My Christmas present this year was a trip to the Philippines. We decided we'd go ahead with the trip when we found out we wouldn't be moving home before Christmas. This was our last-trip-in-Asia trip. It was perfect for our situation...a true vacation!
We left the night of Christmas and had a quick 4-hour direct flight to Cebu. Our resort was only about 10 minutes from the airport. We stayed at the Machtan Shangri-La. It was wonderful for families. They had a private beach (with snorkeling, kayaks, paddle boats, beach toys, etc.), several pools (one with a kid water slide play structure), indoor play areas, several restaurants and lots of activities. It was so nice to be at an all inclusive place where we didn't need to leave. Ben did get a taxi into town to grab a couple things but he was the only one to leave.
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| View from our room. |
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| The hotel in the evening. |
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| Decorated for Christmas. |
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| Around the facility. |
E says her favorite part of the vacation was swimming at the pool. You can probably see why!
We all enjoyed the beach! The snorkeling was great. It was Ben's first time and he was pretty hooked! Ben and E also took a paddle boat out for a ride and E loved using the boogie board as 'sea horse'. The water was very blue and clear and the sand was white.
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| Checking out the beach the night we arrived. |
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| Scuba Ben and his fishies. |
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| Paddle boat and boogie board. |
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| Beach babes. |
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| I love this...trying to use the timer on our camera. |
Don't worry, baby P was there too. She spent most of her vacation time truly relaxing. Occasionally big sister E would join in as well.
One night we attended a cultural show and buffet. It was entertaining and E was sure exciting about seeing a show. We were seated right up front and E got some time on the stage to show off her dance moves!
It truly was a great vacation. The weather was perfect, the facility was wonderful and the company was the best!
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