My Manila

"If there is a heaven for me, I'm sure it has a beach attached to it." ~Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter CITY...

One week before the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( PAGASA , which means "hope" in ...

The beach in Boracay where we had our lunch (see yesterday's post).   I just had to join in the " It's more fun in the Phili...

Soon after the short trip that my husband and I took for our anniversary, I went on another trip, this time with my new office. To Boracay ...

Stroll, play volleyball, build sand castles, take a bangka ride (you can choose what size bangka you want), or just stand still and enjoy...

Nami Resort in Boracay is located on Diniwid Beach, on the other side of the island from the inundated White Beach and Willy's Rock ...

This volcanic rock formation with a Marian grotto near the shoreline in Boracay is nicknamed Willy's Rock because it stands in front o...

The wide, white sand beaches of Boracay are well-known among tourists all over the world, but I have to confess that my husband and I had n...

One of the resorts on the Blue Lagoon side of Pagudpud , Ilocos Norte is the Kapuluan Vista Resort . Its designer used traditional nipa f...

The town of Pagudpud in the province of Ilocos Norte is gaining popularity as a beach vacation destination. However, its coastline is quite...

The Bangui Wind Farm is the first of its kind in the Philippines. Its twenty turbines are arranged in a single row along a nine-kilometer ...

From May 12 to 24, my husband and I went on a road trip through the Central Luzon and Ilocos Regions, stopping at cities and towns that we...

At La Luz Beach Resort in San Juan, Batangas .   Cabanas for day-trippers. If you're willing to rough it, you can stay here overnigh...

The dogs of the small villages around the area use the beaches of Laiya and Hugom in San Juan, Batangas as their early morning play and ex...

5:40am at La Luz Beach Resort in the municipality of San Juan in the province of Batangas , about 115 kilometers south of Manila, where m...

As I mentioned yesterday , meals are not always served in the main dining room of Bellarocca Island Resort and Spa . Once while we were ther...

Because Bellarocca Island is a rock, the beach is quite small and the shoreline's incline is steep. The rough coral and rocks which the ...