Palawan is called the Philippines’ “last frontier” and joins the ranks of “the best islands in the world” among travel websites and magazines these past few years. And so, when an opportunity to visit the province came, deciding was easy. And this would be one of my most epic getaways so far.
Somewhere over Luzon
I was in the midst of covering the 2017 Century Tuna Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay when a lapse of judgment caused me to break my phone and lose my recently taken photos with it. Months later, I was able to revive my phone and was glad to recover the shots I thought would be lost forever.
One of the photos I took while running; until now I don’t know what this ship docked in Alava Pier is…
We stayed at City Center Hotel for the latter half of our impromptu Baguio trip. This isn’t my first time to stay here so it’s a good chance to see what’s changed since then.
City Center Hotel right in the middle of bustling Session Road
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One of the hotels we stayed in during our impromptu Baguio trip is Casa Vallejo. This property dates back to 1909 so it has that “old world” charm that drew us to it. Here’s my review of the oldest hotel in Baguio City.
Casa Vallejo
When you suddenly have a long weekend ahead of you, what do you do? Normally, I’d just catch some sleep but since the Labor Day weekend became unexpectedly longer, a quick getaway is in order.
Hello, Baguio!
Another reason why I enjoyed our trip to Bangkok is because of our hotel. With so many options to choose from, here’s why we picked Galleria 12 Sukhumvit as our home during our stay in the city.
Galleria 12 Sukhumvit
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Pad Thai is my favorite Thai dish and I wanted to conclude our trip by having some of the best Pad Thai in Bangkok. And I think we found it and that’s basically all we had time for on our last day in the city.
The only time we rode a “tuktuk” was on our last day, on way out of our hotel
