So, as I mentioned in my previous blog we arrived at our next resort The Bohol Bee Farm.
Everything at the bee farm is organic and all of their products, including the food, are produced on the farm. We brought back Honey Banalina, some honey spread, and hand weaved bags as well.
My overall impression of the resort? Fantastic! The best resort we spent our whole vacation on. It was very quiet, relaxing and secluded. I would definitely return to the Bee Farm for another stay in the future. Aside from the relaxing atmosphere, they serve some fantastic food. Everything here, like I mentioned earlier, is organic. From the coffee to the ice cream. Everything. And did I mention that the coffee was delicious?! If you ever plan to visit the Philippines, I'd suggest drinking coffee while you're here. It'll help with the water retention and also, get lots of massages! The massages at the Bohol Bee Farm are affordable, it wasn't the best massage, but it was well worth what I paid for! So, no complaints here!
Here are the prices, not quite sure if they are current. I checked their website, www.boholbeefarm.com doesn't have their prices, but it's a great source of information of this great resort.
One of the most memorable experiences I had in the Philippines was my stay at the Bee Farm. I mentioned how the massage here was mediocre, but I failed to mention how peaceful I felt. The location for my "hilot" was overlooking the sea in a quiet little nipa hut, decorated beautifully with furniture made from wood and grass.
Another great unforgettable memory of the Bee Farm, was the food. I guess I'll start with breakfast. A waffle, piece of ham and a mini omelet. Served with orange juice and coffee. The breakfast was very simple, but also fulfilling. The orange juice was fresh and instead of maple syrup, they provided us with honey to pour on our waffle! Delicious! Also, the brown sugar was great. Just look at how beautiful it is. I regret not bringing any back from the Philippines. Next time I go, I'm definitely buying some to bring back home for my coffee!
Next, is lunch. Being enthusiastic about food, at this point my family caught on to what I was trying to do so they offered up all their dishes for me to take pictures of. Enjoy the food porn.
You'll notice the flowers on my salad, they're all edible! Don't ask me how, I missed the tour because of my massage where they explained all this... Dinner was also very similar to our lunch. Salad and your main course. We also decided to try the ice cream, pandan was my flavor. My bad, it tasted horrible because it was only pandan, no buko...duh lol. Plus, it wasn't sweet like I expected it to be. I'm sure if I tried the other flavors, I would've liked it more. But for some reason, I just wasn't in the mood to gorge.
The next natural transition of the catalog of my stay at the Bee Farm are pictures and descriptions of the resort grounds. Below is the picture tour of the resort, starting from my room to the dining area and the docks.
After our stay, we rushed off to our last resort on the trip, Bohol Divers Resort.
Bohol Divers Resort was definitely fancier than the Bee Farm. And they actually had free wi-fi, so that's always nice.
Above are some pictures of the resort. And below are pictures from the view in our room, showing you a better idea of what the resort looks like.
We enjoyed our time at Bohol Divers. The bar is a great place to go to get fresh smoothies. We loved the green mango smoothie the most. It's also where you can access the free wi-fi.
Our family and I did alot of walking down the beach to the other resorts. Lots of great things to see here. Like vendors selling knick-knacks and colorful seafood.
Beach combing was also great fun at Bohol Divers. White sandy beaches and lots of coral, shells and sea creatures to be seen on this island.
Mom, the aunties and uncles were all crazy about the balut! lol
And it wouldn't be the Philippines without bugs!
At Bohol Divers Resort, we took a tour to Angel Island for some snorkeling and dolphin watching! We had a delicious breakfast at the crack of dawn. Dried fish, longanisa and garlic friend rice. Mmmmm mmm!
Our snorkeling guide! He was crazy, he took us to the depths of the sea just to see some sea turtles and other creatures! It was quite an experience. I wish I had a camera that could take photos of the beautiful colorful fishes we saw. The water was so clear that from our boat you can see starfishes swimming at the shallow end of the ocean as we came closer to Angel Island.
As we arrived to Angel Island, we were greeted by locals who had freshly caught sea urchin. Finding creatures on the sand was endless here. We found sand dollars, crabs, sea urchins and even star fishes.
After our week long trip to the islands, we headed back to the province and spent another week with my father's family. Jason's mother joined us that week and we took her around Manila to check out Intramuros.
Can you believe this historical site is in the middle of Manila?
Once inside Fort Santiago, it feels like you walked into a time machine. You're immediately taken back to the times of Jose Rizal.
It's just amazing that this place is surrounded by a modern culture, I truly appreciate the fact that the Philippines has this historic treasure.
Among all the history, I happened upon a plumeria. It doesn't even look real, it's so perfect. My brother took that photo of me, quite the photographer wouldn't you say?
I enjoyed my two weeks in the Philippines. I can't wait to go back. I have a weird rule about not visiting a country a second time before checking off all the destinations on the bucket list, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I'll break that rule soon!
Everything at the bee farm is organic and all of their products, including the food, are produced on the farm. We brought back Honey Banalina, some honey spread, and hand weaved bags as well.
My overall impression of the resort? Fantastic! The best resort we spent our whole vacation on. It was very quiet, relaxing and secluded. I would definitely return to the Bee Farm for another stay in the future. Aside from the relaxing atmosphere, they serve some fantastic food. Everything here, like I mentioned earlier, is organic. From the coffee to the ice cream. Everything. And did I mention that the coffee was delicious?! If you ever plan to visit the Philippines, I'd suggest drinking coffee while you're here. It'll help with the water retention and also, get lots of massages! The massages at the Bohol Bee Farm are affordable, it wasn't the best massage, but it was well worth what I paid for! So, no complaints here!
Here are the prices, not quite sure if they are current. I checked their website, www.boholbeefarm.com doesn't have their prices, but it's a great source of information of this great resort.
One of the most memorable experiences I had in the Philippines was my stay at the Bee Farm. I mentioned how the massage here was mediocre, but I failed to mention how peaceful I felt. The location for my "hilot" was overlooking the sea in a quiet little nipa hut, decorated beautifully with furniture made from wood and grass.
Another great unforgettable memory of the Bee Farm, was the food. I guess I'll start with breakfast. A waffle, piece of ham and a mini omelet. Served with orange juice and coffee. The breakfast was very simple, but also fulfilling. The orange juice was fresh and instead of maple syrup, they provided us with honey to pour on our waffle! Delicious! Also, the brown sugar was great. Just look at how beautiful it is. I regret not bringing any back from the Philippines. Next time I go, I'm definitely buying some to bring back home for my coffee!
Next, is lunch. Being enthusiastic about food, at this point my family caught on to what I was trying to do so they offered up all their dishes for me to take pictures of. Enjoy the food porn.
You'll notice the flowers on my salad, they're all edible! Don't ask me how, I missed the tour because of my massage where they explained all this... Dinner was also very similar to our lunch. Salad and your main course. We also decided to try the ice cream, pandan was my flavor. My bad, it tasted horrible because it was only pandan, no buko...duh lol. Plus, it wasn't sweet like I expected it to be. I'm sure if I tried the other flavors, I would've liked it more. But for some reason, I just wasn't in the mood to gorge.
The next natural transition of the catalog of my stay at the Bee Farm are pictures and descriptions of the resort grounds. Below is the picture tour of the resort, starting from my room to the dining area and the docks.
After our stay, we rushed off to our last resort on the trip, Bohol Divers Resort.
Bohol Divers Resort was definitely fancier than the Bee Farm. And they actually had free wi-fi, so that's always nice.
Above are some pictures of the resort. And below are pictures from the view in our room, showing you a better idea of what the resort looks like.
We enjoyed our time at Bohol Divers. The bar is a great place to go to get fresh smoothies. We loved the green mango smoothie the most. It's also where you can access the free wi-fi.
Our family and I did alot of walking down the beach to the other resorts. Lots of great things to see here. Like vendors selling knick-knacks and colorful seafood.
Beach combing was also great fun at Bohol Divers. White sandy beaches and lots of coral, shells and sea creatures to be seen on this island.
Mom, the aunties and uncles were all crazy about the balut! lol
And it wouldn't be the Philippines without bugs!
At Bohol Divers Resort, we took a tour to Angel Island for some snorkeling and dolphin watching! We had a delicious breakfast at the crack of dawn. Dried fish, longanisa and garlic friend rice. Mmmmm mmm!
Our snorkeling guide! He was crazy, he took us to the depths of the sea just to see some sea turtles and other creatures! It was quite an experience. I wish I had a camera that could take photos of the beautiful colorful fishes we saw. The water was so clear that from our boat you can see starfishes swimming at the shallow end of the ocean as we came closer to Angel Island.
As we arrived to Angel Island, we were greeted by locals who had freshly caught sea urchin. Finding creatures on the sand was endless here. We found sand dollars, crabs, sea urchins and even star fishes.
After our week long trip to the islands, we headed back to the province and spent another week with my father's family. Jason's mother joined us that week and we took her around Manila to check out Intramuros.
Can you believe this historical site is in the middle of Manila?
Once inside Fort Santiago, it feels like you walked into a time machine. You're immediately taken back to the times of Jose Rizal.
It's just amazing that this place is surrounded by a modern culture, I truly appreciate the fact that the Philippines has this historic treasure.
Among all the history, I happened upon a plumeria. It doesn't even look real, it's so perfect. My brother took that photo of me, quite the photographer wouldn't you say?
I enjoyed my two weeks in the Philippines. I can't wait to go back. I have a weird rule about not visiting a country a second time before checking off all the destinations on the bucket list, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I'll break that rule soon!