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Ride the Philippines Largest Castle

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Largest Castle in the Philippines The Final season of Game of Thrones is finally happening in 2019 (thank God) but ever fancy what it's like being in Westeros for real? Travelling 85km+/- from Manila to Lemery may get you to live out that Game of Thrones fantasy with friends. Getting in is P1,000 per 10 pax Instead of blowing a couple of hundred grand flying to Europe for an authentic experience, grab your motorbike, tag along 10 friends and get inside the massive never been opened Castle theme park for P1,000 bucks. Now a popular venue for prenups Getting in solo or as a couple will still set you back P1,000, silly really but you can actually wait by the main entrance and grab strangers who might be interested getting in so you only pay but P100 per pax, and for P100, it's totally worth it. Fulfil that Treehouse bridge crossing Fantasy World is huge, such a shame it never opened but despite having nothing in it, the abandoned Castle theme park

Ride and Camp Lobo with Kawasaki Versys Pilipinas/Pinoy Ninja (289km route)

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River crossing en route to Laiya from the backroads of Lobo. Fused 7 pictures for the final image Was fortunate to have been able to join the Ride and Camp Lobo Adventure with Kawasaki Versys Pilipinas through Albert Mungcal who I rode with on and off for about two years now (ever since I was learning how to really ride a motorbike.)  was an awesome experience Being a Versys owner, I was delighted to have joined the dream ride and it was a totally awesome experience riding with the Kawasaki Versys Pilipinas/Pinoy Ninja team coastal views and challenging roads await riders to Lobo As an outsider prior joining the ride, I saw the KVP/Pinoy Ninja group of something like a pseudo secret society (unlike other motor groups, their group page was closed to the public). I could share though after spending a night and a ride with them, everyone is actually super down to earth, a bit crazy and collectively was a fun accommodating bunch of gentlemen.  (babala: highly ski

Photo Ride: TAAL Lake Loop (Motorbike Museum, Fantasy World, Bauan Divers Sanctuary Ride- 300km scenic loop)

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Casa Corazon Motorbike Museum is a short 3km left turn from the Tagaytay, Lemery junction. Vintage beauties in the hundreds await Sep 8-10, 2018, The Taal Lake Loop is a wonderful scenic route filled with must do stop overs such as a Motorbike Museum in Lemery (Casa Corazon), a quick pass at Fantasy World just right after Tagaytay and gingerly crawl coastal roads and take shots of the milky way and star trails amidst an epic ocean view back drop. a lone white vintage BMW with signature Boxer engine The Trip was actually two trips collapsed into one since both were back to back dive trips (my main line) and my second return got me exploring the backroads of Batangas and Lemery. Tay psoing with a R35 from 1940, the engine was pre Boxer engine era which you still see being used in  GS and RNineT models today BMW army bikes used during WW1 and WW2 The whole Honda Cub line...amazing Ultra rare.. the Honda Motocompo was a fit your trunk bring anywh

Roadside Falls nearby Jariel's Peak

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A 20 foot fall by the roadside perfect for Moto and Falls photo opps There are actually three waterfalls you can get to via motorbike, two roadside, one tiny 20 footer and another 40 footer  to the left heading out to Quezon from Tanay and finally one at 150+/- feet to the broken bridge to your right which is accessible by a short 10 minute trek just a short 10km+/- ride after Jariel's, you'll see this 40 foot fall to your right, people ignore this since it's situated right after a lovely curve, sweet for banking. Approximately Km 105 the lovely curve and the falls view The second fall is a tiny 20 footer, just 1km past the 40 footer, lovely for group shots and bike with falls opportunities Fall 2 upclose versus first pic view, km106 Finally, around 6+/- kilometers more, there's a 150 foot+/- fall to the right of the bridge being constructed. You can view it from the temporary bridge but a short 10-15 minute trek will take you closer, mak

Ride Anilao's Highest Peak, Mt. Gulugod baboy

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The Hills are alive atop Mt Gulugod Baboy, Anilao's highest point which offers a 360 degree view of the ocean surrounding Mabini Thursday, August 23, Gage Veridiano sent a late message the day before for a quick ride to Gulugod Baboy, it's the highest point in Anilao Mabini and the 250km round trip quickie ride was definitely one for the books. Click for Trip Video I've always heard about Gulugod baboy which was frequented by millenial day trippers and hikers. The road en route to the short summit from Manila requires a pass at slex then star toll and through Batangas and after several towns, you find yourself playing in the twisties with magnificent sea views as you climb up to Gulugod Baboy. The Air was cool, The sky is blue, so is the ocean, can be green if you know what I mean... From Manila, we arrived at around 1000am, leaving Petron slex at around 800am. Traffic was as usual crowded in the towns, we could have been there in a lit