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Pueblo por la Playa

The way I like my weddings organised, I hate surprises, because they tend to be of the worst kind. Thankfully there were good surprises too, like a surprise invitation from my ninong (godfather) to stay at his beach resort the day after my wedding. A chance for me to relax and not worry about having to organise anymore weddings…because they were done now! Yaaay!

When we rolled up to Pueblo por la Playa (the village by the sea), we were given a lovely view of the cute mexican villas, which served as accommodation for the guests. They came in happy colours of red, blues and yellows. And when I caught the first glimpse of the beach and pool, I knew that I was finally on holiday.

After a hearty lunch and a few hours of swimming in the pools and jumping around in the sea, I abandoned Mr H to his jetski antics to get some well needed rest in one of the villas. They were pure luxury. I just dove into bed and hid beneath the quilts for an hour or so.

When I woke up my ninong’s generosity knew no bounds. He requested us to stay for dinner, but we tried to negotiate on just a merienda. We were so full from lunch! They took orders first for our merienda, but what came next was an extra 2-3 courses “just to taste”. Hah! The food was delicious and the service, excellent. I was happy to forget any sort of diet by this point.

We reluctantly left this little getaway, knowing that our transport to Puerto Galera would be arriving in the early hours the next morning, but with a promise to definitely return soon.

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Blue Bay Waters Beach Resort

As is usual, I relax the most when I am home in Blue Bay Waters Beach Resort. I grew up in Sariaya, Quezon, spending my weekdays studying in Manila and vanishing to this beautiful getaway every weekend. My mom managed resorts before we flew away to Switzerland. Now that me and my brother have vacated the nest, she has gone back home to her passion.

I love that the resort is family run. Yes, sometimes the power goes out for a few hours, the cow gets into the garden and the aircon needs a kick now and then to get working. But this is what it’s like at the hacienda and I don’t want to be anywhere else.

The food is like from mom’s own kitchen and the greeting is like a warm hug, welcoming you home. Quezon gets bad rep in the news for NPA activities, but I find it to just be scaremongering. This is my refuge and I have never felt threatened here. I like to walk around the nearby village, greeting people as we pass by. Many of them had a hand in my upbringing at some point in my life, whether teaching me how to swim, climb for coconuts or go capiz diving (which I highly recommend if you’re a good swimmer!).

It is here during my reflections that I get my best ideas and strategies. The whole setting is pefect for my meditations. I tend to wake up early in the morning to sit by this table and take in the view of beautiful orchids and trees.

And we dine in native style! The food, the very best of course. No “cooked for tourists” here. Just pure awesomeness of proper honest filipino food.

The beach is quiet and relaxing, with black sand so very fine that I prefer to walk barefoot, so my toes can sink beneath as the waves lap the shoreline. The sea is so very lovely and inviting….

It’s always here I am tempted to forget my ticket back to the UK. Let the plane leave without me. I will start over and build a simple, but beatiful life here.

With our visit Mr H’s family were introduced to the infamous Lambanog. The chance to visit a home distillery was immediately accepted. Good old coconut fire!

Home sweet home.

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