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Philippine Holidays 2023

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It's 2023! Are you planning for your own adventure in the Philippines this year?  Check out this list of Philippine holidays for the year 2023 so that you could book your flights early. Philippine Holidays 2023 Holidays and Observances in the Philippines in 2023 Date   Name Type 1 Jan Sunday New Year's Day Regular Holiday   22 Jan Sunday Lunar New Year's Day Special Non-working Holiday   23 Jan Monday First Philippine Republic Day Special Working Public Holiday   18 Feb Saturday Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj Common local holiday   25 Feb Saturday People Power Anniversary Special Non-working Holiday   21 Mar Tuesday March Equinox Season   6 Apr Thursday Maundy Thursday Regular Holiday   7 Apr Friday Good Friday Regular Holiday   8 Apr Saturday Black Saturday Special Non-working Holiday   9 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday Observance   9 Apr Sunday The Day of Valor Regular Holiday   22 Apr Saturday Eidul-Fitar Regular Holiday   1 May Monday Labor Day Regular Holiday   12 Jun Monday

Avoid Offloading with these 10 Practical Tips

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Avoid Offloading with these 10 Practical Tips In the past weeks, I have read numerous horror stories about passengers being offloaded from their flights or being denied entry to their destination countries. I want to share with you some practical tips to avoid being offloaded but first let’s define the word. Offloaded A person who is involuntarily barred from boarding a commercial airplane A person who is involuntarily removed from the plane after he/she has already boarded Baggage that is removed from a flight because the owners failed to show up or board the plane on time. With that, let’s answer the big question – How does one avoid being offloaded from their flight? Let’s begin with some tips pre-flight. Pre-flight tips to avoid offloading: Prepare your documents. Prepare all necessary documents before going to the airport. If it’s an international flight, make sure to bring your passport with you. This should be valid until your return flight. In case your trip needs a visa and t

Bicol Road Trip 2021: Summary

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Missed some parts of our  Bicol Road Trip 2021 ? Bicol Road Trip 2021: Summary Here's the summary of our 13-day  Bicol Road Trip 2021 . Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 1 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 2 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 3 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 4 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 5 & 6 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 7 & 8 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 9 & 10 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 11 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 12 & 13 Places we visited: Quezon Province Zigzag Road Quezon Protected Landscape Zigzag Park Quezon Protected Landscape Herbal Pavilion Baypark Atimonan Albay Province Legazpi City Legazpi Cathedral Lignon Hill Bacacay Sula Bridge Cagraray Eco-Energy Park Jovellar Jovellar Underground River Sigpit Falls Daraga Daraga Church Guinobatan Guinobatan Church Camalig Solong Eco-Park Camalig Church #BicolRoadTrip2021

Baypark Atimonan - Quezon

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Located at Barangay Zone 1 Poblacion, Atimonan in the province of Quezon, Baypark Atimonan is the newest tourist destination of the municipality.  Baypark Atimonan Baypark Atimonan details As mentioned, Baypark Atimonan is a newly built tourist destination in the municipality of Atimonan . Construction of Baypark Atimonan started in late 2020 and was finished by early 2021. Some even claimed that the park was built in just less than a month. I tried reaching out to its official Facebook page to get information about the park but as of this writing, have not received any response.  Baypark Atimonan - Atimonan, Quezon Others refer to it as Atimonan Baypark I interviewed some young locals during my visit and they referred to Baypark Atimonan as the perfect tambayan  (place to hang out) where they meet friends and spend their afternoons. As a matter of fact, it is common to see groups of teenagers practicing dance moves for their Tiktok accounts. You'd also frequently see lovers w

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