Bangkok is the capital of Thailand — an urban city with heavy traffic and busy people. However, don’t be discourage with it since Bangkok has a lot to offer. From temples and palaces, Thai foods, markets to night life, well, they have everything here for you.
One of the popular destination for family, friends and travel blogger wannabe like me is to travel around Northern Mindanao. And luckily, one of my friend was able to book a round trip flight to Cagayan De Oro for only P500.00 and who would say no to that? So together with my girl friends, we explore the three most popular spots there. Usually, booking for package tour is one of the common and normal thing friends should do for more convenient and easy trip but we want to do it on our own way instead. Savage!
Finally, the wait is over and our first day of our Northern Mindanao trip has just begun! Dahilayan Forest Camp in Bukidnon is first in our list, which is located in Manolo Fortich. **I really love saying it all over again** lol Bukidnon is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. It is best know for its Dahilayan Adventure Park and Forest Park where the longest zipline in Mindanao is found. On your way to Dahilayan, you’ll pass the Del Monte pineapple plantation. One of the biggest pineapple plantation that exports around the world.
It was a chilly morning on our 2nd day in Northern Mindanao — thanks to Bukidnon weather. We’d love to stay and cuddle with the pillow but we had to go to Iligan City that day. Nearly 4-hours away from Bukidnon, we had to travel back to Cagayan De Oro ’cause it’s the entry point for Iligan. Iligan City, the capital of Lanao del Norte, is the home of Maria Cristina Falls. Aside from Maria Cristina, Iligan is also proud of Tinago Falls, which is located in Linamon municipality.
We woke up at 6am and got ready for our last adventure of our Northern Mindanao Escapade! Hooray!! Cagayan De Oro is known for its river rafting and many adrenaline junkies have visited CDO for this main reason. But did you know there are other places in the Philippines where you can go river rafting? Well, of course since the country has so many rivers, that’s expected.
El Nido is one on my bucket list and supposedly, I should have gone here last year already but canceled it. But finally this year, I have decided to book again with my little sister who is coming home from Australia to celebrate her birthday as well. El Nido is known for its beautiful beaches, limestone mountains, caves, lagoons, and marine life. Many people want to visit El Nido to experience its beauty, but they often think it is expensive. However, that turned out to be wrong when we went there with only ₱10,000 as pocket money for two people for 4 days and 3 nights. With our El Nido travel guide, we hope to help you plan your future trip
I was looking for a great place to stay to chill which will not hurt my budget since I’m not really a fan of resorts. Thankful to my friend who suggested the place, I have booked a room for only 3,999php per night. Since I won’t be staying long at the resort ’cause I still have a flight the next day then it was a short escape in Pacific Cebu Resort, indeed.
Yes, you read it right! Finally, I traveled solo for the very first time after canceling the Camiguin and El Nido! The original plan was Zambales-Pangasinan and since boat rentals are expensive especially if you’re alone then naaaah. I’ll be sharing more on how I feel during this trip so if you’re not into it then it’s time to close your browser’s tab.
I arrived in Mangagoy at around 7:00 in the morning. Then meet my guide for the whole day and went instantly to my first destination, which is the Tinuy-an Falls of Bislig City. It took almost an hour before we reach the falls and it is already starting to drizzle. And when we arrived, I was so excited to see the ‘Niagara Falls’ of Mindanao. However, what I imagined was very different from the actual falls in front of me. Apparently, I went there during summer, when the country was struggling with El Niño. Even so, I was still in awe with the view.
One of the top tourist destination in the country can be found in Mindanao. It is the Enchanted River of Surigao del Sur. I guess, everyone has it on their bucket list. It was even featured in one of the blogs where it says ‘one of the destination you need to go before you die’. The name itself describes the river for its enchanting stories and mysterious events. But why is it called Enchanted River and what makes it enchanting? Locals say that there are supernatural beings who resides there. Encountering new species of fish that is hard to be caught whatever method they use is one of their stories. Fishes coming out at exactly 12 noon after the bell
