Microtel Phillippines’ only resort-type hotel is located in sunny Boracay Island. Microtel Boracay is a cozy spot inconspicuously hidden in its own cove at the northern part of Boracay.

With over 50 deluxe and suites, the place also boasts of a beach front and a chlorine-free swimming pool.

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Zuzuni is a mediterranean restaurant at the ground floor and a hotel on the second floor. Located smack in the middle of the Boracay resort stretch, you’re right in front of the night partying of the island.

The restaurant has a neat layout, though a bit crowded, and the walls are full of Grecian (?) mirrors giving an impression of wider space.

There are also tents just outside, along the beach, giving you a good view of the outdoors.

I’m not familiar with Greek food but the dinner that we had was really great. You have to spare some room for the dessert. It basically made the whole dinner most interesting.

Flying SEAir on a vacation trip is unlike any other regular flight. The planes are much smaller than the usual 737s that fly the usual city routes. Sometimes, it feels like business class.

Although the planes are smaller, like the SEAir Dornier 328, and could be a little bumpy at times, there are some surprising perks. Like you get to see the landscape and the terrains much better from the cabins and taking pictures through the 35 minute trip to Microtel Boracay is much more enjoyable.

The Cabatuan Church in northern Iloilo is one of the oldest churches in the country.

My folks on my father’s side used to live there. We still have some farm lands there but we never took care of it anyway.

More pictures of my family on my dad’s side (Olandres-Bolaños family) here.

My recent trip to Pagsanjan, Laguna was capped with a boat ride to the Pagsanjan Falls. Unfortunately, the view of the falls wasn’t that amazing as I thought it would be.

For more pictures of Pagsanjan Falls in Laguna, check out the photo gallery.

A week-end trip to Subic, Olongapo City for a ski ride, Zoobic Safari tour and kart racing.

More pictures in the gallery.

Balay Indang is a hidden secret of a bed and breakfast place off of Indang, Cavite. Usual route for overnight travelers is via Tagaytay, then Mendez in Cavite.

Here are some pictures of our first visit at Balay Indang last month.

Complete meal on the main house features fresh salad from the garden.

Off Mickey Mouse fruit along the pathways in the garden.

About a dozen rest houses and cottages scattered across the entire property for some peace, privacy and quite time.

Senator Pia S. Cayetano has joined the campaign to boost the chances of the famed Tubbataha Reefs of Palawan in the ongoing worldwide search for the “New Seven Wonders of Nature.”

Cayetano, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, is urging all Filipinos to support the Tubbataha Reefs, the only Philippine natural wonder nominated to the worldwide on-line poll.

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Cebu Pacific is doing the 1-peso seat sale again. P1 seats for Cebu-Bacolod, Cebu-Butuan, Cebu-Cagayan, and Manila-Laoag services.

The seat sale will run from February 28 to April 30, 2008, and is good for travel for the same period. Fare is non-refundable and exclusive of surcharges and government taxes. Similarly, a one-way Cebu-Cagayan ticket, inclusive of taxes and surcharges, would cost a little over P1,300 while a boat ride would cost approximately P1,000. The advantage of taking CEB’s Cebu-Bacolod flight is even more apparent with its one-way all-in ticket at P1,010 while a fourteen hour ferry ride via Iloilo would cost P1,400.

Le Soleil de Boracay
Boat Station 2, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan

Manila Office Address:
Ground Floor, PJL Corporate Center,
1782 Nicanor Garcia corner Candelaria Street
Makati City

Telephone: +632.8996779 / 8900493
Fax Number: +632.8898756 / 036.2886118
www.lesoleil.com.ph
lesoleil@pjhullier.com