Vietnam-Cambodia itinerary

My 1st out of the country tour: vietnam (part 1)

Hello! I'm not sure if I have viewers here in my personal blog. :)  I'm semi-active bloger and I only post my travels. This time, it's my 1st travel outside the Philippines. Vietnam-Cambodia leg last Nov 20-28. :)

Vietnam - Cambodia Itinerary available here.

My travel buddies.

Gibbo, me and my sister cams :)

My 1st stamp passport. Nostalgia. Yung feeling ng  5yr old kid na nilagyan ng stamp sa kamay o sa notebook. Na eexcite ka gusto mong ipagmalaki na meron ka ng stamp sa wakas! hehe

Our hotel in vietnam is Luan Vu hotel. Our room has 1 single bed and 1 double bed good for 3 pax and with complimentary breakfast. My first impression in vietnam is wow. superb! The street on where Luan vu located  is called western backpackers. The location has so many restaurant, bars, tour bookings, atms and 10 min walk to Ben tanh market. http://luanvuhotel.com/

We booked the tour mekong delta river and Ho Chi Minh tunnel in Sinh Tourist. Walking distance in our hotel. Here's the official site https://www.thesinhtourist.vn/. Beware of fraud site.

Its my 1st time to try Vietnamese food and I like it. We tried the street foods. Eat what locals eat rules! :)

$1 noodle. misa noodle

Banh trang nuong.  vietnamese pizza on Rice wrapper

Bun thit nuong cha gio. I like this! love everything in the bowl, spring rolls, pork bbq, the combination of rice noodles, nuts and the sauce! yummy!! :)) Its 38,000 dong in the street. double price in restaurant.

fish spring roll

coffee time!

Cholimex Tuong ut chili sauce I MISS YOU badly >___<

Ban mih

beef pho

shrimp pho

beef rice

sticky rice

Pictures tour from vietnam

mekong delta river

Below mini video clips is a typical rush hour in the morning. so many scooters. Our tour guide tell us that the symbol of Vietnam is a bull but now is scooter. HarHArHAr.

Typical rush hour in Vietnam. #hochiminh #layas2014

A video posted by Camille Bigcas (@camszytheclumsy) on Dec 12, 2014 at 4:12am PST

we have our coffee in this cafe. 

Roaming around the city

St . Peter Basilica church

postal office

opera house

Our tour guide in ho chi minh tunnel demonstrate DIY trap 

at war remnants museum

House architecture in vietnam.

Island bumming: Enchanting Coron Palawan

Finally Coron trip! This 6 Days and 5 night was 11 months in the making lol. We booked our flight October 2012 for supposed to be Aug 19-24 2013 vacation but because of habagat in Manila the flight has been cancelled but we re-booked the tour by Sept 19-24, 2013.

Accomodation: Tameta Pension House
Room: 3 Pax Php1500 w/ private bathroom
website: www.tameta.ph
Feel like home, ate and kuyas are kind. We are lucky that tameta is just 15 minutes away from the market and food establishments. Lakad lang pwede na kaso dahil nung una di pa namen alam, ayan lagi tricycle. Minimum fare is Php 10. Breakfast meal is Php 150 must try thier Tapsilog.

Room is enough for 2-6 persons.

connecting bridge from 2nd flr and to pantry area

3rd flr Sala

View from 3rd flr

Tour: Coron Galeri
website: http://corongaleri.com.ph/
Click their site for more details. Ate rose is so mabait din because we are out of budget binigyan pa kami ng tip kung pano  makakamura sa Town tour. :) Coron town tour other option is to hire a tricycle Php 400 includes Mt. Tapyas, Maquinit hot spring, cashew store, souvenir shops. Additional Entrance fee in Maquinit Php150 each.

Originally we are 7 in this tour, unfortunately 4 back out. If you are in big group you may customize your tour and hire bangkero. You can contact kuya Dennisn 0929 359 6041, sya una namen contact na bankero kaso naging 3 nalang kami so mas ok ang corongaleri para majoin kami sa other groups.

Activities:
Day 1: PM Manila-Basuanga yey! finally! :)

(Jesper's IG: credits for the photos, Me and Jesper)

Day 2: Town Tour

(Weeeee! 2nd day with MR. Mt Tapyas 700+ steps jelly legs -__- , Zipline located at Luwalhati park. PhP 500 with picture and food included, Maquinit Hot Spring a unique hotspring because it's a salty water came from active volcano, and its literally HOT.  Entrance fee is Php150.)

Day 3: Coron Island Tour

Day 4: Malcapuya, Bulog Dos and Banana Island Tour

Day 5: Free time
Day 6: Back to Manila -


Must try resto:

Sinugba sa Balay - The owner of resto is also the chef, she's very accomodating and suggest food for us, we tried buttered alimango in garlic sauce (ganun ata yun), Mongo, atchara and liempo, food are superb sa lahat ng nakainan eto ung lahat masarap! First time kong kumain ng crab na malaki talaga, sulit Php 250, 2 big crabs. :) oh they have ethnic performers every night starts 8PM.

Lolo Nonoy's - We have our lunch here and dinner, for budget conscious you may try this they have Php60-200 meals. We tried sisig, sinigang, lecheplan and menudo.

Big Mamas - this is a korean owned resto but most of the foods are pinoy, they have sinigang, sisig, seafood etc.

Centro Coron - the food is also good, we tried beef pares, grilled pork, inasal and breaded chicken. Your Php150 here super sulit ang laki at dami ng servings. :)))

Approximately our budget is less than 10k each.

i love Bataan (June 1-2)

Nasama lang ako sa gateaway ng trip na to. Get together ng France Team. ikr saling bastardo lang ako dito.

Anyway, beach and mini tour ang ginawa namen.

Morong Bataan. We stayed  at Sunset View Resort. 3 bedrooms then 2 common swimming pool. front beach. The place is nice and clean can accommodate 20+ person. Dahil summer kami pumunta mainit kahit naka aircon and buong bahay pero nung gabi na anlamig promise!!

Philipine-Japanese Friendship Tower.

Memorial Cross of Mt Samat

top view

Sana may part2 ako dito sa Bataan may mga tourist spot pang hindi nadaanan. Kulang talaga ang adventure kung overnight lang hehehe bitin.

Total tour expenses: Php 1800
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