoy your bed and feel the good life and wait for the beautiful good morning after a good night.
This is not about DREAMING, at the end of the day we all deserve a good and enjoyable vacation, we just have to look for someone that can handle our vacation well like the Zoomanity Group.
Due to my eagerness to learn some night shots using my handy digital
camera (LUMIX), I was able to capture these images kinda "Perfect Light at
Night" wohooo Manila.
Manila Cathedral
Metropolitan Theater, Manila
Binondo Riverside
Perfect: My first time touring around at night all by myself (backpacking) because I just want to obey my thirst for some good spots in the metro. I've started my photo walk at 7pm from Intramuros to Lawton and Quiapo, there are lots of beautiful spots to take a clicks but these are the places that caught my attention inevitably. A place that looks like in Singapore, Italy or in some European cities. Amazing right?
A beautiful man-made lake located at the business district of Nuvali in Laguna.
Fish feeding
Feel the morning breeze
Aside from shopping, dining and doing some business activities in Nuvali, I am sure that you'll love this place very much. My morning walking experience here going to the "BULL RUN Dream Marathon" was awesome, I saw people lively biking, jogging and a lot more outdoor activities.
NUVALI is located in the cities of Sta. Rosa, Calamba and the
Municipality of Cabuyao in Laguna. Can be accessed through several exits along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).
This is my first ever adventure with the happy team, The TEAM INJURY, A 4x4 ride for more than 18 kilometres and trekking going to the crater that takes you for about one and a half hour or two, same way going back to the city was amazing.
It was indeed another one of the best journeys I've had, the great memories together with new found friends is priceless. I am looking forward for more adventures with them. Gracias!
With our new Found French Friend Veronique and the local tour guides.
YES of course it is more fun to be here! We just have to believe that it is. Bunch of negative comments from the public on this campaign from questions of originality to colors and standing, but for me, why give a damn negative vibes? why don't we just help our country by making it into a real "reality".
Let's not focus on the LOGO or campaign, let's focus on the "WORDS" itself. It's more fun because our country has a lot to offer, showcasing unique / authentic beauty of its land. This is now our time as individual to move forward with action and with fun to show to the world that it is indeed more Fun to visit our country. And to make it more attractive, this begins to ourselves.
Look at this photo below, this is not in Rome or elsewhere, this is just located in the beautiful town of TAAL a two and a half hour drive away from the metro.
LET'S DISCOVEROUR OWN LAND
No matter what kind of logo/campaign we have, no matter if it's WOW or KAY GANDA, if we don't support this, it wont work for a better Philippines.
THE BEST OF TAAL not just the volcano and the lake.
Taal Heritage Town, a surprising town in the province of Batangas, a lot of us associated the word Taal to its famous Taal Volcano and the Taal lake without even knowing that there are lots and lots of scenic - historic and natural beauties in here, from century old houses, shrines and churches to a calmly beach resorts facing south.
Taal is a Spanish colonial town in the late 16th to 20th century and it also holds one of the prestigious places in the Philippines history.
Basilica ng Taal
Inside the Basilica
First time visitors: Lhai, Dang and Jenny of Pusong Pinoy
Here are some historical places in case you will visit Taal soon
Bagumbayan Church, Balisong Church, Casa Real , Dela Rosa – Ilagan Residence , Don Leon Apacible Museum, Dona Marcela Agoncillo Museum, Escuela Pia, Gen. Ananias Diokno House
Gregorio Agoncillo Mansion, Our Lady Of Caysasay Shrine, San Lorenzo Ruiz Steps, St. Martin de Tours Basilica, Villavicencio Residences and Well of Sta. Lucia.
To give you more meaning what is LIFE, every time you talk to yourself, take a deep breath during sun setting at its nice and clean beach fronts.
PUSONG PINOY's ALAY MULA SA PUSO PROJECT
6am umalis kami ng manila (story cut) dumating kami ng calapan pier 12:30pm. tapos sinundo kami ng isang multicab na kasama si ms Jenny Baylon ang teacher na cotact namin at ng isang brgy captain doon almost 1hr ride to the camp of 4rth imfantry brigade ng nauhan mindoro.
Sumakay kami sa army trak 2hrs hanggang sa barangay makangas sitio
nakalimutan ko na sa pagod hahahah.. nakarating kami sa ilog akala ko
maiiwan si kitty kasi may tubig yun pala may boat yay sinundo pala kami
ng isang brgy captain dun at ang mga nanay na Mangyans. Sa daan palang
kami binigyan na kami ng mga regalo galing sa puso nila.. isang malaking
carpa, bracelet, at may pahabol pa na precious rosary (hayyy ganun ka
warm ang welcome nila sa PP) sumakay kami ng bangka patawid ng ilog,
tapos naglakad kami ng 30 minutes papunta sa community ng mga mangyans.
on the way to target area.. may nadaanan na naman kaming bahay doon at
biniggyan na naman kami ng bracelet stage by stage hahahah...umakyat
kami ng daan na kung mag bow ka ay tatama na sa ulo mo yung lupa ganun
ka taas yung inakyatan namin at muntikan na akong maubusan ng hininga
hahah naiwan sa paa yung hangin.. at thank you biri big sa isang bata na
lumapit at nagbigay ng isang pamaypay na gawa sa niyog.. pinainom din
pala kami ni adiket ng buko juice na galing din sa niyog hahah.. at ito
pa pala sinabit na naman kami ng kung ano ano sa leeg ay naku feeling
namin ni adiket ma king na kami ng magyans may mga fruits pa.. fresh
Uloy, fresh mango, fresh gabi, fresh avocado, fresh calamsi, fresh
talong, fresh bayabas.. basta andaming fresh.. kami na lang ni adi ang
tuyot pero basa sa pawis hahahah..sa lahat ng pagot sakit ng katawan and
etc...
Isa lang ang bayad nun na pagka sarap sarap..THANK YOU PO...THANK YOU PUSONG PINOY.MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT PO. (smile) hindi pa natatapos dun isang oras byahe na naman papuntang ALS center for another turnover. haruuu jusku yung mga out of school youth naman naghintay from 1pm to 6:15 pm sabik sa mga regalo ng pusong pinoy.. FYI. out of school youth pero nagaaral pa rin in an alternative way na tinuturuan ni ms Jenny Baylon.natapos ang turnover ng 7pm. kasa kasama namin ang isang driver na army at shempre pati ang isang trak hahahha..
