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April 4, 2018

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Kota Paradiso

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Only two hours away from Makati. Kota Paradiso in Mabitac Laguna. Escape and enjoy nature in paradise. It is still in its development stage but you can already dine in Cafe Paradiso, have a foot massage and stay in one of the houses 🙂

Contact Persons: Jhona 8487202? or 09178146089 Girmelyn 09166907130 #kotaparadiso #h2hkotaparadiso #itsmorefuninthephilippines
I call her Farmer Caling Tanco Young @calingty I see her in Polo Club retro dancing and bumping into her in the ladies locker. She told me she used to manufacture socks, and today i found out she has farms. Beautiful farms

She shares with us her latest project – Kota Paradiso in Mabitac, Laguna. which she said she bought sight unseen then she noticed people buying parts of her farm because of the trees??So she bought them back and now she is developing the place and preserving the beautiful trees. She even told me that she used to cut trees for a living but now she is doing the opposite and appreciating them ? #kotaparadiso #h2hkotaparadiso #h2htrees She has a coffee farm with 5,000 trees producing Robusta coffee for Nescafe She grows many other things in her farm!!
Chickens Edible flowers Click below to go to their Facebook page

August 15, 2014

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TPLex and SCTex

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Heart2Heart loves these two highways! From SCTex it will lead you to TPlex ( Tarlac-Pangasinan- La Union Expressway) which is now a quicker way to get to Baguio. The TPLex is an 88.85 km four lane expressway currently under construction North of Manila. It connects central to northern Luzon, with its southernmost terminal located in Tarlac City. Tarlac and it’s planned northernmost terminus currently slated to be at Rosario, La Union.

I don’t mind driving here, it’s so smooth, so peaceful and so beautiful!!!

The scenery is just amazing! God in action in this photo 🙂

This was towards the end of the TPLEx ( a moving shot ) It’s a beautiful scene with trees lined up in a row and a beautiful field!!

Going down from Baguio

Rice fields

Corn

Back at TPLex

The row of trees again but from the other lane

SCTex

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July 28, 2014

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Tumalog Falls Oslob

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From the whale shark, you have to go to Tumalog Falls! It’s only a few minutes away. Bluewater provided the vans for our group to take us there. WOW!! Just looking at this as we got there was so spectacular. This photo cannot interpret how I felt standing before it. You can hear a bit already of the falls from here and see it. The van stops at this point

Beautiful views

It goes downhill so I highly recommend that you walk this to appreciate the scenery and the greens

There are many motorcycle guys there and you can hire them for P 25.00 one way but again I am worried that they do not have helmets and they do not provide helmets as well. So as much as possible, walk! Uphill is very difficult so I took it going up

Jeanne walked with me and we were just so amazed at the views

Walking down some more- It is a pleasant walk because it is not yet noon time and it is not hot at the time we were there

There’s the falls

The bottom of the falls where the water ends. That’s the first thing you see

Just AMAZING!!!! TRULY SPECTACULAR!!! Love the bamboo criss crossing to create that shade in the area towards the falls

To take a full photo, you need to go into the water and take it from there. I went into the water but I did not bring my camera 🙁 So this is a peek photo 🙂

Almost full size photo but now 🙂 It is very tall.

Everyone takes photos in this spot 🙂

Ron and his “dalaga” pose by the mini falls on the side 🙂

The water is very cold and murky but you have to go in and go under the falls 🙂

Beautiful bamboos!!

Going up is difficult so almost everyone took the motorcycle 🙂

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July 24, 2014

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Dolphin Watching in Bais Negros Oriental

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We arrived at the Bais pier getting ready to go boating to Tañon strait to visit the dolphins 🙂

It’s so quiet and peaceful. We were the only ones. Loved it!!

Our boat which we rented for P 4,000.00

Just beautiful!!

Our tour guide Jac Señagan – he is trying to spot the dolphins 🙂 It’s great that he has binoculars. Jac is a birdwatcher so I assume he is good in spotting dolphins because we saw so many dolphins that morning. Truly magical!!

I have three videos here – It’s just so amazing!!!!

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After Dolphin watching, we went to the Manjuyod Sandbar but unfortunately there was no sandbar. There are 4 cottages which you can rent out ( P 3,500 ) and use to hang out and eat in but we decided to just stay in the boat

This is the big cottage which will cost a bit more than the small ones but it can fit a lot maybe up to 30. There was a big group who rented it that morning

We had lunch, we hung out

You can sleep and lay down by the net of the boat

We swam

Javier and Sophia were so brave to swim all the way to the abyss – that point where the water changes colour, there is a drop which becomes an abyss. They went to look at it

SUPER FUN!!!!

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July 24, 2014

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Bais and Tanjay, Negros Oriental

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This was one of my favourite towns when it came to scenery. I am so glad my tour group was patient because I requested for several stops to take photos. There were many more but it would have delayed the trip. Some of the shots are taken in motion so please bear with me.

Central Azucarera de Bais

These trees were beautiful – it was only in this certain area by the chapel. Watch out for this if you are driving by

An old chapel!! NICE!!

The first train in Negros Oriental Sugar Central. Engine Number 7 Baldwin Steam Locomotive Philadelphia

Sugar factory

Sugar cane!! I wish I took the ones that were taller

This is my favourite!!! From the sugar cane field, you can see coconut trees lined up. They are natural boundaries between the haciendas

More scenery

Love coconut trees!!

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July 11, 2014

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Only Land Rover in an Asia to Africa Safari

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A few weeks ago we visited the Land Rover showroom in Bonifacio Global City

Love Rand Rover 🙂

Marc Soong of course will only go on a Safari on a Land Rover 🙂

This Safari dude is not only a Safari dude now, he is also a restauranteur! Very successful in everything he does just like his Dad! 🙂

Of course I am here to see also Peter Allison 🙂 He better still be a safari guide when I one day go on my Safari adventure 🙂

Previous entry: An Evening with Peter Allison July 9, 2012

Matthew Brill and his wife of Prizmic and Brill. His furniture can be found in many of the camps in Africa. Proudly Philippine made for the world! They have a shop in Greenbelt 5

Beautiful Tracie Anglo Dizon and Peter Allison planning a Safari trip for Aga and Charlene Muhlach!

Anna Palabyab Rufino with Loralee Soong and a friend planning their Safari trip too 🙂

Antonio and Penny Lopez Katigbak who is now Head of Philippines for A to A Safaris! And Mio and Nana Ozaeta who are soon going on a safari!! Lucky lucky 🙂 ENJOY!!!

Hmmm…. spotted on the way out of the showroom 🙂

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July 9, 2014

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Driving to the Countryside

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Aside from the millions of things you can do in the city of London, there is so much more to explore outside the city!!!! Castles, towns, and all of them beautiful!! I really need to live here or come more often! 🙂

Just driving and looking at the views is already a natural high for Heart2Heart. Again everywhere you pass is always so clean, organized and always in place. I took these photos while the car was moving so it might not be too clear.

Rapeseed fields which they use to make rapeseed oil

As we arrived in the Cotswolds area, the roads became very narrow. Quite scary if another car was coming from the other side. But how beautiful the sides of the road!!!!

It changes as you go along

We stopped first at Burford an old town

It’s always more fun with good friends 🙂

This was my favorite!!

Homes made of limestone

Cole Haan 🙂

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June 4, 2014

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Live with Soul in Sta Elena by Architect Manny Minana

By Heart2Heart | Homes and Interiors, Nature | 4 Comments

This is one of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen in the Philippines. It has beautiful architecture and everything inside it is beautifully done with quality materials and furniture and accessories. Another reason I love it is because it is Filipiniana. We are in the Philippines, we should build Philippine inspired homes and promote our very own. This house is designed by Architect Manny Miñana who did such an amazing job!!!

View of the golf course from the front of the house

Back view of the plants in the front of the house

Take note of how big everything is in the house 🙂 And the valuable pieces inside like this wooden table

Filipiniana accessories all over

Giant lamps and vases

Beautiful antiques

First wing is where the Master bedroom is and 2 more bedrooms and a den

Master Bedroom

Massage Table in the dressing room. If I had a big house, I would probably have a separate spa 🙂 because I love Spas 🙂

Bedroom 1

All the bathrooms in the house are standard having the same fixtures and look. It’s a good idea because it gives the house a unified look wherever you go

Guest room

Which opens to a pocket garden

Den

I would not mind working here all day everyday!!

The house a three structures. I am featuring only two since the last one is not yet finished. This is the middle structure where the common areas are – living room and kitchen