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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Novotel Cubao

It’s been a while since the last time I’ve been to Araneta Cubao area. When I learned that the venue for Blogapalooza Horizons 2.0 is at the Novotel Manila, Araneta Center, Cubao, I got excited. I love going to new places/venues.

Novotel Cubao is one of the newest buildings in Araneta Center, just beside the Araneta Coliseum along Gen Aguinaldo Avenue opposite Shopwise. The venue of Blogapalooza is near the swimming pool area at the 5^th Floor. There’s a garden and big tent in this part of Novotel. It’s a perfect venue for such a prestigious event.

Business and leisure meet at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center, located in the heart of Quezon City's premier district. The hotel’s stunning contemporary design features 401 stylish suites, a pillarless Grand Ballroom, seven meeting spaces and an outdoor bridal garden, along with numerous other first-rate amenities. Sample global fare at Novotel Manila Araneta Center’s all-day dining establishment Food Exchange Manila, unwind with personalized cocktails at the Gourmet Bar or enjoy breathtaking city views at the Pool Bar and Lounge.

Shopping, entertainment and trade meet in this bustling hub, a few steps from the award-winning Gateway Mall and SMART Araneta Coliseum, with access to LRT and MRT stations, making it close to where you want to be. Source

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

Camerahaus’ Photolympics

Camerahaus, one of the country’s leading distributor of cameras, is holding an event similar to Canon Photomarathon – it’s called Photolympics. This event is open to all photographers using any brand of cameras – Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Pentax, Sony, Samsung, Olympus, etc.

Camerahaus’ Photolympics will be held this November 26, 2016 Saturday at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) High Street (opposite Market-Market). Mark your calendars fellow photography enthusiasts… this will surely be a fun-filled day.

#TeamCanon for the win!

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

The Legend Villas

The Legend Villas is located at 60 Pioneer corner Madison Streets in Mandaluyong City. It’s walking distance from the Globe Telecom Plaza and Robinsons Forum. It’s located at the heart of Boni-EDSA area and is a perfect venue if you have a business trip in the area and needed a place to stay. It can also be a perfect get-away (staycation) right at the heart of the Metro.

The Legend Villas is also a 100% Filipino-owned hotel. Some of the amenities of this luxury (yet affordable) hotel are:

Swimming pool with jacuzzi (open from 8 am to 9 pm)
Lola Maria Restaurant (a la carte and buffet dining)
Complimentary parking
Fitness gym with basic cardio equipment
24/7 business center (with mailing, fax, and parcel delivery services)
248 sqm pillarless Banahaw Ballroom
142 sqm Raja Ballroom (divisible into 3 function rooms)
Seven (7) smaller meeting and function rooms (ranging from 30 sqm to 135 sqm)

The Legend Villas was recently the venue of the 1^st Travel.ph Blogger Affiliate Get Together and we were able to see how beautiful this place is. It features Filipino design in their rooms and function halls including menu and their restaurant. I believe it’s one of their advantages – it will really make you feel at home.

The Legend Villas Room Rates

Combining elegance, comfort, and style, The Legend Villas features rooms and rates tailored to let you delight in ease during your city holiday. Each of our 130 accommodations is fitted with warm-toned, vintage furnishings and cozy wooden accents, along with a line-up of key amenities. Inside them, you will have access to cable TV, air-conditioning, a mini-bar, private toilet and bath, phone, work table, and Wi-Fi Internet connection.

The different rooms of The Legend Villas are Studio, Deluxe, Family, Villa Suite, Villa Suite Premier, Team Suite and Executive Suite. The Legend Villas is also part of a group of luxury hotels which also include The Legend Palawan, The Mabuhay Manor, among others.

For inquiries, you may visit The Legend Villas at www.legendvillas.com.ph or call them at (632)702-2712-14. You may also click

http://www.travelbook.ph/philippines/manila/mandaluyong/the_legend_villas_944128/?affid=0141

The architecture of The Legend Villas is definitely Filipino.

Pictures taken using myPhone my85 DTV.

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1st TravelBook.ph Blogger Affiliate Get Together

Last October 29, I had the chance to attend the 1^st TravelBook.ph Blogger Affiliate Get Together at The Legend Villas in Mandaluyong City. Around 30 bloggers spend the morning and lunch getting to know each other, playing games and touring The Legend Villas. It was a very fun activity.

It’s nice to meet other travel bloggers in the flesh like The Wander Dan, Mr Pogi Tips, among others. There are a lot of give-away from sponsors, raffle, and of course, TravelBook.ph gave us some things to look forward to as Blogger Affiliates. They also gave us an idea on how the company started and some of their most recent activities like the recent tour to Caramoan.

I guess the highlight of the activity is the tour of The Legend Villas. They showed us the different rooms, function halls, pool area and several rooms for many corporate events. Truly, it was a meaningful and productive morning spent. Not to mention that we got a taste of the different food available at The Legend Villas.

This event would not be made possible without our generous sponsors: The Legend Villas, Lola Maria Restaurant, Get Go PH, Thumbprints Trading Inc., PhotoBook Worldwide, Climb Central Manila, Ortius International Inc., LifeKit, Zalora Philippines, Vivo Lumio Your To-Go Kit, and Pisig Ad Network.

TravelBook.ph is the fastest growing Online Travel Agency (OTA) in the Philippines which boasts more than 2,700 hotel listings all over the country. If you are a blogger and you want to earn more with your blog and attend exclusive events, trainings, seminars, and blogger getaways to different Philippine destinations, please sign up at affiliate.travelbook.ph.