Late last year, I went back to the Philippines for a 3-month vacation with my 2-year old. Well, he wasn't quite two when we flew so I didn't have to purchase a plane ticket for him which saved us some money. The vacation was a bit long so I really had the chance to do fun things with my family and friends. At the same time, my folks were able to bond really well with my son which kinda backfired there at the end since it was very difficult for them to let us go. My mom was literally a mess when we left. Not a day had passed after we left that she won't cry because every little thing in the house reminds him of Caleb. I've missed them so much too but we know it was only a vacation. So instead of worrying about the inevitable, I reveled in the excitement of being able to enjoy the Filipino food and of course the beaches once again.
Because of the heat, whenever we thought about something fun to do, the first thing that comes to mind is going to the beach or swimming pool. So we went to three different places on three different occasions. I celebrated my birthday at Intosan Resort. When my cousin came home from Australia, we spent a day at Coco Palms Resort. We couldn't get enough of the water so I took my whole family to BE Resorts in Mactan.
Because of the heat, whenever we thought about something fun to do, the first thing that comes to mind is going to the beach or swimming pool. So we went to three different places on three different occasions. I celebrated my birthday at Intosan Resort. When my cousin came home from Australia, we spent a day at Coco Palms Resort. We couldn't get enough of the water so I took my whole family to BE Resorts in Mactan.
Coco Palms Resort
Celebrated my birthday at Intosan Resort
Took my whole family to BE Resorts Mactan
My mom
Me chillaxin'
A week before we fly back to the US, we had Caleb's birthday party at Jollibee as he turned 2 years old.
The look on his face is priceless. He loves the Jollibee mascot. He's indeed a Filipino, lol!
Then of course the food bingeing happened right away, lol! I met up with a couple of old friends and colleagues and did some catching up while we enjoyed the scrumptious food in a couple of nice Filipino restaurants.
My family and I also went to a couple of fine dining restaurants. They don't get to do that a lot, only when I'm on vacation, lol!
I made sure Caleb gets to try all the different kinds of public transportation in the Philippines.
He's in a jeepney.
In a tricyle
In a sikad-sikad
And lastly in a taxicab
