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As a devoted Catholic we made sure that we visit and hear mass every Sunday. Good thing Bohol is full of Catholic churches. Although a bit far from the resort that we stayed in but motorbikes came to our rescue. I was hesitant in riding a motorbike at first because I never rode a motorbike since I was 12. But we didn’t have any choice since the tricycle was way too expensive. After all, we needed more adventure in Bohol!

We arrived early for the 5PM mass. At least we had plenty of time to explore the place.

The church of St. Augustine is 18 kilometers from Tagbilaran City, lying on the southwestern side of Panglao Island. The massive stone church is nestled on a plain, its back to the seashore and its right side facing a big, wide plaza which is the venue of the town’s many religious and social activities.

It is beside the ruins of an older church which may have been of Baroque architectural design. The older church was said to have been destroyed in 1886. There are twin antique confessionals in the church that are carved artistically with grape and dove patterns and the ceiling’s frescoes depict the Seven Sacraments. SOURCE.

The church outside and inside was very pretty. Not to mention it’s huuuge too! I love the old structure and I was intriqued by the banging of the bells that I requested if I could try it out also. Good thing, they agreed!

Even if the church was packed, mass was solemn. It was a great idea to hear mass that day. We get to fulfill our responsibility as a Catholic at the same we were able to explore that part of Panglao.

I love traveling but since I’m on a contractual basis I don’t like the idea that I don’t have a salary when I’m out of the office. So now, I’m thinking of options that I can do to earn even if I’m out of town or out of the country. One way, I guess is to purchase a few gold coins from US gold bureau. This way the value of the coins whether in bullion or ingot form, would go up. I love the idea that I’m earning even if I’m not working. At least I have the budget for my next travels. But I also have to monitor the trend though, if ever it goes down at least I can withraw it anytime.

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This is what made us stopped and checked out this restaurant.

Looks fresh and the prices per kilo weren’t too bad. But when they offered the buffet instead, we went for it! For PHP300.00 each, you get to enjoy the buffet at 7PM onwards. It includes 1 round of softdrinks.

The dinner buffet includes grilled seafoods, pansit, steamed shrimps, seaweeds salad, lechon, and more. After eating for 15minutes (or more?), we were sooo full, that I think we needed fat burners like the ones here. There are top rating fat burners available which I think would work on us. I better check out the details and see the benefits as well as the cons of these burners. We couldn’t move after dinner so we decided to stay for just a few more minutes and watched their show.

They were just ok. I like the Boracay singers more than them. Probably because of the choices of the songs, I guess. After a few songs, we went back to the hotel to start our movie night!

After the dolphin watch and island hopping on our second day, we had our lunch then we asked the Amorita Resort to fetch us. We paid PHP400 for a 10-minute ride! We didn’t have much of a choice anyway. There were no means of transportation in that area other than a motorbike! I can’t imagine myself riding a motorbike while carrying our huge luggage. LOL! So I guess the Amorita ride was worth it after all. We arrived at around 1PM and was granted an early check in. We were brought to our garden villa where we stayed for 3 days and 2 nights.

The place was so quiet we couldn’t believe that the resort was fully booked. When we entered the garden villa, we were greeted by this pathway…

…and this private pool…

…and this flat screen TV…

…and this huge bed…

Oh, it was bliss! Although the room was sooo hot when we entered. It took almost half a day before the room finally had a cold temperature. We even requested for an electric fan just to make it colder. I had a little corner there where I was able to catch up on my reading…

…while I munched on some free cookies…

Then after a long nap (of 3 hours), off we went to Alona Beach. What I love about Amorita Resort is that they clean your villa twice a day. Once in the morning (9AM onwards) and once at 6PM and then they turned this on…

I loved this so much! It makes you look forward to going back to your room every night. The smell was heavenly. I just can’t describe the experience because to tell you honestly, up to now, I still feel overwhelmed.

Great service + Paradise-Like Resort = Major, major perfect vacation! (*grin*)

Will post more about Amorita soon!

I’ve always been a budget traveller. Probably because my Mom is one and we were forced to travel on a budget too. But now that I’m on my own, I would follow her tips and ended up happy because at least I was able to save for a certain travel. Now that I have 2 kids, all the more I want to make the most out of my money. Make sure that I’m spending the right amount and spending it the right way. I even want to invest my travel fund in a gold coin so that at least, in a few months I’d be able to let my money grow. Since I’m dealing with US Gold Bureau, I’m assured that I’m in the right hands of a gold dealer. They provide great service and attests that they are selling gold, silver, and precious metals in good quality.

So, how do I travel in a budget anyway? Here are a few tips inspired by eHow.com.

1. Decide where you want to go. If you are thinking of traveling internationally, forget about the places that have a high exchange rate, such as London or Italy. Wait for promo fares of budget airlines. This will save you a lot of money.

2. Establish a travel budget or a travel fund. List down how much you need to save and your target date of travel.

3. Cut down your monthly expenses and add it up to your travel fund.

4. Put up reminders around your house. You can post pictures of a sunny beach or the Acropolis, this will remind you in every way possible to save money for your much needed vacation!

Alona Beach is like a mini Boracay sans the crowd.

But when I compared this part of Panglao from the BBC area, I preferred the BBC area more than this. The shore here is shorter and the sand is not too fine. I can also see that it wasn’t very well maintained compared to the other side. I also noticed that there were more boats parked at the beach.

But this place also has advantages like, there were a lot of restaurants in this area where you can have lunch and dinner. There were Manangs offering 1 hour of massage by the shore for PHP300 (this is half the price of Amorita’s full body massage of PHP600.00!). If you want to go out at night, you can check out the bars and listen to some music…

Check out the restaurants in Alona Beach at night.

The food here is also cheaper. You can pay only PHP300/pax for the dinner buffet. This already includes one drink. I guess because there are more options to choose from. You should also expect boatmen offering island hopping tours while you are at the beach. I guess because they are allowed here unlike in the BBC area wherein vendors were not allowed.

So if I were to go back to Bohol, which area would I choose? I honestly don’t know yet. Because both areas are really nice and both offer a lot of things.

Hey, I love the results of this test.

You Are a Citizen of the World

Whenever possible, you try to pay attention to what’s going on in the world. You are truly interested in all people and countries, no matter how far away from you they are. You try to learn, travel, and understand. Being a part of the whole world is important to you, and you’re always working to be more internationally focused.

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Really, I love to travel and somehow see the world. That would be my ultimate dream!

Since I want to travel more, especially next year, I kind of promised myself that I will try to increase my income. There are actually a lot of ways to do that but for now, I’d like to focus on buying gold coins at US Gold Bureau. I’ve been tracking United States Gold Bureau for months now and so far I can see that they are very reliable. They’ve been catering to a lot of clients already and they’ve been in the market for years now. They offer gold, silver, and other precious metals that you can buy and then have them delivered right into your doorstep. I love how convenient it is on our part. They offer great quality of gold and great service too. Could I ask for more? I don’t think so.

After a very impressive dolphin watching, we dropped by Balicasag Island to do snorkelling. It took us an hour to feed the fishes, swim, and just enjoy the corals of that area. We had to pay P100 for the entrance fee at the fish sanctuary and P350 for the life jacket and snorkelling equipment. I didn’t want to push through anymore but for the sake of experience, we went through with it. After an hour, off we went to the Virgin Island.

By this time, Hubby was so much in love with Bohol already. Being in the hidden oasis of Panglao, who wouldn’t fell in love with this island? The Virgin Island has a crescent-shaped sandbar which made it more impressive.

And in this island we got to try this!

I don’t know what it’s called, sorry, but it was delicious especially when poured into the vinegar. After staying more than an hour here Virgin Island, off we went back to the resort to eat lunch, check out then proceed to Amorita Resort.