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 Bag of Beans, Tagaytay City Bag of Beans is one of the must visit places in Tagaytay City. I am witness to how Bag of Beans has grown from a small coffee shop to an established dining place that it is now today.  Bag of Beans has also opened several branches along the Tagaytay City tourist stretch with six branches as of this writing. Bag of Beans caters as events venue and is one of the preferred wedding venues in Tagaytay City. Bag of Beans is also now into Bed and Breakfast accommodation. For this particular visit, me and my Family came for lunch. The food is really nice! Of course coffee and dessert after lunch is a must!  It was definitely worth the travel! Photo Credits: Bag of Beans Here is a short video of our latest visit to  Bag of Beans (Main) in Tagaytay City. Here are some photos taken during our last visit to Bag of Beans. This is an alfresco area with Italian theme. This is another side with English County vibe. This is an alfresco area with Italian theme. This is the
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Road Trip to PAGUDPUD

Road Trip to Pagudpud







This road trip to Pagudpud is not planned at all...

I just got a message from a friend asking where we will be going during the holidays...

Prior to my friends message, we are actually looking to go out of town, but has not finalized where to go... options were to Baguio City... or to Villa Escudero in Quezon.

Baguio City was reported to be experiencing a very cold weather, so we are a bit hesitant since we might not enjoy it much.

On the other hand, we can't contact Villa Escudero for a reservation... so off we agree to join my friend to a road trip to Pagudpud.

This road trip, took us to the beautiful sceneries of Vigan, Laoag, Batac, and Pagudpud.

Day 1: Vigan
Places visited: Preserved centuries old ancestral homes of Vigan, Cabugao Beach Resort
Places Visited: Laoag, Cape Bojeador LightHouse, Saud Beach Resort

Places Visited: Blue Lagoon, Patapat Bridge, Agua Grande Picnic Park, Bangui WindMills, Sand Dunes, Rio Del Grande
More on Day 3 Road Trip Destinations...

Day 4: Batac, Vigan, Travel back home.
Places Visited: Rio Del Grande, Marcos Museum
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Anonymous said…
hi, i think i would be more than happy to take the same road trip like you did! i have 1 concern though,how much (more or less) did you all spent in that trip?and did you take your own car?could you also include the fuel cost when you respond to my msg? thank you and more trip to you and your family!
January 27, 2009 at 12:28 AM
BartMan29 said…
Hi!

Here's some breakdown of our expenses. This is based on the fact that we did not prepare for this trip... it was a come what may kind of thing... so we don't have any hotel reservations... :D

1st Day: We spent the night at Cabugao Beach Resort. This is after Vigan. Cost: Php 3,700.oo per room per day.

2nd Day: We spent the night at an DOT accredited HomeStay near Saud Beach in Pagudpud... We actually got a house with 2 rooms. Cost: Php 2,000.oo per room per day.

3rd Day: We spent the night in Rio Del Grande in Laoag. Cost: Php 2,200.oo per room per day.

Yes, I did drive using our own car.

Gasoline: We filled up 4 full tanks at about 1,200.oo per filling... thus total of Php 4,800.oo, but the last full tank has plenty to spare.

Hope this will be of help to you.

Enjoy and Have a safe trip!
January 28, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Rey said…
Hey there, I was searching for the web for info about going around pagudpud-laoag-vigan when I chanced upon your blog, planning to go there but I will be commuting all the way and travelling on my own, would you have any tips for cheap but good places to stay while around there, I will be on a strict budget and I will be needing all the advise I could get... Thanks.

By the way, my name is Rey L. Bartolabac....
April 12, 2009 at 4:51 PM
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