Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Heat coach who led his team to win the NBA Championships this year, and I have something in common. We both have mothers who hail from San Pablo City, Laguna — a town that’s about two hours from Manila. I wanted to show my girls where their maternal ancestral roots are so we planned a day trip to see the town as well as Villa Escudero, a coconut plantation and resort combined in the town. The lunch area was especially fun as you get to eat by a man-made waterfall with your feet soaked in the water, providing relief from the hot weather.


A carabao drive to and from the main resort area



Villa Escudero’s private river where you can go fishing and rafting
Villa Escudero’s old chapel, now a museum, houses the Escudero Family’s extensive collection of various subjects and themes that pertain to Philippine history
Votre cousine Lucie vous fait de gros bisous…
Bon voyage et retour avec le soleil,
G et R
Ce soir nous fêtons l’anniversaire d,Arnaud