Have you ever been to Bicol? Have you seen the Majestic Mayon Volcano? Have you visited the Virgin of our Lady of Penafrancia? Or the CWC Watersport Center in Pili?

Why not plan a trip this summer with your family and friends and enjoy the beauty of Bicol. By land trip, you can take the aircon buses at the Araneta Center.

Or take a 9 hour drive with your car. Better yet bring along with you a group. Manila to Naga is about 9 hours. This can be broken down to 3 legs.

• Ist leg is from Manila to Lucena City about 3 1/2 hours drive
• 2nd leg Lucena to Calauag about 2 1/2 hours drive
• 3rd leg Calauag to Naga City about 3 hours drive.

It is recommended that you leave Manila about 5 A.M. No problem with clean toilets as there are lots of Petrons, Shell and Caltex stations along the way. Lunch? No problem too. In Lucena you have Maxs, Jollibee, McDonalds,etc.

But I like eating in the native restaurants along the way. If you’re not in a hurry you can have your lunch at PalayIisdaan inbetween Tayabas and Lucban in Quezon . Very good native food. Inihaw na baboy per kilo , Fresh tilapia, veggies, lots of other goodies for a very reasonable price. Or at LITA’s Seafood Restaurant, along the National Highway in Atimonan. (You will not miss it there are lots of cars and trucks parked on the right side of the road if your going to Bicol.)

On the 3rd leg starting in the town of Calauag. The next concern is not to miss the turn going to The Quirino Highway now Andaya Highway. You will see a sign to TAGKAWAYAN . The idea is not to pass to DAET AS THIS WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 2 HOURS DRIVE. so from Calauag its TAGKAWAYAN, DEL GALLEGO, RAGAY, LUPI, SIPOCOT. From Sipocot to Naga is an easy 45 minutes to 1 hour drive.

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Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay, in the Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.

Renowned as the “Perfect Cone” because of its almost perfectly conical shape, Mayon is situated 15 kilometres northwest of Legazpi City.

Mayon Volcano is the main landmark of Albay Province, Philippines. It is ten kilometres from the Gulf of Albay, in the municipalities of Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot, and Santo Domingo (clockwise from Legazpi). It rises 2462 m (8,077 ft) above the gulf

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NAGA CITY — All roads lead to the 21-hectare Pasia estate in Bgy. Carolina at the foot of scenic Mt. Isarog, some 15 kilometers from the city’s business center, as some 6,000 to 7,000 scouters from all over Bicol and contingents from key cities and provinces in Southern Tagalog and Metro Manila converge for the six-day 7th Bicol Regional Jamborette that the city government and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Naga City Chapter are jointly hosting.

Opening day will be ushered in by a parade in the morning of Saturday, Nov. 22, around the city’s business district for a brief welcome ceremony at Plaza Quezon here. Assembly area will be Panganiban Avenue which will be temporarily closed to traffic for at least one hour during that time and day before the start of the parade.

City Mayor and Camp Chief Jesse M. Robredo will formally welcome the delegations while Boy Scouts of the Philippines National President and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay will officially open the regional jamborette after his brief message.

The opening program will follow late in the afternoon at the campsite which is adjacent to the Penafrancia Resort, also within the Pacia estate, in Bgy. Carolina wherein sub-camps, a grand arena, activity centers, exhibit areas, medical corps, observation tower, obstacle courses, market and food stalls, and other camping facilities have been set up. Among the highlight activities are the treks to Malabsay Falls, Panicuason mini-hydro and hot spring, and Camp One of the lush Mt. Isarog Natural Park

Another beautiful place to visit is Atulayan Island.

It is best to make arrangements with the Resort to prepare packed lunch and drinks. Leave Penafrancia Resort about 7 AM for a 45minutes drive to Sagnay port. You can check your maps for directions. You will pass Pili, Ocampo, Tigaon then Sagnay. When you get to Sagnay ask where the port is so you can take a boat to the Island its a 15 minutes boat ride. You can rent a boat for about P1,800.00 to bring you to the Island and to pick you up say 2 PM.

This is a great day trip. You can be back in Naga about 4 PM.