So our much-awaited trip will be in 2 days. Subic - Zambales - Manila specifically. This trip can be blamed on me and my workmates' impulse-booking on one of those super-low airfare promos. And this marks the start of the continuous array of trips lined up for the upcoming months. We've already booked next year shut.
Zambales, a province in Luzon and our main stop, is apparently rising in ranks as one of the top tourist destinations due to their nice beaches. Local celebrities have had their pre-nup pictorials taken in some of the islands.
Luzon, being a large peninsula, has most of it's cities hours away from the sea. People would have to travel long hours for a weekend beach getaway. However, for us living in one of the many small islands in the Visayas, things are different. Beaches are a common sight. We can go out, have dinner and take a romantic stroll in one of the top resorts in the city, and still be able to go home and sleep comfortably in our beds.
For this trip, we'd have to drive 3 long hours to and from Manila! I'm not a beach bum. And I'm pretty much sure our beaches here would still come out winners. My enthusiasm levels at this point are not too high.
On the other hand, we'll also be spending time in Subic and Manila. Zambales, being a province, would mean peaceful, quiet evenings. Though I know we can always find something to do and explore, we decided on spending our nights in Subic. It's the nearest civilization that we know of. Subic would be fun, and so would Manila. There's a whole lot more we can do in these places. We've drafted plans, scheduled activities and made bookings. Everything's been set.
Now counting down the hours til Saturday.
P. S. Will post pictures when we get back.
The Philippines is an archipelago. It has 3 main groups of islands - Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao each has a big chunk of land. Visayas however, have several small ones. Thus the beaches all over.
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