El Magic Resort,Samal Island

Philippines has many islands with beautiful white sand beaches.Samal island is one of them.There are lots of beach resorts there in Samal from high to lower end,it depends on your budget.You can go to Pearl Farm and Bali Bali beach resort if you want to be pampered.

El Magic was one of the beach resorts we went.It's just a small resort with more than 10 cottages with videoke machine.Since,I brought almost of my relatives,mother and father side I chose a resort with a lower entrance but nice.

Montjuic Castle in Barcelona,Spain

Montjuic Castle is one of the famous landmarks in Barcelona.It is located on the top of the hill overlooking the harbour and the whole city.

If you want to have a nice look of the whole city and at the same time to see a historical fortress,visit the Montjuic Castle.

You can go there by car,bus and by cable car.Too bad,we haven't had the chace to ride the cable car that time due to the bad weather.






































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Parc Guell,Barcelona Spain

Parc Guell is a garden designed by Antoni Gaudi who also designed the famous Sagrada de Famillia Basilica.In this place,you will see lots of the mosaic works of Gaudi.The mosaic dragon fountain,terrace and some mosaic tiled ceilings.

It's really a unique place and I think it's one of the must see landmarks in Barcelona.

Vacation is over

Vacation is over.It's been almost a week that we have returned from our vacation in Spain.It was really hot there but we really enjoyed our stay.We have visited many places.I like Barcelona,it is a very beautiful city.We got the chance to visit some of Gaudi's masterpieces which are Barcelona's famous landmarks.We also went to Valencia,the third biggest city in Spain.It's also a beautiful city with lots of beautiful and interesting places to see.

We like their beaches,especially the ones in the Castellon.It's very clean and not very crowded unlike the beaches in Tarragona.Sometimes if we don't want to be at the beach,we use the pool.Alex also enjoyed swimming at the pool.

I'll be posting some of our vacation photos in my next post.

Still hoping to visit Egypt

Egypt is one of the places that I wanted to visit.It's one of my dream destinations.I want to see the Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx.I also wanted to visit Luxor and the temples of Abu Simbel in Aswan.It's been so long before I convinced my husband to go there.I had a hard time convincing him that the place was safe to visit.I told him that even his sister already visited the place.

Last year,he finally said yes that maybe this year we will visit Egypt on May or October.But now with the problems going on in Egypt,I doubt we will go there this year.Good thing that we didn't book anything yet otherwise we will lost all.I just hope that the chaos will stop soon and eventually will be peaceful.

I am hoping that I can still again convince my husband to go there.I am still hoping to visit Egypt in the future.

People's Park,Davao City

The last time we went on vacation in Davao City 3 years ago,People's Park was still under construction.Finally this time we were able to see the park.The place is very huge.There are lots of tribes sculptures,play grounds for the kids and beautiful gardens.

The place is very nice and clean.People can have a picnic there if they like,there are some tables and chairs where they can eat.It's free so all people are welcome to visit the place.

Plaza Mayor,Madrid Spain

When we visited Madrid last year,we never forgot to visit Plaza Mayor.They said that it's the biggest square in the city.The Plaza Mayor has beautiful painted facades that I really like.

In this place you can see many shops selling nice souvenirs and there are lots of food chains and restaurants nearby too.

Region Algarve of Portugal

Our destination when we went to Portugal was in the southern part which is Villamoura.It is part of the Algarve region that is very known to the tourist for it's beautiful beaches,hotels,resorts,restaurants and golf courses.Aside from Villamoura,we visited Albufeira,Loule,Faro,Tavera,Quarteira and Loule.All of these places has it's own beauty to boast.

But you know what my husband liked to visit places where we can see how locals really live and not the place where tourist usually go.Oh by the way,it was really hot in Portugal,when we were there,the temperature usually around 41 degrees celcius or even more!

Villamoura



Loule



Albufeira



Portimao



Faro

Portugal,here we come!!

Tomorrow we will be leaving here to have a 2 week vacation in Portugal.We will visit Lisbon the capital city and the city of Albufeira known for it's beautiful beaches.I'm so excited to discover these places.Hope the weather is good there coz here in our place,it rains a lot.

Grand Canal,Venice Italy

These are the photos we have taken in the Grand Canal of Venice Italy.It's the main way to visit Venice since it connects to the minor canals.The best way to see it is by boat.Just by passing the grand canal,you will see lots of beautiful buildings and different boats.

I tell you,it's really a beautiful place,so if you're planning to go to Italy,never forget to visit Venice.Too bad,we didn't have the chance to ride a gondola that time coz we were afraid that Alex still small and will move a lot in the boat.

Luxury hotel rooms

I like watching travel and voyage related channels since I like to travel and discover different places.In one of the programs,they featured some luxury hotels in USA.I was amazed when I saw those luxury hotel rooms.The room has luxury bedding and linens with upscale bath amenities,big flat screen TV and some appliances that will make your stay more comfortable and relax.How I wish we could stay in that kind of room in our travel.

The fortress in Rethymno Crete Island,Greece

When we visited Greece,we also went to Crete island after visiting Athens.Since it was summer that time and my husband likes to go to the beach,we decided that we also have to go to the southern part of Greece where beautiful islands and beaches could be found.There we visited Heraklion,Chania and Rethymno.We stayed there in Rethymno and we had the chance to visit the fortress.They said that it was built by the Venetians,to protect the people from the Turkish threat.It's a beautiful place,in the fortress you can see the vast blue colored ocean and the village of Rethymno.

My husband likes to visit historical places,everytime we visited places like that,he always read the history of the place but me,busy taking pictures hehehe.

Visiting Italy!

One of my dream destinations in the world is Italy.I've been wanting to go there so much,I've heard a lot of good things in every person who already visited the country.Just like France,Italy is rich in history,art,culture and gastronomy.I wanted to visit also their old castles,churches and museums.

Since summer is fast approaching,we already planned our vacation ahead of time.Good thing my husband,granted my wish :)we will be going to Italy this summer!Im very excited of this news :)at last I'll see this enchanted country soon!.I Hope we have enough time to visit different places.What is nice about here in europe is that we're not only limited to airplanes,we can also ride a train to be in different places,so perhaps we'll be taking trains in our trips.

We've already searched on the net the best deals that we can have,especially on summer,you'll expect that the prices are high than normal season.Good thing,we've found an interesting prices for the hotels.Since we planned to go to Rome and Venice,looking for a hotel for different places is so tiring,what is good with them was that they helped as much as they can to their customers,an indeed dependable customer service.They recommended places that must to see and to do when in Venice.One of the world's romantic cities and known as the "City of Water" and "City of Bridges".The never be missed Gondola rides and visit of St Mark Square and it's pigeons.

Just 2 more months,and here we come Italy!

Parliament Building in London

When you say London,one of the places that would come up to your mind is the Parliament Building where you can see also the famous Big Ben.The building is near the Westminster street and not far from Victoria garden and London Eye.It is open to all people.There,you can tour the buildings,watch the debates and committees and even climb the clock tower.It's really beautiful,especially when you watch it along the river and have a bigger view of the building,wow!

When we were there,we didn't have the chance to go inside,too bad!I was pregnant at that time so I don't want to walk for hours and usually if you visit like this building which has many rooms to roam around,it takes longer to visit.Instead we went to the Downing Street where Tony Blair's live.We were only at the gate,we couldn't go inside ,there are many guards.

Eiffel Tower video

Here's my video of Eiffel Tower and part of Trocadero taken last Saturday.It's not very clear because it was a cloudy day.But still you can still appreciate the beauty of the tower.Even if we're still on the end of winter,there are still lots of tourists visting at this time.It's really better on summer,but for the meantime pagpasensyahan no nalang ito.

Have fun!