There are a lot of speculations that the Philippines tourism industry will really be affected due to the hostage crisis that took the lives of eight Hong Kong national tourists in the country. We know that Hong Kong and the Chinese communities are still mourning and maybe really hurt for what had happened. They demanded for proper justice. They are one of the top tourists that visit the country. As we all know the country already formed an investigating team for the thorough investigation of this case and hopefully they will release the report soon so that people will not have to use best eye cream anymore in waiting for the said report.

Maybe it will affect tourism but hopefully all of the anger will be lessened if proper investigation of the case and justice will really be done so that tourists will have the confidence that they are really safe in the country and will just have better sleep when they are in here.

It is really my dream to stay in one of the famous hotels in Tagaytay and what else could it be than Taal Vista Hotel. We always stay overnight in Tagaytay but not yet in Taal Vist. We would only stay there to dine and stay for a moment before checking in some affordable hotels in Tagaytay. That’s why it’s a dream come true for me when we finally got to stay in Taal Vista last weekend. It’s my wife’s gift for me for Father’s day. A dream I thought will only be come true if I claimed my disability insurance or lotto winnings.

Taal Vista Hotel is the most popular place to see every time you visit Tagaytay. Your visit in Tagaytay will not be a complete if you will not see this oldest and historic hote. It was named as one of the landmarks of Tagaytay City that is overlooking the Taal lake and volcano.

Every time we are in Tagaytay I always tell my wife that someday I will really stay in this hotel. It finally came true when my wife decided to check in last weekend with me and my son.

As Malacanang declared May 3 as national non-working holiday, we will be having long weekend this coming week. I am sure people are now busy searching for a getaway place and planning for an out of town trip.

Beautiful places to stay includes Tagaytay area and Rizal. These places are cool and away from too much heat in Metro Manila.

A cheap or affordable cool beautiful place especially family friendly, with modern bedroom furniture, wifi, pool or along the beach area is perfect during summer for the family.

If we get a chance to go out of town again, we will mostly make Bataan our next destination. To be specific, it may have to be Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bo. Pag-asa, Bagac, Bataan. I just want to be reminded of how heritage houses look like as we all know and read in our history books. How cities and villages look like during Spanish era in the Philippines. This is what its website said: that you will be in a time machine where you can see “authentic 19th century Principalia Mansions and original Bahay na Bato (Stone Houses), stand resplendent around a cobblestone plaza and streets paying tribute to the magnificent craftsmanship of our forefathers.”

Aside from those historical buildings, it is promised that you can also see some artifacts from its El Museo and some historic designed houses that can accommodate groups of people for seminars and guest rooms for family use. There are lots of traditional and recreational activities to entertain yourself.

I am so excited to visit this place soon. I can’t stop myself from finding ways on how to get there. So for now I am saving for it that it even got in the way of my budget on 7-dfbx.

Metro Manila is getting really hotter and hotter. With the recorded high temperature in the past few days, it seems that there is no place to hide and no place to feel cold except in the malls where air conditioning is available. Take last last weekend for example. We went to Sierra Madre mountain range somewhere in the eastern side of the metro in the hope that we could feel the Baguio-like temperature but instead, my cousin got sun burn as it was not spared from the terrible heat.

I wish we could have a trip outside the country praying that some day we could have things like Orlando timeshare at least we could have discounted trip every time we travel.

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My cousin from the province visited us for a couple of days here in Metro Manila and they were able to experience the heavy traffic in almost all part of the metro during Friday. The also witness the irresponsible driving of some buses, jeepneys and motorcycles drivers. According to them this is not the place to live. This is also due to the fact that they live in a place considered in some surveys and magazines articles as the best place to live in Negros Occidental.

Aside from those road side accidents, we were also able to pass by my cousin who also drives and she told me that she can’t drive here in Metro Manila unless she has auto insurance quote first.

It is summer time now in the Philippines and temperature is raised to more than 37 degrees. Sometimes it can be dangerous not only to our skin but also because of the possibility of heat stroke. Last Sunday I brought my cousin to Sierra Madre resort where I thought we could have a cool place but instead it caused her sun burn on her neck area. Just an advise to those who have plan to go swimming in the country beach resort: make sure to use only trusted brands of sun screens or sun block and also to drink much liquid.

How I wish we could have out of the country trips during this period at least maybe in some places where we will use heated mattress pads . Not like this were aside from the El Nino phenomenon causing too much heat we were experiencing and rotating brown outs too which added to hotter temperature inside the house.

Sierra Madre Mountain Range