Over the holidays, tourists flocked to the surf town in La Union. There were so many people at the beach you would think that it’s December 2019- when there was no pandemic, people were not wearing masks and were not practicing social distancing. Maybe because the daily number of confirmed cases in the country has …
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Last week, we visited Immuki Island in Brgy. Paraoir, Balaoan, La Union. I first heard about this island in 2018 when actress Bela Padilla visited it. I thought back then that the island is far from the shore and that you need to rent a boat to get to the island. But when my college …
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The Philippine government has finally launched its digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate system. The website, VaxCertPH, is supposed to provide all Filipinos with a digital vaccine certificate that can be verified as authentic by a centralized government database when it is fully operational. As per the website, the portal is currently on pilot launch within the …
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The island of Phuket in Thailand reopened to vaccinated foreign visitors without quarantine requirements on July 1. And if the reopening is successful, officials say that they will open nine more popular tourist destinations in Thailand, Bangkok included. With that said, I am sharing here a review of Bangkok Patio, and a video of the …
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El Nido is a municipality in Palawan in the Philippines. It is famous for its stunning beaches, crystal clear waters, lagoons, and massive limestone cliffs. It has been consistently voted as one of the world’s best islands. I visited El Nido in 2018, and it’s still one of my favorite destinations. I almost canceled my …
El Nido, Philippines Complete Travel Guide and My Six Days Solo Travel Itinerary Read More »
La Union is finally open again to tourists from Luzon, including those who are from the NCR plus bubble. But the province has tourism guidelines that must be complied with to be able to visit La Union. One of the requirements in the guidelines is to apply for a travel request through Tara Na! VISITA …
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Due to the alarming increase of active cases in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union released an Executive Order (EO) effective April 10, 2021, implementing stricter border control policies in the province. The EO outlines the new La Union travel requirements. It shall remain in effect unless otherwise replaced by subsequent policies. As …
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The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) has just lifted Executive Order No. 7 Series of 2021, the EO that temporarily suspended tourism activities in the province. Starting May 22, La Union will be open to tourists from Luzon, including those who are from the NCR plus bubble. However, tourists need to comply with the …
La Union is Opening to Luzon Tourists Starting May 22- Here’s What You Need to Know Read More »
Prior to the pandemic, I was already planning on writing a San Juan, La Union travel guide. La Union, more popularly referred to as Elyu (LU), has been a favorite weekend beach getaway to many because of its proximity to Manila. San Juan, one of the municipalities of La Union, is dubbed as the surfing …
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With the approval of uniform travel protocols across all government units by the IATF, medical certificates and travel authority are no longer required. And if required by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of the traveler’s destination to undergo COVID-19 testing, only a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test will be honored. You can have your …
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