Snake Island is a white sand beach named as such due to its elongated and winding sand bar resembling a snake. It is easily accessible from Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan. Aside from swimming, travelers here can hire boats and snorkel off the shores and feed the fish. There are also small islands surrounding Snake island's waters, you can easily ask boatmen to ...

Patar is one of the fine beaches in Luzon. It is located in the north of Manila in the province of Pangasinan, which is also known for the Hundred Islands national park. There are several resorts along the beach and some offer decent rates for budget travelers. Most of these resorts in Patar are made of the typical bamboo and palm huts which add to the bucolic charm ...

Laiya is a long stretch of beach with sandy shores and gentle waters, backdropped by a majestic view of Mt. Daguldol. This beach community was a well kept secret among camping circles until the recent infrastructure developments that made it easily accessible to all vacationers. Laiya is easily reached by land, either by hiking through Mt. Daguldol or a 3-hour drive from Manila. How To Go To Laiya Head to ...

Potipot is an island off the shore of Candelaria in Zambales. The island is a very small patch of land with white sand and surrounded by gentle waters. It is easily reached by a 5-hour drive and a 5-minute boat trip from mainland Zambales. Getting There By Bus Take a Victory Liner Bus bound for Sta. Cruz, Zambales at the Pasay, España or Caloocan terminal. Ask the conductor to drop ...

Travel Club is bringing you another interesting event! This time it's the Backpacking Festival with Mr. Robert Alejandro and Mr. Jethro Rafael as speakers. They will reveal how to backpack for 10 weeks in 9 countries for only 50 thousand pesos. The backpacking festival will be held on October 10-11 at Trinoma Mall October 25-26 at Bonifacio High Street Free workshops will also be held on travel, photography, sketching, couch surfing ...

The Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID) class of 2008 will be holding its exhibit from October 4 to October 31 2008 at the ground floor of the Athena Building (behind 7-Eleven) at Eastwood City in Libis. Being sensitive to the current issues of our environment, the class chose "E.A.R.T.H. - PSID Goes Green" as its theme. Twenty-one interiors by different groups will be on exhibit, and in ...

Here's something I stumbled on while surfing. It is a video during the time of our grandparents, an era my lola fondly calls "peacetime." [via JRocas's blog]

If your idea of a beach trip is chillin' out by the beach in a hammock, singing around a campfire with a guitar and climbing beach cliffs to wait for the sunset then you should definitely go to Anawangin. The Beach Cove Anawangin is a cove in the town of San Antonio in Zambales. It is a beach that has an off-white sand and an evergreen forest cover near the ...

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The Nokia 2630 isn't exactly an entry level phone since it has a colored display screen and a VGA camera - let's just say it is for those who like their mobile phones non-fat. Its dimensions measure 105x45x9.9mm and weighs 66 grams. It isn't as stylish as the slim Motorola and Samsung phones, but it sure has bluetooth and video recording capabilities.