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I am always on the lookout for travel packages and good deals for travel. Sharing with you more travel packages from Destination Specialists Cebu Inc.
owned by Tita Marget Fernan Villarica who seems to LOVE travelling
whether by foot
by bike
by animal 🙂
and of course enjoying travelling to different parts of the world with friends
The Travel Agency and Tita Marget is based in Cebu but she can still service clients from Manila
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We had a wonderful last evening at Aman! We are all grateful for this wonderful blessing!!
As we walked out of the villa towards the beach, there was this wonderful set up!
There was a harpist for our background music
Our table
With an almost full moon
Here’s another photo with the harpist
More photos! I just could not stop taking to make sure I do not miss documenting this beautiful set up
Softshell Crab on Pomelo Salad
Grilled Octopus Salad on Greens
Fresh Uni from the beach
Previous entry: Grotto and Garden Cave
Miso Marinated Philippine Sea Bass in Banana Leaf with Bamboo Rice
Marinated Chicken with Tahini Garlic Dressing
Beef Sirloin in Sweet Soy Marinade
Mango Tart
Make your own Smores!!! 🙂
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On our last night at Aman, we all released paper lanterns with our wishes. We did this by the beach beside our dinner table. Jigger was the first to release his lantern
Raffy and Carmina
Sam
Jerome – you can see the wishes scrolled up and tied to the lantern
Lindy
Ours
We looked at the news the next day and apparently that same night in Ilo Ilo they were releasing lanterns too and they made it to the Guiness Book of World Records with the most number of paper lanterns
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The next day I wanted to go back to the path to the Lagoon restaurant since I saw a grotto and a cave. I was scared to go at night 🙂 Hmmm…looks like someone is setting up for a BBQ
The Grotto
Which has a small chapel
Pathway leading to the grotto
and to the beach
Then the island cave
Looks like a romantic dinner set up by the Island cave 🙂
It was lighted at night so maybe its nicer at night
Wow how romantic! 🙂
On the way back to the villa we saw this guy trying to catch something
Sea urchin for our dinner!! 🙂
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Jerome treated us to dinner at the vietnamese restaurant nearby the Villa. Thank you Jerome!!
Though I was hoping we could have Villa meals, I was happy we went to The Lagoon and so we saw Emily and Josh! 🙂
We had a healthy dinner with mostly vegetable dishes and seafood. I did not monitor anymore as I was too intent on trying to figure out how I could take a photo of Emily and Josh! 🙂
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Though I love eating at the villa and having Chef Miguel’s cooking, It was nice to discover the other food choices at the resort. We went to the picnic grove for lunch
Another pathway which I loved!!
Quite a long pathway to get inside the grove with nice Filipiniana lanterns hanging on top
Before getting to the picnic grove- turn right for a detour to the beach!
We all went to take a look
Group shot! 🙂
Then going back inside the Picnic Grove
For Pizza!!! YIPEE! Loved this place for pizza!
Arugula salad
Caprese salad
Four Cheese pizza – mozzarella, fontina, parmesan, provolone, tomato
Sauage, Tomato, Wood Roasted Onions, Mozzarella
Mushroom, fontina and thyme
Vegetable – Zucchini, spinach, eggplant, oven roasted tomato, pine nuts and black pepper ricotta
Goat cheese, sliced pear, Walnuts, arugula and white truffle oil
Napoletana tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, black olives, oregano
with extra anchovies 🙂
Dessert pizza!!!!! Pizza Dolce – Mascarpone, Mango and Strawberry, Mint, Shaved Dark and White Chocolate
Homemade Ice Creams – Ube and Pandan
Hazelnut
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I am always looking for a National Geographic Moment since it’s quite rare to capture one. The last one was in 2008 in Bohol
Previous entry: A National Geographic Moment January 6, 2008
While walking the perimeter of the island, I could see from afar little things crawling on the edge of the beach. It’s a good thing I had zoom lens to see what they were – because they were quite sensitive, as we move closer to them- they move too. This is dedicated again to my Dad and it’s his birthday today! I am sure my Daddy would like to see these moments too after all it’s where I get my love for animals and nature
Crabs! Not the small transluscent ones but quite big. They don’t look too big in my photo because I could not go to near or else they will disappear or move away. I was very careful
Zooming in some more
They are moving away as we go closer – some went up towards the greens
here they are going higher up opposite the water
the small ones are also there
The others hid already which explains the big holes
As we go towards the tip of the island they are moving away further
Around the island there are also some avian species. The resort gives you postcards which you can collect
I spotted a few around the resort but cannot identify
on top of Casita A
in the beach
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After that heavy lunch, I asked James to take a different tour of the island. The perimeter of the island is around 6 kilometers. So we decided to do half! haha!! So we walked through this secret passage from the Villa
and leads you to another world called paradise 🙂 I would not say it has the same white and powdery sand as Boracay but it is a beautiful island – a peaceful one. For that brief moment, you have it to yourself to look at and savor
Starfish 🙂
There’s a bunch of these near the shore so you have to go further for clearer water – which I am afraid to do 🙂
Peace and quiet- I just like to look at this
Behind those greens are villas but from the shore you cannot see anything except maybe the tip of the villa
It’s a bit harder to walk the beach because your feet sink into the sand so I am justifying eating all that food and making this my exercise 🙂
Our shadow -it was just us
Proof that we walked that whole stretch
Footprints on the sand 🙂
Turning to the right going to the main beach
There was a sand bar!
A few people were walking the sandbar
Towards the clubhouse
There are more people on this side of the beach but still not many –
This we are guessing is an entrance from a casita – so the Casitas have access to the main beach
Moving closer to the clubhouse – kids playing
Another casita
Another casita
Halfway we are at the clubhouse- an hour’s leisurely walk halfway around the island
Almost dark
A nice set up for dinner by the clubhouse
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