Parang Boracay ang puti ng sand pero hindi pa develop masyado ang lugar, wala pang electrical connections, hotels and other amenities

. Waling Waling is the only resort that have close cottages .If budget is not a problem , maganda mag stay sa Waling Waling pero kung nagtitipid tent lang or open cottages . Tour packages ranges from 2 to 3 thousand. If you are in a group of more than 10, its better to DIY. Pero ako at ang eldest son lang ang pumunta so we joined the group na lang and paid 2,400 peos each. It includes banca fare from Vinzons to Calaguas and back , one night stay in tent and 3 meals.

Maganda ang Calaguas is an understatement, dahil ito ay napaka ganda.

Avenue Plaza hotel is the only 4 star hotel in Camarines Sur. It is located at Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City. We had an overnight stay here for our Team Building activity . We stayed in superior queen room for two but they are kind enough to allow us to have 4 guest in a room , maybe because its lean month and also our company is frequently holding our corporate activites here.

Hotel staff are helpful and friendly Reservation is hassle free, thanks to Ms Kaizza, room assignment was pre booked and because of that, checking in takes only 5 minutes.

Our room

The rooms are new and is clean although not as spacious as other 4 star hotels in metro manila and other cities. The mattress is soft and comfortable .

We were given 3 card keys but only one is functioning and on the following day all of it can no longer open the door so we have to go down to the reception area to ask for assistance and they gave us another key

Facilities

Infinity pool, Gym
Only two guest per room are allowed to use the pool . So if you are 3 in a room , one has to give way

The locker , shower and dressing room is at the Olympia gym. We have to go up wet in the gym which i think not good because the stairs will be slippery unless the janitor will have to mop the stairs and the floor everytime the guest would use the room. And there is only few units of shower room which is being shared by those using the pool and the gym.On peak season it will be very crowded

FOOD

Breakfast buffet has limited choices and is ordinary, rice and only 4 viands, hotdog, ham with pineapple sauce, corned beef, and badi na dilis which you can find only in cam sur. There is also pancake and several croissant variety. There is only 3 kinds of fruit ,pineapple, melon and banana,there is also green salads and few variety of cold cuts and cheese

But the roasted pork loin with garlic sauce for our dinner is yummy and has a very generous serving

Overall we enjoyed our stay in this hotel. I would definitely recommend this to my friends inspite of the small shortcomings because of the good customer service and good location and so far I believe this is the best hotel in Naga City

1. 1. Ocean Park Hong Kong is a very wide park . A whole day is not enough to try all the rides and visit all the attractions, so we choose only few.That way,  we maximized our time. We arrived at 10 am at the park and  skipped the line becaause it has been pre  arranged by our host

      As mentioned in my previous blog post , our transportation from hotel to Ocean Park, our ticket for the whole day tour, and our lunch and dinner inside the Ocean Park was provided by our Dreamtrip club .

      At the entrance of Ocean Park

      

      It was so hard to take a nice shot with so many people around.

      

      

      

      We sat down to plan where we will go next

      

      At the middle is our new friend , Manu from Nepal with her husband Siva who took the picture.

      Our tour guide warned us not to visit the Oceanarium in the morning because of the very long line, that is the Ist attraction that you will see right after the entrance gate so the tendency of all the guest is to go there first.

      Instead he advised us to see the panda first and other nearby attraction in the waterfront

      

      After that we decided to go to the summit by riding the cable car. OMG , my knees shakes just by looking down from the 10th floor building , this cable car is more than a thousand feet higher than the ground . Im very glad i tried the cable car ride, I conquered my fear of heights. I think this is the nicest part of our whole day tour in Ocean Park.

      After a few minutes inside the cable car I was able to look down to see the unhindered view of the sea , the hills and the park. Im very happy I did it.

      

      

      Its already lunch time when we arrived at the summit . We had our lunch at Bayview restaurant. was not able to have good picture of the place and the food.

      After eating we explored the place and did a lot of walking. We never tried any rides for obvious reason ,lol

      

      

      After an hour walk here we are, sitting on every bench and chairs available

      

      From the summit , We decided to go back to the old Hong Kong at Waterfront

      

      

      

      And see the bird show

      

      

      And some street shows

      

      

      

      At the fountain , show starts at 6 pm

      

      

      While waiting for our dinner at 6 pm we decided to go to the oceanarium , there no more visitors this time. We also have Ocean park in Manila and I think the fish species are just the same only thay this oceanarium is a lot bigger.

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And now the exciting part is our buffet dinner at the Neptune Restaurant. This was made exclusive to us by Dreamtrips. The restaurant is inside the big aquarium, fish is all around in the glass all over the wall and ceiling. The

food here is good and i like the nutty sweet red wine.

Our dinner ends 8 pm and it was so cold outside , 9°c. I will be back with my family and try the Ocean Express- the train going to the summit , and other attractions we have not yet visited

The Universal Studios in Singapore is a theme park located within the Resorts World Sentosa. This was our second day (Aug 28, 2016) on our tour hosted by Dreamtrips. The temperature at that time is like summer in the Philippines, 39°c, and we were glad we were on our most comfortable outfit-cotton shirt, shorts and sandals. A bottle of water was provided by our host from which we saved 3 SGD each.

We had a less than an hour travel from Holiday Inn Atrium at Outram road to Resorts World and this is the view approaching Sentosa. Sorry for the thumb.

Inside the resorts world are lots of dining options and shops of good brands. I was again a kid with these stores.

 This picture was taken near the gate of Universal Studios. I think it’s best to see the fountain at night. Notice that cute and multicolored merlion.

This globe is where almost everybody gets their picture taken whenever they visit the USS. It is just outside the gate of universal studios so you can take your picture here without getting inside and save 50 to 60 SGD entrance fee if you don’t really plan on exploring.

I mentioned on my last blog entry that our ticket was provided by Dreamtrips so we skipped the line. Hurray for perks!

We first got a map before starting exploring. The Universal studios is a 20 hectare theme park divided into 7 zones: Hollywood, New York, Sci- fi, Ancient  Egypt, The Lost World, Far Far Away and Madagascar.

From the entrance gate, we walked clockwise and took pictures on each zone .

Hollywood Zone

We had our snack at Mels Drive Inn..

New York Zone

Sci-Fi City Zone

Ancient Egypt

The Lost World

We had our lunch here where they are serving original Singaporean food. Legit Hainanese chicken tastes good.

The highlight of our Universal Studios Singapore tour is watching the Waterworld Show. The stunts on water and overhead plus the special effects is spectacular. I have not taken pictures or videos because the shows had my full attention that I had to hold my breath at some point. Yep, it was that good.

Far Far Away

Madagascar Zone

This is a picture from the Hollywood zone.

Souvenir shop

Even if we did not try any rides, and have only seen one show at the Waterworld, we enjoyed our one day tour in Universal Studios Singapore. We enjoyed walking around taking lots of pictures, and visiting every souvenir shops available with one or no item purchased.

I’ll definitely go back to Universal Studios with my family. My children will surely love the unlimited rides when we book in my own booking engine Dreamtrips. I am really satisfied of the service and perks this travel club is giving us. They provided us 20SGD allowance for our snack and lunch, a bottle of water plus hotel transfer and a pre booked ticket to the Universal Studios. This tour is included in our 4 days 3 nights stay at Holiday Inn Atrium, with free meals , and one and a half day tour including this one. I only paid Php 10,000. It’s worth joining a world class travel club Dreamtrips.

My third Asian trip for 2016 using my own travel booking engine from Dream Trips was in Singapore. There were hesitations to  travel that time because of the Zika virus outbreak   and the haze which started just a week before  we travel . Dream Trip members  were asking if it is safe to visit Singapore at that time. We found out that it was safe so me and my friend Mayette packed our things and got ready for the 4 days and 3 nights trip starting Aug 28 to Aug 31, 2016.

We landed on Terminal 1 but our hotel transfer is in Terminal 2 so got a map ready. But Mayette saw the blue sign ” you should be here” right outside the immigration in terminal 1 and our guide was waiting for us there and the van was right away ready.

Our room was very spaciuos. Shout out to my former travel buddy Manay Nellie, YOU SHOULD BE HERE.  I suppose our room was for three people, it having a double bed and another single bed.

Every trip hosted by dreamtrips has a gift for members and travel buddy

Ou temple visit lasted for almost an hour because the English-speaking Chinese guide was very passionate about Buddhism that he brought us to all the 4 floors of the temple and explain the religion to us. After that we were given a 30 minutes to buy souvenirs in china town.

At 4 pm, we had our free  time so we decided to take the public transpo (taxi and train) to see the famous Garden by the Bay at night and feast our eyes on the items we can’t afford to buy at the  famous high end shopping center.

Singapore is so clean and orderly. Things are a bit expensive but it’s all worth it. Bye for now but we’ll be back again!

Back to work now! We only spent Php 10, 000 (airfare not included). See you again Dream Trips!

After we checking out from Kowloon Hotel  in Hongkong we headed to the Ferry Terminal for our 4 days 3 nights dream trip in Macau. Dream trip again? Yes!

Our welcome dinner was at Petrus Restaurant. A magician entertained the guests while we ate. My friend, Margie, volunteered me for a card trick. Thanks Margie!

On day 2, we were picked up at the hotel for a full day tour at Coloane Island. We dropped by Lord Stow Bakery,  Macau Tower Observation, Ruins of St Paul, Senado Square, and Ama temple.

And at the Venetian , the boat lady is half-Japanese and half-Filipino. She sang an opera song and requested we sing too. My friend, Margie, sang a Bicol love song entitled “Ika Sana ang Namomotan” and she was very happy with it.

We stayed for 4 days and 3 nights at Harbourview Hotel which includes our four meals and a day and night tour around the city and spent only 189 USD or Php 9,000 approximately. Isn’t it nice to travel in style without breaking the bank?

What’s our next Dream Trip gonna be?