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Explore MyPhilippines: Bag of Beans, Tagaytay City

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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

Hundred Islands in Pangasinan

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Explore MyPHILIPPINES! Hundred Islands, Pangasinan  A visit to the Pangasinan Hundred Island means... more fun... island hopping... swimming... and sight seeing. Once you reached Aliminos, Pangasinan, proceed to the pier where there's  a parking area to park your car. You need to register with the local Tourism Agency unit, which handles the assigning of your Tour Guide, Boat, Safety Gears (Life Vest), Snorkeling Gears, etc. This is also where you pay the corresponding dues/charges. Tip 1: Depending on what time you arrive, you can take your lunch before riding your boat. Else, just bring your food and go island hopping already. Tip 2: Bring everything you need, your clothes, food, water, towel, camera, sun block lotion, etc. You can keep it dry inside the boat. Tip 3: Depending on your budget, you can take the package for the whole day rental of the boat. This way, you can actually leave your things (dry) inside the boat. Just leave valuable items in yo

How to go to Hundred Islands, Pangasinan

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Explore MyPHILIPPINES! How to go to Hundred Islands, Pangasinan This ' How to Go to ' post, traces the route we took when we had road trip  from San Pedro, Laguna to three (3) destinations in Pangasinan. First stop was the Hundred Islands in Pangasinan ,  then Second stop are the Pyramids of Asia  and the Our Lady of Manaog Church , then Third and last stop is the ' Blacksmiths of Calasiao' '. Map of the entire Road Trip destinations    This map shows you the entire trip route. We start from San Pedro, Laguna and drove  all the way to Hundred Islands in Alaminos, Pangasinan . This ' How to Go to ’ guide may be a customized route plan from the south, but I'm sure this guide will still be very useful to my dear readers  from the other parts of the Philippines.   Just pick a starting point along the route taken and start from there. I'm hoping that this will be useful to your planned trip. Have a safe trip and enjoy!  San Pedro, Laguna via South Luzon E

How to go to Caliraya

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Explore MyPHILIPPINES! How to go to Caliraya Cavinti, Laguna   This 'How to Guide ' traces the route from San Pedro, Laguna   all the way to Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna . I hope this will give you a better understanding of the route. Enjoy your trip and be safe! This map shows the entire Road Trip route to Caliraya The above map shows the entire route for this road trip. This trip starts from San Pedro, Laguna via South ExpressWay (SLEX) , then moving towards the National Road of Laguna,  all the way to Pagsanjan, and finally to Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna . There are six (6) major points of reference.  I have marked them  accordingly for ease in your navigation. Meetup Place / Starting Point This  map shows the starting point (point 1),  as well as an option for a good meeting place. I would suggest to make the Petron Station (South Luzon Expressway southbound)  as a meeting place. This Petron station is in between San  Pedro Exit and before the Southwoods Exit. This is where w