Cook: Cajun Chicken Pasta

Date Budget: PhP120
Actual Spend: PhP 120
Quality: 4/5
Service: N/A
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5

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Highlights 

• Spicy chicken pasta like no other!
• Cheap and easy to prepare

Food: Shawarma Snack Center

Date Budget: PhP 600
Actual Spend: PhP 525
Quality: 5/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Authentic fresh shawarma sandwich at 3 for PhP120
• The best kebab in town served with Arabic rice and salad
• Falafel: the unexpected but satisfying veggie treat!

Trip: Sky Ranch

Date Budget: PhP 150
Actual Spend: PhP 150
Quality: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 2/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

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Highlights 

• A fresh new destination in Tagaytay
• Entrance fee at 50% until 31 May 2013 (PhP50 instead of 100)
• Sky Eye: the tallest wheel in the Philippines
• Variety of kiddie rides
• Gazebos for rent: great for family picnics 
• Great view of Taal!
• Food stalls and other establishments coming soon

Trip: The Coron Experience

Date Budget: PhP 17000
Actual Spend: PhP 16561
Quality: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Piso fare flights with Cebu Pacific's ATR 72-500 planes
• Reasonably priced accommodations at Villa Hermosa
• Romantic sunset by Coron Bay
• Huge rock formations, a crystal clear lake, and twin lagoons
• Maquinit: the Philippines' only salt water hot spring
• Fresh seafood at Coron restaurants
• Great view of the entire Coron Town from Mount Tapyas
• Calauit Island Safari: a taste of Africa in Coron

Trip: Coron's Calauit Safari

Date Budget: PhP 5000 
Actual Spend: PhP 4600
Quality: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 1/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5

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Highlights 

• Experience a taste of Africa in Palawan
• Wide open space for grazing animals
• Calamian Deer's recovery from near extinction
• Giraffes: the island's gentle giants
• Unlimited zebra stripes
• Crocodiles, wild boars, porcupines, monkeys, and more!
  Update (11/24/2014):Coron Galeri now accepts online booking.

Trip: Coron's Mount Tapyas

Date Budget: PhP 0
Actual Spend: PhP 0
Quality: 3/5
Service: N/A
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

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Highlights 

• Very accessible: just a few steps away from the town center
• 700+ step stairs with strategically located 'stopover' sheds
• Scenic view of the entire Coron Town at the view deck
• Great sunrise!

Trip: Coron Food Trip

Date Budget: PhP 1700
Actual Spend: PhP 1649
Quality: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

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Highlights 

• Brutally Buttered Shrimps at Cornelio's
• Lolo Nonoy's Crispy Crablets and Calamares: definitely worth the wait
• Fresh Squid Salad and Chili Crabs at Blue Lagoon
• Cool desserts and free WiFi at Ice Valley
• Palawan Danggit: marinated, not dried!

Trip: Coron's Maquinit Hot Spring

Date Budget: PhP 600
Actual Spend: PhP 600
Quality: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 2/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• The only salt water hot spring in the Philippines
• Superb tri-colored sunset
• Hot water + cold night = perfect combination!
• A great way to end a tiring day