Top 10 Beautiful Places in Batangas

In my other recent post, I have already mentioned that in a few weeks I will be returning to my beautiful hometown. It was a good 6 years living out of the country, I was able to support the needs of my son and I was able to travel to few countries as well.

Let me introduce you my beloved province, Batangas. It is actually located in the northern part of the Philippines. It is considered as one of the top tourist destination near Metro Manila. I am here now to share with you, some of the beautiful places in my hometown.

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Fortune Island 

Fortune Island is one of the best resort in Batangas. It used to be a private own island. Since its turned over it was opened for public viewing by the new owner Jose Antonio Leviste, a former governor of Batangas. It is located at Nasugbu, Batangas.

Camp Netanya Resort and Spa

It is like a little Santorini in Batangas, it is located in Anilao. If you love diving or snorkeling, you will find a this place a perfect place for it. It is a great haven for people who wants to relax and be faraway from the busy and noisy city life. It is 2 to 3 hours drive from Metro Manila. If you want to know more about the resort, you can check their website.

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The Farm at San Benito

If you want another perfect haven to have a very peaceful relaxation, this would be a great place. Its actual location is at 119 Barangay Tipakan Lipa City, Batangas. It is 42 miles from Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Some of the amenities they offer are swimming pool, a garden area where you can do your yoga or have a peaceful time alone with the beauty of nature and restaurant which offers vegan foods. To know more about the this place, you can check their website.

Marian Orchard

It is a place of solemnity. It is actually a place where you can reflect or just simply pray. It is almost 2 hours drive from Metro Manila. It is situated at Malabanan Balete, Batangas. A must try if you want to cleanse your soul and remove all the negativity in your mind and body. You can check more about this place on their website.

Fantasy World

There is nothing much to do here in this place but I included it to my place because despite the unfinished construction a lot of people still visits it. The rides are even not operational. It is actually the beauty and mystery of this place. You would even fall in love with the view that this place has to offer. It is open from 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. I bet you this place is instagram-worthy. It is situated at Diokno Highway Lemery, Batangas.

Taal Volcano

Of course, I am not going to miss this beautiful volcano, which is considered as the second active volcano in the Philippines. It is a 2 hours drive from Metro Manila. It is one of the most visited tourist spot in the country. They are a lot of travel agency that offers online a hiking itinerary for this place. It will take 20 minutes boat ride to reach the crater. Once you reach the place, someone will be there to guide you but of course it is not free. You need to pay 500 PHP or you have an option to just explore the place on your own. If you are also not a fan of hiking, you can also rent a pony where you can ride on it while exploring the place. It has a really nice top view so better try it.

 Parrot's Beak

If you are a type of person who loves adventure and a thrill-seeker, you should definitely try this place. It is situated at the border of Nasugbu, Batangas and Cavite. It is a great spot for hikers plus they will enjoy and experience here a bit of rock climbing. 

Malabrigo Point Lighthouse

It is situated in Barangay Malabrigo Lobo, Batangas. It is also known as Faro De Punta Malabrigo. I consider it as one of the hidden paradise of Batangas. It is a bit eerie inside some of the locals will tell you stories that many people died there during the Japanese era. You will also enjoy the Malabrigo beach near the lighthouse.

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Milea Orchard and Bee Farm

It is actually a small farm which they are focusing more on bee producing honey. This place is open for visitors everyday. It is situated in Kurba Road, Balagtasin, San Jose, Batangas. You will be in awe on how they explain everything about the life cycle of the bees and how important is agriculture in the Philippines. After listening to the guide, you won't be scared at all standing next to a beehive. 

It is definitely one place in Batangas, you do not want to miss.

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Casita Ysabel

It is situated in San Teodoro, Mabini, Batangas. It is also consider one of the favourite diving spot in Batangas. It offers a fantastic view and the aesthetic of the place is great. You will love the place because it is surrounded by lush nature. To know more about the details of this place, you can check their website.

Batangas offers a lot of beautiful places like beaches, religious sites and trekking mountains. For me, this is just my list of beautiful places in my hometown. We offer various of tourist spots that you will definitely love and enjoy. It is not only the place but the warmth of the Batanguenos who will welcome you with such humility and kindness. 

OFW Story : A New Chapter

It has been a year now since my last post here. A lot of things happened in that one year. I am not going to detailed it here because it is all in the past and I am more excited of what the future brings me and the new people who accepted me with such good heart.

I am about to make a big decision that will definitely going to change my life now. I am bit worried and scared but I am willing to take the risk than be stuck in this place or in this kind of life which I am not happy. I think this is the time for me to do what I want, to do what I love. I feel like this past few years I was so focused on my work only that I forgot how to live. I was like pushing myself too much to exceed the expectation of the people surrounding me. I guess they were thinking at this age, most of people should be having their own properties, their own expensive cars but this what they want and not what I want.

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Ever since I was kid, I never dream of becoming rich. I hate city life. I hate crowded places. I like the smell of fresh air when waking up in the morning. The sound of the birds chirping on your window. I even dream of having my own little house in a farm. I just like a simple life. A life where my family can eat three times a day. A life that can support the education of my son. A life that is near with the people I love where I can hug them whenever I want and see them whenever I want. Sad thing, all this dream was the opposite of the life I have now.

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I have been living in this country where they said everything is possible. Surrounded by huge shopping malls, modern buildings and night clubs open to all nationalities drinking and getting wild. I cannot say that within that six years of living in Dubai I was all unhappy. This country gave me so many opportunities. I was able to travel to Singapore with my son, to Italy to meet my family, to Armenia to experience snow and I was able to bring my son here as well.

My love of traveling started here in Dubai because it was so easy for them to process a visa if you want to travel to another country. I was able to support the education of my son and gave him some of the things he likes. Unfortunately, I need to live miles away from him and try to go back home in the Philippines every year if I have enough money earned. I was also lost and almost drowned of the luxury life that this country offered me. Drinking, Partying.. it was all a waste of money and time. I am just glad I am already done with that stage. I am more focus now on earning but at the same time on how to live a happy life.

                                                                                                                                                                          

I am thankful that I was able to come here and stayed here in Dubai for six years now but this is not the kind of life I want to live. I have been into 3 companies here in Dubai and I was never lucky to have a very good boss or a very good management. I will share this part of my story on my next post.

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What worst is that you will go home in a place full of fake people. What had happened to me which i used to call "second home" or "second family" was really depressing. I was trying so hard to please everyone but I guess as the saying goes you cannot please everybody. I prefer not elaborate anymore what had happened to us in that flat because I still want to focus more on the positive side of every entry I will have in my blog. Maybe I am not yet ready to share it all here. Maybe when all the pain and anger are all gone then I guess that would be a better time for me to share my story on that flat.

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There are a lot of stories to tell that behind this glittery or luxury life that many people think we have here in Dubai, there are so many people who sometimes do not eat anymore just to send all there hard earned money back to their home country, for their family. Some choose to do illegal stuffs because it is the fastest way for them to earn money. I mean the story of an OFW does not only revolve about their struggles in work, about the people they meet here who betrayed them. It is about how are they surviving in this sad place, alone and far way from the people who truly loves them. It is about the tears and the pain they need to endure for the sake of their family back home. 

Living here in Dubai will certainly make you feel depressed at most times and I am glad I was strong enough to not let this emotion gets the best of me. I am just really glad I survive it.

There are also a lot of things I am going to miss this country. Of course aside with my boyfriend and the family of my sister specially my cute nephew, Austin, with his super chubby cheeks. I will miss the fooooodieees like beryani, samosa, shawarma, hummus, aloo paratha, arabic bread etc. even the drinking of chai. You know when you are on a tight budget here, what we OFW's or the other nationalities usually eat only are samosa and chai or shawarma and chai.

*Chai - spiced tea of Indians

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In a few more days I will be totally free. Although it is sad to leave the people you love here but I need a time-out and rejuvenate myself. I am even still clueless of my purpose in life and where this journey will leads me. I am not sure if I am going to be back here or I will be in some other part of the world or I am going to be staying to my home country. I really don't have any concrete plans. It is scary because I have  a son who is depending on me. I cannot even find the right words how will I continue this post because I was thinking of what will happen to me back in the Philippines but I cannot also stay here in this toxic environment. Call me stupid or selfish but at this point of my life I just want to do what I really love. This is the time that I just want to be with my son and watch him grow where I can able to hug him and kiss him before he sleeps at night or before he goes to school.

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For those OFWs, life is really difficult abroad, congratulations to those who stayed and still striving hard for their family. While for the others who already feel like giving up, do not forget to pray and try to think about the people who loves and cares about you. You have the power to choose and you are the only one who have control of your own life. Don't let other people dictates you of what you need to do with your life. Do not let your emotions be affected of what other people think and says about you. Working abroad is not the only way to earn and save money. It is about determination and knowing what you want or doing what you really love.

Do not waste your time here on earth, feeling lonely and miserable. It is a cruel world, believe me I know. But you still need to find ways on how to live a happy life. You are not alone, I am..you. Exhausted, Clueless, Lost but I am willing to go out there and find my purpose. Why not join me in this new chapter of my life and see what really fate has to offer me.