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Balesin Island Club – Mykonos Village

The best thing about Balesin Island Club is that a few minutes on a golf buggy and you are transported into another country. No detail is too small when they designed each village that sometimes I forget that I’m even in the Philippines.

Balesin Island Club – The Balesin Spa

When I went to Balesin Island Club last weekend I quickly developed favoritism for Balesin Village. Their villa was my favorite among all the different residences in the resort. And there’s my beloved ham too. The Balesin Spa is the icing on the cake.

Balesin Island Club – What We Ate at Balesin Village

Several years ago I went to Maldives and stayed at a 5 star resort. The place was beautiful but the food was shockingly expensive and mediocre at best. Balesin Island Club can compete with the one in Maldives and the food is priced reasonably and quite good to boot.

Balesin Island Club – Balesin Village

If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram you would have seen several pictures I posted during my trip to Balesin Island Club last weekend. I took almost a thousand pictures during my 3 day stay at the island and I will try to show you in detail what paradise in the Philippines looksContinue reading “Balesin Island Club – Balesin Village”

Snapshots of Balesin Island Club

Dont hate me but I’m currently in paradise. Here are some shots I took with my iPhone. This is our villa right on the beach.

Melbourne: Library and Bourke Street Malls

I have a confession. I have never been to the National Library of the Philippines. But I went to the State Library of Victoria because it’s smack dab in the middle of the CBD in Melbourne.

Melbourne Central: Plantation Specialty Coffee & Cupcake Central

You could sum up the reasons I like Melbourne Central mall with these three places – Little Library, Plantation Coffee & Cupcake Central. Of course there’s also the nice mix of retail therapy, wood flooring and funky atmosphere.

And the winners are…

The winners of Yabu Gift Certificates worth P1,000.00 each are:

Melbourne: Hanaichi Japanese Fine Food

Eating fast food in a mall is not exactly on my list when I go abroad but Deb assured me Hanaichi was better than your regular fast food fare.

Melbourne: Sushi Sushi Hand Rolls

The people in Melbourne sure love sushi! I saw many, many stores selling hand rolls filled with all kinds of fillings. The most popular store seemed to be sushi sushi since I saw several branches around the CBD.