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Batangas, Philippines

Batangas is one of the most visited provinces in Luzon. People who want to have quick access to the beach from Manila travel to this exciting province. This is ideal for people who have short and valuable vacation time to spare.

If you are in the area, I would highly recommend you to visit Anilao. This place hosts one of the best diving sites in the country, and a favorite among tourists. Some of the spectacular dive sites in the area are Batalan, Caban Cove, Ligpo Island, Merriel's Rock, Sombrero Island and Verde Island. Aside from these diving sites, you can also experience great beaches. Batangas is also a hub of white sand beaches located in places such as Nasugbu, Calatagan, San Juan, and Matabungkay. Of course, you can also visit attractions such as the General Malvar Museum and Library, Mabini Shrine, Taal Heritage Village, and the Basilica of San Martin de Tours.

permalink written by  On Foot on April 15, 2009 from Batangas, Philippines
from the travel blog: On Foot
tagged Beach, Nasugbu, Philippines, Anilao, Batalan, CabanCove, LigpoIsland, MerrielSRock, SombreroIsland, VerdeIsland, Calatagan, SanJuan, Matabungkay, GeneralMalvarMuseumAndLibrary, MabiniShrine, TaalHeritageVillage and TheBasilicaOfSanMartinDeTours
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First Weekend

Granada, Nicaragua

Our group of 10 or so heading to San Juan eventually grew to a boisterous 19. After school on Friday afternoon we took an hour and a half bus ride to Rivas and then a second shorter ride to our final destination, San Juan del Sur. Our group was too big to stay in one place so we broke up and found ourselves hostels all a couple blocks away. Ours was a big pink eye sore right on the main tourist strip that costs a lovely $10 per night. Despite the buildings ugly outside it was decent lodging with a balcony and a view of the pacific for only ten bucks a night. Pretty cool. On Saturday we went to the nearby beach of Remanso and surfed for almost 5 hours. the waves were beginner sized, which was fine for me. While there, I had some incredibly good fish tacos for a delicious 3 dollars. After that we had a dinner of either pollo or carne on top of Nicaragua's classic dish, gaya Pinto (sp?), which is a mixture of rice, beans and a bunch of spices. We stayed for Saturday night and embarked and the long sweaty ride back this morning.

Already I feel like I have a ton of stuff to write about, but for now I'll mention just a few universal truths for living in Nicaragua that I've picked up already.
1. Everything is ridiculously cheap.
2. All the food is ridiculously delicious.
3. Absolutely nothing starts on time.

As for 1 and 2, they are closely related, as one can get a filling and tasty dinner here for consistently less than 2 dollars (which perhaps enhances the taste).
And for number 3, we call that Nica time, meaning, for example, our one o clock bus from Rivas to Granada today arrived at the bus station at 1:10 or so and left at 1:45. Its not a bad thing, just something to get used to.

Much more in the days and weeks to come. Thanks for reading everybody!

peace

permalink written by  mls12 on April 11, 2010 from Granada, Nicaragua
from the travel blog: Volunteering with La Esperanza Granada in Granada, Nicaragua
tagged SanJuan
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