Thursday, April 20, 2023

Shanti Wellness Village - Holy Friday to Easter Sunday

We wanted a quiet and slow long weekend for the Holy Week. 

Specially since we have been stressed due to health issues with my Dad. 

It was indeed a slow-down at Shanti Wellness Village in Batangas. They had a lot of offering and activities that will all get you closer to nature. 

They have several dome tents which you can rent. Each place is secluded and you won't get to see your neighbors. You get your own bonfire. 2 queen beds, a small kitchen (you can bring your own food but you can also order food from them), a small private pool also. 

We enjoyed the hot water in the kawa bath. 

We had a forest bathing experience as well as a sound bath

At night, they will setup your own bonfire

The massages were very relaxing

There are a lot of places to walk around

Hug a tree

You can relax in your own hammock



They have this in the reception/parking area. Skye wants to play too

Friday, January 06, 2023

Spending Christmas with Family Across the Globe

We lost family during the Pandemic. So we wanted to spend time with them now that we can fly back to the US. 

We spent Christmas with Mac's relatives and I also got to meet some of my cousins who live there. 

In this episode of our family adventures', we went to LA, played in the snow at Lake Tahoe, celebrated Christmas Day with Mac's (almost) complete family, vacationed in San Diego. 

Watch our adventures here:




Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Baguio Christmas Village

 One of our favorite cities is Baguio. Because of the cold weather of course and the city never fails to reinvent itself. 

This time, we went to the places that we haven’t been to before. 

We heard Sunday Mass 

Wishing Wall in the Christmas Village

It was a long line to get inside this Christmas Village. They had snow (made out of soap) every top of the hour

They also had a lot of cosplayers inside 

Was it a Japanese themed Christmas Village?

Or Korean?

Having fun playing with the soap suds

We also went to the Mirador Hills which is a Jesuit property

They had a Bamboo Forest similar to that in Kyoto