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!

INTERESTING PLACES

Tourism has not really been a big part of Tarlac although it does have some great historical areas, mouth-watering cuisine, rice and sugar plantations and golf courses for those so inclined.

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Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac

Santa Ignacia is our next destination. This municipality has several sites for mango plantation like that in Guimaras, Negros Occidental and for sure, you will love to visit these plantations and pick different kinds of mangoes and experience the taste of mango from Tarlac.

Ramos, Tarlac

The Municipality of Ramos will take you to the virgin forests that the government of the Province have longed preserved. Several types of flying birds and other animals will welcome you to hear their sounds in calm.

Capas National Shrine

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The Capas National Shrine in Barangay Navy Capas, Tarlac, The Philippines was built by the Philippine government as a memorial to the Filipino and American soldiers who died in Camp O’Donnell at the end of the Bataan Death March. This is an important site related to Veterans’ Day in the Philippines, every 9 April, the anniversary of the surrender of the combined US and Philippine forces to the Japanese in 1942.

The area around where the Bataan Death March ended was proclaimed by President Corazon Aquino to become Capas National Shrine on 7 December 1991. The shrine encompasses 54 hectares of parkland, 35 hectares of which have been planted with rows of trees to represent each of the deceased. On 9 April 2003, a new memorial wall and obelisk was unveiled. The 70-meter obelisk towers above the grounds of the former interment camp. The obelisk is surrounded by a black marble wall engraved with the names of the Filipinos and Americans known to have died at the location. On the three large wall segments that almost encircle the obelisk, there are statistics about the total numbers of prisoners and deaths, together with poems for peace. Read More: Wikipedia.org

Capas Death March Monument

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Capas Death March Monument marks the infamous World War II concentration camp, which was built in in memory of the 30,000 Filipino and American soldiers that participated in the Death March that perished in 1942. The marker depicts the endurance and the heroism of the valiant soldiers, while a portion of it portrays the inhumane cruelty of the Japanese. It is noticeable because of its sky-high emblem. – Read More: Wikipedia.org