Potipot Island | Zambales

This post is just a continuation of our Candelaria, Zambales escapade.  Potipot Island is a small Island located in Brgy. Uacon, Candelaria, Zambales.  It's the nearest Island in Zambales mainland and just 15-20 minutes boatride from Candelaria shore.  It is composed of white sand beach like what Boracay have in Visayas.

I can give my two thumbs up . . . . for this place, it's really perfect for tanning your skin, but you need to bring SPF 100++ sunblock for skin protection. Visiting this island was an outstanding experience.  I felt that I owned the Island, look at this photo, I was walking alone with my barefoot. While walking on the shore, you can see the green grass, corals, hermit crabs, starfish plus the beautiful sunset in the afternoon.

Look at that wood lying on the sand, before I went to these place, I conducted a research about Potipot Island.  In some blogs, I already saw these tree, still have leaves in every branch, but it's now an additional design on the beach and serves as antique furniture on it.

Cottages are available in the Island, you just need to pay for it for a specific time.  These green trees are so relaxing in my eyes and they also give shade to the tourists.  Kamachile, coconuts and some other trees are there, waiting for other people who will appreciate them.

If you are an individual who loves nature, Potipot Island is the answer.  If you are planning to visit this place next year, try to bring tent and spend time at night with your friends, give yourself a simple life.  Forget the stressful life in the Metro.

Of course, I will not loss the chance to have a perfect pose on the tree.  POTIPOT ISLAND is perfect! 

HOW TO GET HERE: Alta Nina Resort 

Bahay Bakasyunan | Tanay

Among my travel locations, Bahay Bakasyunan is one of the most beautiful and amazing place I visited.  The unique architectural plan few meters above the sea level was properly created.  The ambiance while standing beside the pool, wearing just my swimming trunks was absolutely remarkable.  The cold wind breezes the entire resort, that gives an enjoyable feeling to every tourist. 

Well, the pool is not just the only one which everyone can enjoy.  Bahay Bakasyunan is also offering different activities which will measure your physical strengths.  All the activities were created perfectly for Team Building and other purposes that can enhance everyone's physical and mental capabilities.  I enjoyed the perfect view of the mountain rages, well, it's few kilometers away. The blue sky and fresh air unites while I was lying on the green green grass of the resort.

 

Here in Bahay Bakasyunan you can find the relaxing pool on top of the Mountain

 

 

Here are the photos captured during the Extreme Activities:

That was a tiring and busy day, but no problem about it, at least we were able to experience the true beauty of nature.  While inside the jeepney going back to Manila, we didn't care about who were beside us.  The most important was, we need a nap to energize ourselves.  Given another chance to be here, for FREE, of course, it's a YES, why NOT!

Bangui Windmills | Pride of Ilocos

This was our third destination in Ilocos Sur/Norte: 1,300KM, 10 Destinations within 57 Hours.

After the relaxing visit in Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, we drove more than an hour for our next destination.  This time, we took the highway going to Bangui, Ilocos Norte; so the simple driving skills are necessary.

Along the highway are the modern and artistic houses but some are antiques. The human size windmills can also be found on the side of the highway that adds beauty and art.  The highway is totally different compared to the highway of Metro Manila in terms of traffic.

When the driver stopped on the parking space, there were a lot of vehicles, so we were not the first one to visit the place.  When the door of the van was opened, I easily felt the hot temperature, but the wind coming from the ocean was cold.

Bangui Wind Farm is the place that converts wind energy into electrical energy which is situated in Bangui, Ilocos Norte.  This wind farm has 20 units of 70-meter high wind turbines, stretching along 9 kilometers shoreline of Bangui and is facing the South China Sea.  Each of the turbines are 326 meters apart from each other.

On the shoreline of Bangui, where the turbines are located, you can see the view of the hills and ranges nearby.  The coastline actually has a gray sand and clear waters.  The souvenir shops were built few meters from the shoreline.  There were key chains, basi, t-shirts and other items sold in every shops.

Tanay Adventure Camp

Are you looking for a place that can offer a great adventure? How about a place where you can experience the nature’s greatness? Well no need to worry, here’s Tanay Adventure Camp (TAC) which is situated in the municipality of Tanay in the province of Rizal, few hours travel from Manila.

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Tanay Adventure Camp (TAC) is composed of few hectares land area, covered with the refreshing green grasses and trees. It was developed to provide a great and memorable experiences to all the guests and visitors. Outstanding activities like mud slide connected to military obstacle courses, rappelling, wall/rock climbing, aerial walk, zip line and the refreshing swimming pool can be offered for you!

Where to stay? If you are looking for a place like home, TAC has the special area where you can definitely take a rest. But, if you’re looking for a camping style, you can bring your own tent and you can occupy the space allotted for campers.

Water supply is good inside TAC; you can find water faucets in almost every corner of the camp. Wash rooms, rest rooms and shower rooms are clean and well-developed. Tanay Adventure Camp is perfect for commercial team building, nature lovers and just to relax. There’s no other place like TAC.

How to Get Here? Here’s what we did:

Below LRT Cubao Station, we chartered an FX going to Cogeo Market for 35 pesos. Then a jeepney ride going to Brgy. Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal for 60 pesos. You can inform the driver to drop you off at the intersection. Face the meeting point of the intersection and select the road on your left. Take a walk for about 400 meters to TAC Entrance. For more photos and the event story, click this link: TAC Attack 2014