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Beach, Cave and Cliff at Villa Igang Resort in Guimaras

Had fun enjoying the different sights at the Villa Igang Beach Resort in Guimaras island. We only stayed there for a couple of hours as we had another set of places to visit during our day tour of the island. However, I wish we could’ve stayed longer.

Villa Igang Beach Resort
Alubihod, Nueva Valencia
Guimaras Island

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under talisay trees.

There were just too many scenes aside from those pigeons in Villa Igang that I wish we had more time to spare so we could relax and enjoy the moment.

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tree on a cliff

Kuya Jun (our driver/guide) recommended this resort as it was less crowded. When we got there, we were the only people there sans for the caretakers. We were able to see some caves as well as jump off a cliff

Aside from the beach, the resort has a butterfly garden, beautiful rock formations and caves. You can also spend the night on cottages that were set up for tourists.

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swimming in clear waters – peace y’all

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from Cebu to Clark to Malaysia and back

Just arrived in Cebu after a 6-day leave. Actually it’s just 4 days, the rest of the two were spent waiting for our flights in Clark, Pampanga from Cebu and Malaysia. It was a tiring vacation because of all the waiting and I’m happy that I brought my laptop with me to burn some time.

For now it’s back to the office work. I will be reporting again and it’s another normal daily grind. I don’t have any other travel commitments anytime soon except for Iloilo this November for the Blogging Summit. I’m just relieved so I can focus on other things such as going back to doing some freelance work.

dmia at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark, Pampanga

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Matukad Island in Caramoan

Matukad Island in the Caramoan peninsula is one of the places we dropped by for our island-hopping adventure in Camarines Sur.

This is actually the first island that we visited and we didn’t really expect much. There were a lot of tourists who traveled to this part of the country as the attractions were really well-marketed. With the Camsur Watersports Complex and the islands that were featured in various travel shows and internet blogs.

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water splashing

We rode a small boat and we were in awe at the beautiful rock formations that passed by before we headed to the island. If the boat were bigger, I wanted to ask them to stop the motor so we could jump off and dive into the waters. It reminded me of the pictures that we see in Palawan – and I have yet to conquer the place.

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giant rocks are aplenty in the Caramoan peninsula

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Boljoon Cebu collage

Just wanted to created a quick teaser of my time spent with colleagues in Boljoon, Cebu. It was a nice day for the beach and the fun was just cut short because of time-constraints. Nevertheless, I had a good bonding moment with my former teammates which made up for the whole event. Hope to have … Read more

Swimming in Boljoon Waters

Spent the remaining half of my long weekend swimming in Boljoon waters in Cebu with former colleagues at work. It was nice to hang out with my previous workmates. I borrowed a pair of fins but had a hard time using them because of my joints not being used to the helpful swimming device. I … Read more

Bagongbanua in Bohol

I’ve been able to island hop in Mactan, Cebu a number of times and whenever colleagues would ask me what’s a great island to stop over, I would always recommend them to drop by Bagongbanua, which is a sandbar; a small patch of sand that is already part of Bohol. It’s about an hour’s time … Read more

passed by mantayupan falls, going to Apo Island

This is an unexpected weekend. The Hulagway Photography club of Convergys pushed through with Mantayupan falls, somewhere in Barili. I don’t know how we got there since I just slept on the ride because my eyes were already inactive.   Carcar in Cebu and their famous lechon. Mantayupan Falls, Barili Cebu Right now, we’re on … Read more

skimboarders in Argao

I'm a bit excited to posting the pictures last Monday in Argao, Cebu. So here are just some teasers, there are a number of photos I've taken and I should be able to sort them out. Mahayahay beach, Argao Cebu. Skim boarders         And here I am, trying to stay on board but … Read more

just got back from Argao

Been tired because of the trip; now I’m burned to a crisp because of the sun in Argao, Cebu. Finally, I’ve been to Mahayahay beach! I’ve been wanting to go to the place after I saw pictures of locals skimming in the place. I’ve always wanted to try watersport activities. Anyway, I’ll be discussing more … Read more

Camarines Sur: Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel

Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel Caramoan Town Camarines Sur During our second day of the adventure in backpacking from Cebu to Caramaon, CamSur, before we had another stretch of island hopping activities for our second day (we went to the islands of Manlawi, Cotivas and Sabitang-Laya), we dropped by a church in the … Read more

CamSur: Lago del Rey at CWC

Lago Del Rey CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) I thought the wake boarding was already enough because we were pressed with time and I wanted to be able to finally ride the board on my feet. I didn't think I would enjoy it here in Lago del Rey but I did. It was raining at that … Read more

CamSur: CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC)

How We Got To Caramoan https://soloflighted.com/2009/07/01/how-we-got-to-caramoan/ After our trip to the Caramoan islands (day 1 and day 2), it was time for us to go to the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC). From Guilajo Port in the Caramoan town, we rode a boat going to Sabang Port. It was raining at times too but good thing … Read more

CamSur Caramoan: Manlawi , Cotivas and Sabitang-Laya

Manlawi , Cotivas and Sabitang-Laya Caramoan Islands Camarines Sur Our second day of island hopping in the Caramoan Islands in CamSur. This day was a bit longer but we only had 3 islands to drop because of time constraints. Hopping to the islands are definitely farther because it took about an hour for us to … Read more