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Philippines : Zambales, Crystal Beach San Narciso

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Crystal Beach San Narciso Zambales If you are into camping, short budget and easy getaway, Crystal Beach is a good choice for you and your barkada. It is famous for its surfing site and camping, with a wide area to accommodate many tourists and even a music festival.  How to go there : By Car: From NLEX, take SCTEX and exit to Subic Zambales, go straight up to San Narciso, Zambales. It will be easy to follow road signs with lots of signages pointing towards Crystal Beach. By Commute: Ride Victory Liner buses going Iba , Zambales and go down to San Narciso Town. Ride a tricycle going Crystal Beach. Estimated travel time is around 4-5 hours per way. Expenses :   Group ( 8 pax )           Per Head Gas and Toll 2,400 300 Food for 2 days 2,400 300 Entrance Fee 295 Misc 100 Total 4,800 995 Tips : 1. The entrance fee of P295 is applicable if you bring your own t

Philippines : Camping with Besties

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They said that you should have at least three kinds of people in your life : One who is older to you who can bestow  their wisdom to you, second is someone younger to you for you to guide them and you passing your wisdom to them and the third one is someone at your own age who you can confidently share your confidence and failures. The last one that I mentioned is basically what my college friends are to me. Cherishing our friends that are for keeps are something that we need to maintain and building new memories with them nourishes the foundation of an everlasting friendship. For me, I consider my college barkada as my best friends. The group who knows how I think, what annoys me the most and the walking clowns who can lock my jaws due to unstoppable laughter. Even though we don't hang out frequently, they always know what to say and what to comfort each other.  Taking a weekend with them for camping and beach bumming is love! We decided to go camping at Cryst

Japan : My Oishi Diary

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While I was still inside the plane, I kept on visualizing the festive street with a lot of kiosks in the sidewalk, I am closing my eyes and savoring the aroma of foreign foods that I am about to taste. I slowly started to walk and happy to see those kimonos walking side by side with me. Greeting unfamiliar faces with Kunichiwa and trying to converse with them as much as I could, just like those I read in manga. Ohhh boy, I am really going to Japan! The first thing I did was to take a mental note of popular foods to eat in Japan. Heaven, there are a lot of them and you can find them everywhere; from the kid-friendly Universal Studio to old temples, too busy buzzy Shibuya Crossing and even to the small streets, you can find a place to eat good food. If you are an insane wandering food soul and wants to hunt it all down to Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, here are the mouthwatering foods you can’t miss when visiting the Land of the Rising Sun : Sushi at Standing Sushi