It was my first time in Bacolod and I have no idea about this place except for the Masskara Festival which they are famous for.

We arrived at Bacolod Silay International Airport passed 10 in the morning with an empty stomach. The flight was good but the what happened prior to departure was another story.

Our colleague Jm, was a buzzer beater. We are already boarding when he arrived at the airport. Luckily, we already got his boarding pass ready. The whole situation got us all pressured we didnt expect he will make it. Thank goodness for the delayed flight and delayed bus transfer. He made it!


Anyway, when you browse to the web you'll see that one of the most suggested place to stay in Bacolod is the 11th Street Bed and Breakfast so we opt to took a reservation with them. We were travelling as a group (7 pax) so we initially booked for a family room but unfortunately all family rooms were fully booked. There are only 2 rooms available on our preferred date and good thing we still get a good deal.
We got 2 air conditioned rooms for only Php1100 good for 2 and additional Php300 per head. That was like Php400+ per head per night breakfast included. Pretty good deal!


11th Street Bed and Breakfast
Telephone Number: (+63)(034) 433-9191
Mobile Number: +639228433919
Email Address: bb11st@yahoo.com

Brace yourself for this one hell of itinerary I made for our Bacolod Iloilo Guimaras trip. I didnt know we can pull this off nakakapagod but it was all worth it. Three provinces in 5 days! Hell yeah! I promise to post more about this trip in the coming days as i have bulk of drafts to finish. My 12 months of travel posts are long overdue. Meanwhile, hope this itinerary finds you helpful.

Bantigue Sandbar

Day 1: Bacolod - MAMBUKAL RESORT and The Ruins

DAY 2 : Bacolod to Isla Gigantes Iloilo                                    

DAY 3: Gigantes - Island Hopping                                             

DAY 4 : Iloilo City + Guimaras Island                                        

DAY 5 : Pasalubong Day                                               

1210 Bye bye Iloilo          

Snap shots from Burot beach


How to get there : --By commuting (van)

1. Take a van going to Calatagan. The terminal is near the Kabayan Hotel at the EDSA-Taft MRT Station. Fare is Php 180 per person.
2. Ask to be let down at the Calatagan market. Take a tricycle to Burot Beach. Fare is PHP 50 per person.

This trip will not be forgotten, not because of how elnido captured our hearts but because we missed our flights twice! Can you believe that?

• Either you stay in one of the hotels across the mainland in Brgy. Uacon for accommodation and have the bangkero drop you off and fetch you by nightfall. (Potipot is just a 5-10 minutes ride from the mainland.

• Go camping in the island and have the bangkero fetch you the next day. In this option, you can enjoy sleeping under the stars as Potipot is regarded as a virgin island—no electricity, no major infrastructures or hotels.

So I am late again for blogging about my trip to Zambales. I spent two days and one night in a place devoid of any necessities (and what more, conveniences) offered by the modern world. It was my first time going on a camping type getaway. And if there's anything I learned about this weekend, it's that surviving in the wilderness on a remote island (with no electricity, no cellular connection, no cold drinks, no bed, no blog, no facebook, no instagraaaaam!) I had to save two pictures for my 365project just because i cant upload them. And yes I am not complaining.

We arrived in Pundaquit mid-afternoon. The boat rides and the barbaric Olongapo heat woke me up. I was on night shift, I took a nap and woke up half an hour before our designated meeting time. I’m good at being responsible. Despite being "early" we still consumed too much time waiting for the boylet of May before we left Manila. That guy acted like a VIP, being late for two hours. Oh boy.

Our first Stop: Capones! The island is small and looooooo-vely. White sand, amazing view, some rock formations and clear blue sea water.


After spending sometime in the water and sunning ourselves, we headed our way to our second and final stop: Anawangin.

Anawangin Cove is beautiful. The landscape is amazing: mountains, beach, pine trees, a river, a lake, foliage, and the clearest moonlit night sky. It all sounds cheesy until you get there, so shut up.

Unfortunately, everyone had the brilliant idea of going there the same weekend as us. The place was substantially peopled, much to our annoyance (because we’re greedy and we don’t particularly like showering in front of an ogling male crowd or sharing toilets with a hundred strangers), but it was an all right crowd. I guess. It’s not like we had a choice.

skills? WE HAV ‘EM

A lot of drinking and passing out occurs the first night. I, myself, finally passed out on a bench some time after the fifth bottle of the cheap brandy. I woke up, wet and freezing (still wearing the two piece with the cover up) not wondering where everyone else went and moved to my tent.

I was miraculously not hungover the next day.

Plans to hike the mountains were unsuccessful. It's nearing noon and the sun was unbearable. We hit the river instead. I like the river a lot, the trees and the mountain is just perfect. Not enough water to swim, though.

After some useless photos, we headed back the beach to hang out and to find 'em boyz. The weather was nice.

Not the beach obviously. Made me feel like Christmas time.

We met these cool people on the hot shore of Anawangin. We shared stories over three cases of Red Horse and wished we've met the very first night in the Island.


Tadaaaah! And that's my Bestfriend hooking up with Jeff having some FAKWAN. LOL

I end my vacation with a HUGE smile. Probably because this is the first out of town this year.
Had a little regret of not going to Nagsasa Cove. It's prettier there I heard. Maybe next time.