itchy feet
I’ve always had itchy feet.
And it’s not alipunga. 
When I was young, I spent every summer vacation with my cousins in Manila, Alabang, Batangas, and Cebu. When I grew up, I wanted to see more.
Among the few places I’ve been to, Tagaytay gets the number 1 slot. I discovered Tagaytay because of my wife, who acted as my tour guide when we were dating. She’s been there a number of times. And somewhere along the frequent drive to Tagaytay, we fell in love (asus!). Tagaytay played such a significant part in our relationship that when it was time to tie the knot, Tagaytay was the only option. And because we’ve pretty much explored the area, we picked the best place in Tagaytay to get married, Tagaytay Highlands. 
My second favorite place would have to be Hong Kong. First, because our flight to Hong Kong was my first ever plane ride. So imagine my excitement. I was giddy. There were butterflies in my stomach. I don’t know whether I should pee or poop, or both! Syempre, it was also my first time to travel internationally. My dad traveled a lot before he retired. And he would always tell me stories about airplanes, airports, and the different cities and hotels he’s been to. This time, it’s my turn to experience those things. I was trying to remember everything so that I could tell him about my travel.
Since my wife and I were still dating that time, that travel in a foreign land with no one to turn to but ourselves, with the good and the bad, the adventures and the misadventures, all the more tightened our bond.
My third favorite place would have to be Boracay. We stayed at this little gem called Boracay Tropics. The staff was friendly and courteous. The service was superb. The breakfast buffet, although not as impressive, was quite awesome on its own. And because most of the foreign guests would rather sunbathe in the nearby beach, we almost always had the pool all to ourselves when it gets too hot in the beach. Plus, it was our honeymoon. 
I’d like to end this with a shortlist of our future travel destinations. First would be to go on a European trip. If you want to now why, visit Kumareng Grace’s site and search for detailed posts about her own European trip experience, and you’d want to have that too. Second would be Israel. Our church arranges group travels to Israel once or twice a year, and we’ve decided to join them in maybe two years. On my third would be Palawan. Considering the cheap flights and budget-friendly accommodations available, I think we’d visit this paradise in no time at all.
This is my entry for Kumareng Grace’s post-birthday (for her birthday last September), pre-Christmas, and pre-2-year anniversary in blogging (in January) contest. Visit her site for contest details and to see the awesome prices.
ang ganda ganda ng pics!!! ang ganda talaga sa hongkong!!! whooo!! sana nga makapag-europe trip kayo. kung pwede sama ako sa luggage ha! he! he!
thanks for joining!
woohoo, sana manalo na tayo lahat, okey na ako with the watch! hahahhaa
ang cheesy ng post! puro pagibig haha! :P
lol on the alipunga. great to finally see a pic of the two of you =). you have a great list, and i pray and wish you’ll soon go on your European trip.
akala ko ako lang ang ‘medyo’ cheesy, di pala ako nag-iisa
we also love traveling; it’s one of those luxuries that we really enjoy.
Miss ko na ang Tagaytay Highlands, tagal ko na hindi nakabalik there
I like it and I’m thankful that we have a lot of beautiful places here in the Philippines that if we need to go to one ASAP, we can actually go to one.
KG: Just in case we have the resource to go to Europe, isasama ka namin as tour guide! Pero syempre KKB!
Sheng: Oo nga eh. I was bribing KG nga to rig the contest and let me win.
Dyanie: I was aiming for that. Sobrang desperate ba to win?
Kayni: Thanks Kayni. Maybe we could visit you too!
DocGelo: I’m getting desperate to win. We plan our travels months or years ahead and save para easy on the budget.
Russ: Kami din! Feeling ko nasa Switzerland kami kapag nandun.
rico is that a picture from your wedding? it’s beautiful!
Mai: Yes it is. Thank you.
thanks to this post, i was able to do 3 things :
-made KG my newest blog buddy and
-inspired me to blog about traveling again and
-joined KG’s contest too
..her prizes are perfect additional gifts to my wife, i’m sure to yours too
so good luck to both of us! =)
i wanna get married in tagaytay highlands , too!
teka, maghahanap muna ako ng groom!
Tagaytay.:-)
lol on the itchy feet but not alipunga.
ganda ng tagaytay noh perfect para sa wedding. very romantic yong place.
Wow! romantic wedding shot!
next destination, tagaytay!!!!!!!
Feel na feel ko ang “love” sa post mo ha!
DocGelo: The Internet is just amazing. Too bad we didn’t win. But Yay! for new friends.
Iya: Planning ahead wouldn’t hurt, hehe. That way, when you have your groom, everything’s ready na. He just needs to show up.
Z and Veronica: Beautiful Tagaytay.
Eds: And the good thing is that it’s just an hour and a half away.
Ebie: Thank you.
Dyosa: Nasobrahan nga yata sa pagka-chessy!
Interesting! I agree with your HK experience. There’s just the 2 of you in a foreign land. I think that made both our HK trip memorable. Cheers! Ü
(oohh, I commented on the wrong post) Haha
Thanks for sharing though we didnt win. Sayang.
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