Category: Renzie on Travel and Leisure

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Renzie Goes To Kawayan Cove

I just came from this most awesome place in Nasugbu, a coastal municipality in Batangas, about 2 hours south of Metro Manila.  Nasugbu is known for its white-sand beach resorts and tropical forests, which therefore makes it a fairly popular summer destination.

Kawayan Cove is an exclusive residential seaside community which covering about 68 hectares worth of prime beach-front real estate.  You have to give credit to the developers for easing in the village among the groves of trees and bamboo, making it as close to the nature as possible by working with the natural contours and landscape.

The result was simply spectacular.  You have family-friendly amenities and wide-open spaces inobtrusively tucked into lush the Batangas forest, with minimal disturbance or alteration to the topography, and a population density well lower than the typical high-end developments in the general area.

A view of Kawayan Cove from the proposed
A view of Kawayan Cove from the road leading down to Bamboo Beach. Beautiful, ainnit?

Anyway, I realize I have a lot to write about this particular visit, so I hope to churn out all my posts over the weekend.  You’ll definitely be reading more from me about my visit to Kawayan Cove.  Highlights of my Kawayan Cove adventure:

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Barongs Are Cool!

No, seriously, they are. Made of light, translucent embroidered material- usually of hand-loomed fiber from pineapple leaves, abaca, silk organza or banana- the traditional barong tagalog is worn untucked, like a coat dress of sorts, over a light undershirt. So in a warm and humid tropical country like the Philippines, the ingenious design of the […]

10 Observations About Los Angeles

I flew in from Los Angeles just last week, and I gotta say- there’s really no place like home, no matter how crappy home is. Needless to say, my friends took me out so we could swap stories- they would update me on what’s been going on in the Philippines, and I could tell them […]

Travel Guide to the Philippines: Gearing Up

The Philippines is a great place to visit- whether it’s your first time and just looking for a place to vacay, or you’re a Pinoy looking forward to come back home for a nostalgic trip after years of being away. First off, let me say this: the Philippines is technologically advanced enough to provide you […]