places

Ok, it's March and it's nearly (if not already) Summer in the Philippines. Season to wear a tank top, a pair of short shorts, and the comfy flip flops in the dusty streets of and sticky-floored SM malls.

When I was younger, my family always took trips to nearby tourist destinations around the Philippines. I guess, the love to travel came from that tradition. We're the type where we wake up in the morning and we're just told to put on appropriate clothes because we're headed to the beach or something.

I always loved that.

We frequented Laguna (Pansol, Calamba, Los Baños), Batangas (usually Nasugbu), and Baguio (of course!) But in between that, I got a chance to learn about different towns and provinces as we passed them and stopped to check out the goodies that each town would have to offer. Those were quite great experiences.

Now that I am a bit older and working, I don't think I lost the passion for traveling. I love going to places and still aim to travel within the Philippines to see places that I haven't been to and just experience the many natural wonders that God has bestowed in the country I grew up in.

In the years after we stopped traveling as much, I still have had the chance to visit some places in the Philippines such as Ilocos, Sagada, Banaue, Palawan (I need to go back, visit was too short), Cebu, Bohol (I love it!), Zamboanga (pink sand beaches at Sta. Cruz!) and Davao. Each place had its own charm and well, I've come up with a list of Philippine places I want to visit next.

(1) Batanes

(2) Donsol, Sorsogon

-and other parts of Bicol

This calls for a road trip

(3) Palawan

- a proper tour this time

and

Coron

(4) Dumaguete

-envious of that nice white beach in AJ's blog.

Sooo beautiful..

Anyway, will post some drool pictures next time...