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I am Ada. I enjoy life up to the fullest. I love nature and colors as much as I love photographs and traveling. Come here and discover Philippines. |
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Sep 11 6th |
Plantation Bay Resort and Spa – Lapu-Lapu City, CebuPosted by Ada on Category: Cebu, Hotel, Visayas | 34 Comments |

Plantation Bay Resort and Spa is located in Mactan Island of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. I have heard of this place 2 years ago and it is one of the nicest resorts in the Philippines. It is a 30 to 45-minute ride from Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
The resort is absolutely fabulous. Funny when I went there, I had to wait Josh for 2 to 3 hours, as he didn’t have his PH number yet, until I started to get impatient and asked if I was in the right resort. “Excuse me, is this Plantation Bay?”
Moving forward, I have mixed reviews of the resort. To start off, the hotel lobby is wonderful and tranquil along with a relaxing piece of music played pianist. The staff are nice, all of them, as one of them even bothered to ask, “Are you okay Mam?” As I was seated on their couch for about 2 to 3 hours. Continue reading »
Aug 11 2nd |
Nagsasa Cove, Zambales and its lustrous beautyPosted by Ada on Category: Luzon, Zambales | 31 Comments |
If you’re from the busy city of Manila and planning to have a microvacation, I highly recommend Nagsasa Cove. The whole trip would only take 2 to 3 hours including the ride to Mt. Pundaquit, where boats to Nagsasa are located. Going to Nagsasa is pretty simple. Just take bus going to Iba, Zambales from Cubao or Caloocan, ride a tricycle going to Mt. Pundaquit, then ride a boat going to Nagsasa (boat to Nagsasa from Mt. Pundaquit is Php 1,500, good for 4 people).
We left at 5 in the morning and arrived around 9am. In the cove, you can hear the soft and relaxing whooshing sound of the air coming from the mountains. It sounded scary at first and you might wonder, ‘What the heck was that?’ The sound is like when you cup your hands together and put it around your ears. Continue reading »
Jun 11 9th |
Anawangin Cove, Zambales, still in its Pristine BeautyPosted by Ada on Category: Luzon, Zambales | 25 Comments |
It’s been a while since I posted on this blog. Lot of things happened for the past few months since I stopped traveling to conquer the corporate world. I shouldn’t be writing this emotional stuff, it’s all about Anawangin hey!!

The other side of Anawangin Cove
We went here last March, the sea was nice for us to reach the other islands as well. Anawangin is little far from what I expected — less cottages, no entrance fess. Nevertheless, Anawangin did not fail to surprise me, the breathtaking view when you climb its mountain is priceless!! Anawangin is still in its pristine beauty.
One of my travel buddies mentioned that those stick flags weren’t there before. You will have to pay another Php 50.00 for you to further explore the cove, but we didn’t want to pay, so we trespassed. Continue reading »
Feb 11 11th |
How I Deal with My Parents When I Travel and What They Don’t Know.Posted by Ada on Category: Adventures, Snorkeling, Travel | 45 Comments |
There are two kinds of parents, one that may say, “Grow up!” While the other one, “You’ll do as I say because you are still a kid!”
Unfortunately, I have to say, my parents were sometimes the other one. I became sick of just staying inside the house. They are paranoid. I remember when a friend and I already bought a ticket to Ifugao to visit our friend. All were set, until they were like,
“Sasabog yung bus! Wag kang tutuloy!” (The bus will explode! Don’t go!), and was like “Ifugao?? Malambot lupa don ha! Baka mabiktima kayo ng landslide at malibing ng buhay!” (Ifugao?? The soil there isn’t that stable. You might be a victim of soil erosion and will be buried alive).
I know they just want us to be safe. But as time goes by, I noticed something changed in me. I used to be cheerful and energetic during my high school and college years, my friends and classmates used to know me as the goofy girl in classroom but after I graduated, I noticed that I became unsociable, introvert, timid, and felt depressed.
I just want to see what life has more to offer. They even complained one time saying, “what the heck do you get from traveling?” There are things that they just don’t understand.
Now, these are just some adventures and misadventures that they don’t know: Continue reading »
Mar 11 4th |
A Reader asked me — How I spend money on a budget when I travelPosted by Ada on Category: Adventures, Travel Tips | 31 Comments |
A reader made a comment in one of my blog post asking,
Ada, you manage to go travel alone, how do you spend money and budget them all? Tell us your secrets. I love to travel also for some time.
I made the answer a blog post instead.

Took this somewhere in Singapore.
In response to her phrase, “you manage to travel alone,” honestly, I have never traveled alone “completely” yet. I like to do so, but I prefer not doing it a lot. Traveling alone may not be for everyone, especially for girls which are common target of bad people. I admit, traveling alone scares me especially when going to a not-so-familiar place. An example of this was my trip to Iloilo for the Dinagyang 2011.
It was my first time going to a provincial airport without a travel buddy — my buddy had an earlier flight which caused me to go to the airport alone. Since I couldn’t figure out the instructions our couch host gave me, I kept asking strangers from time to time while getting to SM Iloilo where vans to airport are located. Nevertheless, I would like to dare myself to solo traveling soon maybe this year or next.
How I spend money on a budget when I travel? Continue reading »
Jan 12 7th |
Review of Cash Cash Pinoy deal and their client (dental clinic)Posted by Ada on Category: Group Buying Websites | 4 Comments |
Oct 11 9th |
A Delectable Dine-in at FlapJacks, UP-Ayala TechnohubPosted by Ada on Category: Restaurant | 12 Comments |
One fine Saturday morning, I invited my friends at work to eat at FlapJacks using the Bring It All Back vouchers that I had for two weeks. There are bunch of restaurants in UP-Ayala Technohub and I haven’t dared to try some of them yet. We always passed by FlapJacks everytime we go to Starbucks or Pizza Hut, but haven’t tried eating there.

Lemon-Pepper Pan Seared White Fish
Most people say FlapJacks is one of the restaurants which serves the best breakfast in the area. However, we opted to try their Bring It All Back meal and ordered their famous Fancy Pancake instead. Here are the dishes we tried: Continue reading »
Jun 11 27th |
Corregidor – One of the Best Places for Team Building (Philippines)Posted by Ada on Category: Adventures, Cavite, Luzon | 16 Comments |
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