Planning a trip? Those who love to travel know the essence of all travel is about you and your enjoyment. Travelers know that the destination is a major part in planning a trip, experiencing and delving deeper into unfamiliar places, people and culture is paramount.

Expand your horizons and set your sight to the Philippines, an off the beaten path travel site! An undiscovered paradise made of thousands of islands and white sand beaches all around! A tiny dot in the map of the world, and yet a haven for travelers, backpackers, retirees and even passersby.

It offers awesome tourist attractions, magnificent beaches, hot spring resorts, colorful festivals, hundreds of scenic spots and world-class hotels and facilities. Not to mention the tropical climate, the affordable prices as well as the friendly and hospitable, English-speaking people! You will be glad you came, and we’re sure, you WILL come back for more FUN in the Philippines!

TINAPAHAN FESTIVAL

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The Tinapahan Festival is a 3-day festivity that showcases a trade fair of agro-industrial products, lectures on livestock raising and food processing as well as food demo and competition. – http://www.tourism.gov.ph/sitepages/FestivitiesList.aspx?festivityCode=271&monthCode=04

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Every 14th of May, the people of Lemery Batangas is celebrating their very own “Tinapa Festival”. They dance in the streets in celebration of the feast of the humble smoked fish called the tinapa that fed multitude of peasants and laborers. It is a a three-day affair that showcases a trade fair of agro-industrial products, lectures about livestock raising and food processing, and food demo competition.

The event is held every year to promote the local tinapa industry as well as to boost local tourism industry. – http://greedypeg.org/batangas/Tinapahan-Festival.html

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