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Short Family Vacation In The Philippines Idea #1: Overnight Stay At Canyon Cove





Australia's deadly bushfires, flood-hit Indonesia, Turkey earthquake, Philippines' Taal Volcano eruption, locust invasion in eastern Africa, Kashmir avalanche and Coronavirus outbreak. What else? I don't know. I guess, the perfect question would be, how much more misery can we take? Or, when will this end? Without a doubt, this new year, 2020, is seriously ill. You know, it's like tsunami of bad news, from many natural disasters, tragedies, death, regional conflicts to a new virus outbreak. Everyone is overwhelmed.


 View of Taal Volcano and its Lake from Tagaytay Picnic Grove.

Everyone is having nightmares. Few more days left before a new month starts, a new quarter. I'm hopeful that April would not fool us, that it would be better and happier.


Right now, if you'd like to cry out loud, go. If you'd like to scream, go! But remember, never ever forget to wipe your tears and turn over a new leaf. It's a normal feeling, that's okay.


In times like these, there's crisis and uncertainty, it is important that we have a strong faith in God, we pray a lot and we read uplifting books that will soothe our souls in dark times.


Like the pocket book "Our Daily Bread", I've been reading this since Day 1 of this year and it's really helping me to have PMA, you know what I mean? The Positive Mental Attitude.


Remember this,
"Can anyone of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" - Matthew 6:27
And this,
"Do not be frightened" - 1 Peter 3:14


We got this, Super Folks! Moving on, question, what are you most looking forward in 2020? New house, car, wedding or partner? Me, like last year and two years ago, I'm looking forward to discovering new places in my country, the Philippines and cultures in Asia. In short, more travel adventures.


Lucky me, because it happened like right away. Super thanks to our aunt from the US who treated us when she and our cousins went back to the Philippines last year for a short vacation. Because of her, we successfully kicked off the new year with a splash again, at Canyon Cove beach.


Four months in the making, I had to organize almost everything, from buying vouchers, reserving our rooms on line, to filing vacation leave early. It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.


It was a short family vacation, we had our overnight stay at Canyon Cove Hotel and Spa, roughly one week after New Year's eve countdown. We used four vouchers which I bought the first two from a travel expo, worth PHP 3,500 each(roughly USD 70), good for four adults each. The other two were from MetroDeal app, worth PHP 2,999 each(roughly USD 59.98), quite cheaper, but the main difference was, these were good only for two adults and two children(below seven years old) each.


Our check-in time was 3 PM but because we super enjoyed the Tagaytay side trip, we arrived late. Our lunch at the Picnic Grove and the picturesque view of Taal Volcano and its Lake, the calmness before its eruption.


Monday afternoon, the reception of Canyon was busy as a bee. Unexpectedly, due to high volume and the hotel was almost fully booked, our four rooms were not on the same floor or area. That's okay though, we had no choice. Our rooms were all superior, they were all spacious and comfortable.


Important thing, if you're planning to go here, you have to prepare for the required security deposit upon check-in worth PHP 2,000 per room(roughly USD 40), for sure, other hotels have this kind of policy too. They accept either Cash or Credit Card and no worries, it will be refunded upon check-out.


Patungan Beach, we just discovered this beautiful place when we were on our way home, back to Manila.

Canyon Cove is located in Nasugbu, Batangas, aside from its well-maintained and stunning beachfront, your whole family will also love their nice swimming pool, night time fire dance by the beach and famous inflatable water park. If the weather permits, don't forget to witness the dramatic sunset too, it was the best part for me when we were there.

And this ends here, thank you so much again for reading my blog and see you on my next post. There, I'll be sharing my Leyte Trip with my relatives. 

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