Or, as I would like to bitterly refer to this article, “Why we would not be coming back to Tanay any time soon”.

For this specific day trip, we decided to follow a simple itinerary from various blogs to one of the nearby tourist destinations that are easily gaining popularity on the Internet and through the word of mouth: Tanay, Rizal.

Naranasan mo na bang umupo at makipagkwentuhan sa iyong mga kaibigan sa gitna ng kalsada? Yung kahit alas dos na ng madaling araw ay parang hindi ka mauubusan ng boses at gustong sabihin. Naranasan mo na bang mag-videoke with birit hanggang hating gabi? Eh, ang mag-trekking sa isang unknown hill na walang trail? Yung tipong hindi mo alam kung nakailang “Tabi-tabi po” ka na.

*cue in "Minsan" by Eraserheads*

I just want to share one of the trips that I took recently. We were invited by a friend to come and visit Bataan as they will be celebrating a festival. I must say, I spent there one of the best weekends of my life. Aside from relishing the delicious homemade cuisine, the company of dear and kind locals and the “old town” feels, we were also driven by the humid weather to visit a nearby resort called Punta Belle.