Must try desert in Boracay!

      There is always a long line here, the store of Halowich in DMall, so I wondered why. When we got in the E'mall in station 3 to buy some souvenir, we spotted another store of Halowich and thankfully they offered buy 1 take 1. (hahahaha). So we grab the chance to try. We ordered Lemon Monday and Pine-apple Wednesday. The ice cream was superb with the combination of Vanilla and Mango, then the fresh fruits gives us refreshing feeling since it was a hot late afternoon that time.

     

     If you love eating halo halo, try this one. A halo halo with a twist! Fresh fruits topped with ice cream. These desert are well known by the Korean tourist in Boracay. You can also tried their sandwich halo halo. I’ve no other comment aside from I love this desert. Definitely, it’s a must try!

 

 

You can read my previous blog of boracay here:
Accommodation in Boracay

Tans Guesthouse.. Cheapest/Affordable accommodation in Boracay!

     One of the main issues when having a vacation in Boracay is to find a nice and affordable hotel for your stay. Looking for the right hotel, taking consideration of course the location and price. So, we chose to book a hotel/guesthouse located at the Station 2 near the beach. So I remembered, sometime in 2014 we already enjoyed our vacation in Boracay at the Tans Guesthouse. Tan is near the beach approx. 5-min walk. It has also affordable rate to the fact that it is located at Station 2.

     So after looking back from 2014, we decided to book again in the same hotel. We asked for the accommodation quotation and we are not disappointed. We quoted four (4) rooms and the price as follow:

ROOM #	ROOM DESCRIPTION	NO. OF PAX	RATE/NIGHT
TANS 2	DELUXE DOUBLE	4	2,000.00
TANS 7	DELUXE DOUBLE	4	2,000.00
TANS 8	FAMILY W/ KITCHEN	4	2,500.00
TANS 12	FAMILY ROOM W/ VERANDA	6	3,000.00

     

     We booked during off season, that’s why we availed their off season price (promo). As what we had in our accommodation and its price, I could say that this hotel/guesthouse has the more affordable than others located in station 2. But there was unexpected event happened 2 weeks before our vacation and we need to cancel one room. And I immediately asked for it. To my surprised, they not further questioned me for that and just send me the new quotation and confirmation letter since I already deposited the half.

ROOM #	ROOM DESCRIPTION	NO. OF PAX	RATE/NIGHT
TANS 10	DELUXE DOUBLE	2	1,000.00
TANS 8	FAMILY W/ KITCHEN	4	2,500.00
TANS 12	FAMILY ROOM W/ VERANDA	6	3,000.00

      So much for the accommodation, now the day had come and we could see the real visual (actual) appearance of the rooms not just in pictures. And yes, Tans never disappointed us. Aside from the short noticed, that one of the room has a water leaked in the ceiling, so must be moved, we did agreed provided that we can still use the kitchen.

Tans 10 and Tans 12 were spacious and big enough for the allotted number of pax.  But the veranda in Tans 12 was small as I was thought. Tans 8 was not available so we used in front room of it so that we can still use the Kitchen. Kitchen was spacious and had complete utensils.

     Overall, the guesthouse was nice, comfy and some rooms are spacious enough. Kitchen is awesome, but you need to provide your own dish washing liquid. Toiletries were incomplete, it was just soap and tissue. And if you staying for longer, you need to ask the staff to clean the room after 2 nigths and only allowed when there’s someone in the room for security of your belongings.

For more information about the Tans you can reach them on below info:

Tel #: (036) 288-6878

Mobile #: (0920) 920-2481

Fax: (036) 288-3088

Website: www.tghboracay.com

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Inside the Tans 12

Tans 12 Veranda

Alley through Tans Guesthouse Annex

Tans 8 Kitchen

Sky Ranch... Be amaze with this wonderful Amusement Park

      This is one of the main attractions now in Tagaytay. Along Tagaytay-Nasugbu via Tuy Road (brgy. Kaybagal South) and besides the famed Taal Vista Hotel, you could find this 5-hectare amusement park project of SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     Same with other attraction and amusement park, expect an entrance fee of Php 80 (mon-fri): Php 100 (sat-sun) :free for children 3ft and below. If you travel with car, parking fee is Php 50, Php 30 for Bikes and Php 150 for Buses, Flat Rate. Parking Tickets can be validated at any of the restaurants inside SkyRanch for a minimum of Php 200 single receipt purchase, dine-in or take-out.

Here are the attractions/rides inside the Park:

1. Sky Eye
     One of the biggest Ferris wheels in the country. This will lifts you up to 63 meters above the ground. All 32 gondolas are air-conditioned and can accommodate upto 4 persons. This is one of my favorite rides aside from breath taking experience, you will enjoy the wonderful view of Tagaytay for 10 mins. For Php 150, you will enjoy this ride. I personally recommended this one.

2. Super Viking
     This will have your stomach upside down. This open seated gondola will swings upto 90 degrees, back and forth. A total of 45 persons can accomodate this ride and will takes a max of 6mins per ride. For 4 ft and above and Php 100, you will be thrilled by this ride. I could say, I also enjoyed this ride.  

3. Sky Cruiser
     This is an exciting aerial ride where they can control their vehicle by pedalling. 2 Riders at a time can accommodate by each wagon. I haven't tried this one yet, since it cost Php 100 also.

4. Mini Viking
     This is for the kids. Just like the super vikings,it will gives the riders a milder experince of being swayed up to 90 degrees and last for 3 mins for Php 50.

Other attractions are:
Express Train, Wonder Flight, Flying Bus, Red Baron, Nessi Coaster, Snail Attack, Top Dancer, Jump Around, Grand Carousel, Bubble-O-Fun, Riding Loop and Zipline.

New Attractions are as ff:
Log Coaster, Drop Tower, Safari Splash, Play Zone, Lobster Pot, and High Striker.

     Apart from the rides, there are variety of restaurants for dining including the "Leslie's Restaurant". There are also 20 spacious gazebos for those guests who would like to stay for a while. There is also occasional bazaars at "The Venue" where guest can choose from a selection of good find souvenirs and pasalubong.

How to get here:
Option 1: Coming from Coastal Mall
- Ride a bus to Tagaytay Mendez or Nasugbu route.
- Alight at Olivarez, Tagaytay.
- Ride a jeepney to casino or Crossing Mendez.
- Alight at SkyRanch.

Option 2: Coming from SM Calamba
- Ride a van going to Olivarez Tagaytay.
- Ride a jeepney to casino or Crossing Mendez.
- Alight at SkyRanch.

Option 3: Coming from Batangas City
- Ride a bus to Turbnina or SM Calamba.
- Follow the option 2.

Option 4: Coming from Bauan Batangas
- Ride a van going to Dasmariñas at the Terminal besides Petron and across Jollibee.
- Alight at SkyRanch.

Operating Hours:
Mon-Fri 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sat-SUn 8:00 am to 10:00 pm
Holidays 8:00 am to 10:00 pm

For more info and other details you may reach to thier website at www.skyranch.ph

     Overall, I did enjoyed here in SkyRanch setting aside the strong smell of horses in the Riding Loop and crowded people. Hoping to have a free-of-charge here for this promotional blog, hahahaha, ... calling the attention of SkyRanch management!

Dine in a "Kubo"! New found resto bar in Tagaytay!

  

  While updating my blog about the Jesca, of course we need to find a new place to eat a good and tasty bulalo aside from Leslie, since bulalo is known main dish of Tagaytay. And we did found a resto along E. Aguinaldo Highway near the Walter Mart (Serin Ayala Mall).

At the Entrance

      At the entrance, there is a green&white covered resto, but what my eyes caught was the "Kubo" (Nipa hut) inside the place. We got more curious inside, so we entered. At my surprised, you will be welcomed by different staffs and ask you to dine in their respective resto. So it came to my knowledge that this place is something like a food hub. It was great, because you have an option to choose from, they offers different "Gimik". One resto offers live band, the other offers loud and disco music and the other offers the table inside kubo. But the dilemma is which of this resto will offer a good and much better bulalo since this is what we've looking for.

Resto environment

      Its about 2min talked with my buddy on which resto we're going to dine. Finally, we decided to dine at "Bradley's Grill Bulalohan & Crispy Tawilis". You know why? Hahaha. I don't know either, maybe they offered a table inside the Nipa Hut first (yes, there are other Resto that offers table inside the Kubo also) and it seems giving a feeling of privacy. Aside from that, the view from the Kubo is amazing. You can see the view of Taal lake from here even though it was dark back then since it was dinner it was still amazing view of lights sparkling all over the place near the taal lake. Even though one of the Resto(s) near the Bradley offers a loud and disco sound music, don't be curios, you can also hear the loud music from here.

     So its time to judge their meal. We ordered their "Special bulalo". What my excitement got higher was the warmer, yes! the warmer that came along in served with the bulalo, keeping the soup/dish warm while we took any single bite of the bulalo. The smell was so great and alluring. The dish was made with completed ingredient from the vegetable to spices and of course you can ask the staff for the condiments (sili (chili), calamansi, soy sauce, etc.). The meat for me was soft and tender easy to chew. The soup was tasty aside from being greasy because of the oil/fat of the beef. And yes, overall it was a yummy and tasty bulalo. We ordered also their grilled T-bone Steak but it was salty. Anyway, we are here for the bulalo.

T-bone Steak

Yangchow Rice

Bulalo with a warmer

Special Bulalo

   Overall, we found a new place that offers a great bulalo and I think it was affordable. The serving was good for 4 persons (big servings) and just for less than Php 500.  And if so happened you'll going to dine here, order also their 6+1 bucket beer. This will heat your body from the cool environment. Try yourself here and feel free to comment your experience in the comment section. Thank you for reading my blog.

Note: Expect to have Service Charge.

For more info, you can check their FB account:
FB: https://web.facebook.com/Bradleys-Grill-Bulalo-Tagaytay-299429914716
or https://web.facebook.com/pages/Bradleys-Grill-Bulalo