Beach-ing Again: From Nasugbu to Tagaytay

Been a while since I last wrote a travel-related post. I figured I should focus every now and then on the me of melikesart. Now if you've been reading my blog since last year, you might have come across a post about a trip I had to San Juan, Batangas with me and my friends from college. At the end of the post I mentioned that I was chosen as the project head for this year's trip. After some planning, we all decided to head onto a different part of Batangas this year, and who hasn't heard of Nasugbu?

We stayed in the Forest Cove Beach House. Reservation was entirely hassle-free since January falls in the off-peak season. Frankly, if you want to have a vacation where you can live the life of the wealthy, then book the beach house for a couple of days. It looks amazing.

Forest Cove Beach House

Arrived a few minutes past noon.

It has a kitchen, a dining area, two bathrooms, and three bedrooms, one of which is on the balcony (not a good place for a quickie). Panalo rin ang porch sa harap ng bahay. It has a couple of electric fans, but if you open the air conditioner inside the room on the balcony, you can make the entire place feel cold within minutes. People who can't leave their online lives will be relieved to know that the beach house also has Wi-Fi.

Bedroom for four on the balcony.

Simply put, the entire place allowed our group not just to bond with each other but also to relax and unwind from the usual stress of city life.

Feeling mayaman lang.

And if you've read my post from last year, you probably know that one of us got injured while playing beach volleyball with the locals. That girl? She's pregnant now.

She got hit by a volleyball last year. Now, she's carrying one.

A few hours after we settled down in the house, we decided to head onto the beach, which is only a few steps away. Once we arrived we—ano pa ba, edi nag-swimming!

A snowy mountain.

Find a cat in the picture. There is none.

The next day, our group left the house and drove straight to Cavite where we went to Summit Ridge Promenade in Tagaytay. What started out as a plan to grab a cup of coffee turned into something else. We stopped by Jeepney and availed their promo of unlimited cakes and coffee. Basta eat-all-you-can, panalo tayong mga Pinoy.

My hands felt frozen when I took this pic.

One of them was busy playing the iPhone. Guess who.

Of course, our Tagaytay trip wouldn't have been complete if we hadn't eaten bulalo. Where else can you find the best-tasting ones? Molave Market, that's where.

We had a minor complaint, though. We ate at Alegre's Canteen, where a serving of bulalo costs 300 pesos each. Imagine our surprise when one of the servings we ordered only consisted of a large piece of bone. Walang laman. Not all of us are fans of sucking bone marrow, you know.

Extra rice, please.

Based on the crowd, it was a miracle we managed to find seats.

I mentioned in my post last year that the reunion will be held annually, so as early as now I'm already looking forward to our trip next January. Mayaman yung project head na napili namin, so we expect na wala nang ambagan next year. Joke lang, Nash!

On a final note, if you and your friends are looking for a stress-free vacation away from the city, you might want to stay in Forest Cove Beach House in Nasugbu. I don't personally know the owner, but staying in the place for a couple of days is enough for me to recommend it to everyone. More details here.

A panoramic view of the place. O ha! O ha!