Puerto Galera 2014

Ride the air-conditioned bus going straight to Batangas pier via CALABARZON Expressway. Travel time to Batangas pier will take more or less 2 hours and the fare is less than 200 pesos.

Upon arrival in Batangas pier, go to Terminal 3 and find the ticket booth of the ferry going to Puerto Galera. At Batangas Pier, passengers are required to pay the Terminal Fee worth 30 pesos per person and the Environmental User Fee for tourists going to Puerto Galera worth 50 pesos per person.

Puerto Galera has 4 major points of entry, namely, Sabang Pier, Muelle Pier, Balatero Pier and White Beach. If you are going to Sabang, choose the ferry that will go directly to Sabang Pier. If you are going to White Beach, make sure that the ferry will go to White Beach.

There are many shipping companies plying the Batangas-Puerto Galera route. The major passenger ferries are: FSL or Father and Son Shipping Lines, MSL or Minolo Shipping Lines and Galerian Lines.

The maximum capacity of an outrigger ferry is from 60 up to 120 passengers. The ticket costs 250 to 280 pesos, one-way.

The first ferry trip to Puerto Galera is 7:30 am during the normal season and every hour thereafter, one or 2 ferries depart until 4:30 pm which is usually the last trip to Puerto Galera.

If you happen to disembark at the wrong pier or landing site, there are tricycles that you can hire to bring you to the resort of your choice.

I have been in Puerto Galera white beach resort for three times; 

         This time on my 4^th time I accidentally book in Talipanan Puerto, Galera due to mistakes we thought that this resort is very near in white beach resort. But after our experience in this resort we don’t have any regret staying in this place. A very relaxing and quiet place, it seems like that you are in a private island/resort.

I highly recommend this place for those who want to enjoy a private moment with their partner.

Activities that we enjoyed:

Snorkeling in Corral's Garden

Fish Feeding

Giant Clam

Underwater Cave

Snorkeling in the coral’s garden is one of the best experienced I ever had.

It seems like that I am swimming in a big aquarium with different beautiful fishes.

Or maybe I can say that I felt that I’m a mermaid swimming in the middle of the sea.

Souvenirs that you can buy in Puerto

handmade bracelet and anklet

we negotiate for the price of this bracelet and anklet  for 5 pieces for only Php100.00

where to stay in talipanan beach resort:

Infinity Hotel is one of the best hotel in this place but it's a little bit pricey rather than the others.

You may also check the bamboo resort/hotel they have a relaxing amenities and very affordable rates.

Comedy Bar in Manila, Philippines

My cousin’s and I decide to go in the comedy bar to unwind and relieve our stress. And our first choice to visit is the Laffline because of “Vice Ganda” a trending comedian here in the Philippines. 

Nevertheless, when we arrived at the bar, there are no seats available for the guest and three years old guest is not allowed to enter in the bar. 

So we decided to go in Circo, but on our way we saw the “Klownz Comedy Bar” we compared the performer artist in the two bar, and we come up to go in “Klownz Comedy Bar”.

So far, we enjoy the night, and don’t had any regret staying at the said bar. 

Mt. Batulao

MT. BATULAO
Nasugbu, Batangas
Jump-off point: Evercrest Golf Course, Nasugbu
LLA: 14.0408 N 120.8011 E 811 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2-4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3 with 60-70 degrees assault
Features: Open trails, rolling slopes, scenic views of Batangas.

TRAIL
-Old Trail
-New Trail

OLD TRAIL (EAST)

Fork to summit: 1.5-2 hours. Take the left, downward path to follow the old trail. You will enter a woodland, then emerge into the campsites (or stations) marked 1-10. At the earlier campsites the facilities are larger and there is a water source. There is a logbook and you will have to pay a registration fee of P 20.00

Same old slopes till station 8, after which the final ascent commences

. Beyond this point, at the you have to be extremely careful because the trails are really steep, there are loose stones, and the winds can set off you balance although as of 2012, they've carved out steps from the challenging parts, making this leg easier. This will just take 30-45 minutes, though. Campsites are marked from 1-10, with stations 8-10 being the steep parts, "Campsite 10" being the summit itself.

NEW TRAIL (WEST)

Fork to summit: 1-1.5 hrs. Take the right/middle, upward path (but not the extreme right, which goes downward). There is a small wooden marker. You will immediately up into a hill, and continue up and down some so-called numbered peaks. Around 20 minutes uphill is the lone campsite of the trail, good for several tents. There is a water station - the locals who man the site sell water which they get from a nearby river (around 30 minutes away). Here is also the counterpart registration area of this trail.

From the campsite, go up the hill and continue trekking until you reach a point where you have to go down and enter a forested area. There are two options now: either to go rightward and downward to the forest or leftward and downward to more grassland slopes. A third option is to go up the 'Peak of Deception' but this is a side-trip that leads nowhere, but is a good challenge in itself.

If you decide to enter in the forest, you will emerge back into the grasslands 10-15 minutes later. The path goes between two rocks; turn right towards the summit. Soon, the non-woodland trail, too, will emerge and the two trails will reunite: at this stage you are just 5-15 minutes away from the summit.

I took the path in the jungle, for me its okay to take this path because you will be sheltered by the woods and trees but its kinda bit tiring than the other way.


Base on my self assumption, New trail is shorter and quicker than the old trail. 


I've been there at Mt. Batulao twice,


Difference between two,


                                              First time                             Second time

date/month December 2012 January 18, 2014
weather/wind cool (hot inside the tent) colder/windy (even inside the tent)
Trail                                      Old trail                                Going Up (old trail) Going Down (New trail)
experience difficult/tiring                        easy/unexhausted

length of stay                          overnight                                overnight

CAMP 1 in Old Trail
- Where you need to log in and pay Php 20.00 for registration fee.
- Camping tent for rent is also available here.
Php 400.00/night

Going to the summit via old trail

Happy Memories in Mt. Batulao - slideshow