Puerto Princesa, Day 3 & 4: Baragatan Festival, 2-Day Itinerary & Scenic Restaurants to Try

Finally, here's the last installment of my Puerto Princesa, Palawan blog posts! On our last 2 days in the city, we visited the world-famous Underground River, scenic local restaurants, watched the Baragatan Festival, went to the Crocodile Farm, Baker's Hill & attended the launch of the Palawan Travel & Tour Fair. Stories & photos below!

Puerto Princesa, Palawan Day 2: Yamang Bukid Farm, Honda Bay Island Hopping & Iwahig Firefly Watching

Here's the 2nd installment of my Puerto Princesa, Palawan travel blog! I already shared with you photos and stories from our 1st day in the city, our 2nd day was dedicated to island hopping, visiting Yamang Bukid farm & resto, and then firefly watching at night. The weather was a bit gloomy, but that didn't stop us from having fun! Photos and stories below...

Awra at Cowrie Island

Puerto Princesa, Palawan Day 1: Arrival, Travel Requirements & Where To Stay

Last month,  I was fortunate enough to be invited again by the Department of Tourism Mimaropa for a media familiarization trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It has been years since I last visited this bustling urban tropical paradise, so I was really excited to go back! We visited a lot of places I haven't seen & been to before, and we also attended the Baragatan Festival. Here are stories & photos from our trip! Read on to know more...

Family Outing at Bernabeach Resort + Cliff Diving at Bamboo Beach

I blogged about this resort last 2014 and until now, it's the most read post in my blog. I don't know why. Haha. Nico was the one who discovered this place and he shared it with the gang 2 years ago during one of our random out of town trips. Instead of spending the night in Tagaytay, we ended up in Bernabeach Resort in Nasugbu, Batangas. It was a nice, quiet little resort back then. Not much people. Not much going on. We just rented a kubo for P1,500, ate a lot, swam in their pretty, huge pool and frolicked on their amazing beach. The perfect place if you want to chill and unwind. It has been 2 years since I last stepped foot in our favorite secret getaway place and so much has changed since then! A LOT. As in new buildings, new rooms, new everything. Do I still love the place? Continue reading to find out...

Bohol 2014, Day 3: It's a Wrap + Bellevue AVP

Photodiary from our last shoot day in Bellevue, Bohol! It was a long day but one for the books! Finally saw a dolphin (1 pc lang talaga pero keribels I wanted to cry) and a pawikan (turtle) swimming in the waters. Such beauty. Here are photos from that day starting with my outfit!

BOHOL 2014, Day 1: Mayad, Airport & Bellevue Resort

Super long overdue post! Haven't posted this pa coz I waited for the campaign photos to be released. Anyway, went on a 3-day work trip to Bohol September of last year with Direk Jake Soriano & the amazing MAYAD team to shoot Bellevue Resort's campaign photos and video. SO.MUCH.FUN. Here's Day 1 from our trip starting with my outfit!

Our Secret Getaway Place: Berna Beach!

Iiiiii'm back!!! I finally have a stable internet connection at home. Woots! Got Globe's 3mbps broadband plan and so far so good. I hope it stays this way forever. Steady ka lang Globe ayoko na mastress. Haha. Anywaaay, I'm feeling excited to blog again, so I'm posting the rest of my backlogs until there is no more. Starting my cleanup with this long overdue post. I, together with the Berna crew, wanted to keep this amazing place, our home away from home a secret. But, bilang love ko kayo lahat we decided to let the cat out of the bag. Sharing our secret getaway place now na. Hep, hep!!! Outfit post muna. Quickie lang:)

Photos by Nico

Thrifted top & shorts, Axis watch, Envy leather bracelet, Forever 21 sunnies, Bensimon sneakers

Very simple lang db? Haha. I miss wearing floral so I took out this thrifted top (that has been sitting in my closet for 2 years) for a spin! And sorry naman sa very dirty Bensimon sneakers. Proof that I use it ALL the time. Such a winner!:)

And now... say hello to our little paradise, BERNABEACH Resort!

It's just a 2-3 hour drive from Manila via Tagaytay or Cavite. We discovered this place by accident during a random Tagaytay trip August of last year. Our original plan was to stay and tambay in Tagaytay then drive to Laiya the next day. Unfortunately, all hotels and hostels in Tagaytay were fully booked. We were so close to giving up when Nico suggested we drive to Nasugbu and check out this resort he went to a year ago. Having no place to spend the night in, gumora na kami coz we had no choice na din. It turned out better than we expected! Plus, kami lang ata tao that day so solo namin the place. Woots. I love how they have a HUGE pool and a nice beach. That time we were on a tight budget so we opted to stay in their cottage. It costs P1,500 for 24 hours. Not baaaad! Entrance fee is P100 (it's now P200) per person. No entrance na if you avail their aircon rooms. 6 people could fit in the cottage! Wag lang maarte. If maarte, 4 lang. Lels.

Here are photos of all our Bernabeach getaways starting with the most recent one, my sister's birthday!;)

 our resident chef, Igi Boy! We brought an electric stove so we could cook meals and pulutan hehe.

anlayo ng narating ng P1000! Haha.

 Birthday girl with her hubby Miles!

my very chill and cool cousin, Patrick!

happy lunching! Hehe

Maicee & Pat

Good Morning from Catch and Me!

 My favorite cousin, RJ Biggie, who just loves mocking me by imitating my blogger pose daw. Pfft. 

 Nico

 Ube halaya abuse

 cge lang girl

my pretty sister! 

 photobomber #1

 photobomber #2! Push niyo lang yan haha

 my 2 favorite people in the world. naks.

It was my sister's first time in Berna and they brought Miles' brothers, so we chose to stay in their Dorm Room. They didn't have cottages available na din. It was priced at P4,000 per night with 2 double deck beds, aircon and ensuite bathroom with hot & cold shower. Nice! The rest of the gang stayed in the nipa huts at P1,500 per night. 

facade

inside

Pool (they also have a kiddie pool)

gate going to the beach

there are vendors selling native sweets and delicacies

It may not be white sand but it's super fine (literally and figuratively). The water's perfect and nice too!

Here are the different accommodations they offer...

reception area (super nice also their receptionists)

room rates!

cute painting 

 Small Nipa with a veranda, fan and double bed

 Haha huli ka Kikoy boy!

They have 3 big cottages and 2 small ones. Big cottages have double deck beds, fan and veranda. Common bathroom is okay. Pwede na. ;)

Open cottages are for rent too. Perfect for day trips.

Dorm rooms and other rooms are located at the ground floor

Dorm room is P4k per night (entrance fee waived and they provide clean towels)

Bathroom:)

Second floor

Twin Room - P2,500 

 Family Room (big) - P7,000

 2 bathrooms, dining table and ref

 Couple Room - P3500

 selfie muna! hehe

And here's the biggest room, Ocean View! Good for 12 people. Perfect for parties!:)

 

 Niiiice

 view from the side window... hi friends!

We arrived 8pm of February 1 and checked out 12pm the next day. If you're staying in the cottage, you can checkout the same time you came in. :)

Left Bernabeach early to be able to go to Tagaytay and Nuvali bilang request ni sisterette. The rest of the gang went straight home coz they wanted to avoid the traffic.

 Meryenda at Bag of Beans!

 Shepherd's Pie for P125. Yum. 

Cinammon bread with cream cheese dip for P110

Hot chocolate and frozen chocolate. Forgot the prices but I think they're P110-P125 a mug/glass 

 with the Birthday girl

Last stop was Nuvali where we ate dinner and visited different outlet stores. Was able to buy a black bandeau swimsuit from Aldo for P400! Quite a steal! Also bought shirts and lingerie from Bench. Will post photo soon:)

Bernabeach photos from our past outings...

 7-11 Nasugbu hits!

  Sinangag Express Tagaytay

Nowee and our baby girl Kyra na mahilig maglakwatcha hehe

anong meron? haha

 Berna Crew - Catch, Nowee, Kyra, EJ, Chuck, Gabe, Patrick & Kim (not in photo!)

may emo 

 pwede na ba? hahaha

That's it pancit! Nice noh?! It's the perfect place to chill lang with friends and family. It's not hard to locate, you could even use Waze or Google Maps for navigation. I'm thinking of celebrating my birthday here. What do you think? Ocean view room noh? Haha. Tara?:)

http://bernabeachresort.com/

Bernabeach Resort, Brgy. Bucana 

Apacible Blvd., Nasugbu, Batangas 

Philippines 

Landline: +63-43-416-0345 

Mobile: +63-923-442-6802 

Email: bernabeachresort@gmail.com