Archive for » November, 2009 «

Driving an ATV around Cagraray Island


My recent trip to Cagraray Island in Albay is one of the most fun ever in years. There are lots of stuff we can do on the Misibis Bay Raintree and one of them is driving around the island with an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV).

We took this video while driving around Cagraray and this part was taken on the hill top where you can see the entire island and the other islands around it. We’ve been recording a lot throughout the trip and we used the Sony Handycam HDR XR200 which takes full 1080p HD videos. While a digicam with HD video recording could have also done the trick, Sony’s Handycam gets ou full 1080p videos and can store as much as 120GB of video in one go. Perfect for long trips since you also get good battery life.

Wait, there’s more!: Get cheap domain & hosting from plogHost Powering this blog since 2005.

Source: admin

Category: Uncategorized  Comments off

1 Peso Seat Sale at Cebu Pacific


More than 50,000 seats up for grabs at Cebu Pacific Air!

Asia’s third-largest low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific brings back the ‘Go Lite’ PHP 1 seat sale to all international and domestic destinations starting now until November 22, 2009 only, or until more than 50,000 seats have been sold out. Travel period is June 15-September 30, 2010.

32 domestic destinations are up for grabs through this website promo, including Cebu-Siargao, Cebu-Ozamiz, Cebu-Clark, Manila-San Jose, and Manila-Kalibo (Boracay).

We’re offering the lowest fare alternative for international flights with our PHP 1 sale, including flights to Taipei, Kota Kinabalu, Pusan (Korea), Osaka and Jakarta.

Passengers with check-in luggage will just add PHP 100 upon booking. The PHP 1 is exclusive of government taxes and administration fees.

Wait, there’s more!: Don’t have Paypal yet? What are you waiting for? Sign up now!

Source: admin

Category: Uncategorized  Comments off

Travelling is Fun with a Sony Cybershot and Marine Pack


Haven’t had this much fun with travel gears for a long time. Taking the Sony Cybershot TSC-T900 was the right choice as it’s small and lightweight, plus it can take HD videos at 720p. See a video tour of the Misibis Bay Raintree at Cagraray Island in Albay below.

They say pictures tell a thousand words so these videos should be enough to describe the place.

I originally wanted to bring my dSLR with me as this is a trip I thought I should never miss but I gave the point-and-shoot Sony Cybershot a chance (it was a huge risk). I thought as long as there was enough sunlight, I should be able to get decent pictures.

The HD video recording is also a big come-on as I will be able to take footages my other cameras could not do at that resolution.

The Sony Cybershot TSC-T900 comes with a Marine Pack which you can use to take photos and videos underwater. I went snorkeling one afternoon to test it out in the sea but the water to too cloudy so I couldn’t see anything underwater. Fortunately, the swimming pool is open almost 24 hours a day and we were able to play with the camera even at night.

Participants of our Synergy trip (members of the media from print and TV) volunteered to do this little experiment — shooting a video underwater at night. It did not disappoint and everyone had a fun time.

Wait, there’s more!: Send Money to the Philippines Remit2Home – it’s fast, easy and reliable.

Source: admin

Category: Uncategorized  One Comment

Misibis Bay Rain Tree at Cagraray Island


The Misibis Bay RainTree is a newly developed resort found in the island of Cagraray, Albay province. The whole island is about 480 hectares and about 60% of it will be developed into an eco-park, hotel and resort.

misibisbayresort

The island is about 60 minutes away from Legazpi Airport via land and just 30 minutes via fastcraft which is operated by the resort. There are daily flights via Cebu Pacific from Manila.

misibis resort

The hotel-resort is maintained by Discovery Suites and features over 3 dozen separate bungalow to 2 and 3-story condos surrounded by a sprawling 4-feet swimming pool. There are more guest houses being constructed during this soft launch.

discovery-suites-misibis

There are a lot of activities to do within the beach resort alone. There’s an entertainment room, a game room with billiards and table tennis, and even a playground for kids. If you like the outdoors, they have all-terrain vehicles (ATV) you can use to go around the island.

pool-misibis-resort

Water-sports are aplenty as well — big water floats (similar to the ones in CamSur), kayaking, jetski, wakeboarding and snorkeling or diving.

Accommodations are top notch — each guest house has one big master bedroom, and 2 single beds that serves as the living room. The houses are walled in glass all around with just draperies you can pull down if you want privacy. There are two 32″ LCD TVs, a ref and a huge bath tub.

Most of the guest houses are accessible to the pool. Hotel service is an A+ with options for a butler service and plenty of attendants going around attending to guests’ needs — apple juice and assorted nuts at the front desk, ice cold water and cookies at the pool, mango-flavored ice candy at the beach, and cold face towel and face spray in the afternoon sun.

And best of all, there is free and fast WiFi all over the resort — from the rooms to the recreation areas and even as far as the beachfront.

Of course, the place does not come cheap either. Daily accommodations start at a whooping $385.

Wait, there’s more!: Earn money from your blog! Sell link ads and blog your way to the bank.

Source: admin

Category: Uncategorized  Comments off

Lago de Oro at Calatagan, Batangas


One of the most visited resorts in Batangas is the Lago de Oro Resort in Balibago, Calatagan, Batangas. This is mainly because of the wakeboarding activities found in the Cable Ski Park in front of it.

Check out this short video clip of visitors riding the wakeboard all day:

Lago de Oro is situated about 115 kilometers South West of Manila on the shore of the South CHina Sea and on Zobel highway. Estimated travel time by land is about 2 to 2.5 hours, depending on traffic at South Super Highway.

Video taken using a Samsung IT100 point-and-shoot camera.

Source: admin

Category: Uncategorized  Comments off