SEEING BAGUIO THE MARIO`S WAY! (WITH TRANSITIONS

1
Higit Pa
Susunod na Blog»
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Bumuo ng Blog
Rina's Rainbow Badge
SEEING BAGUIO THE MARIO'S WAY! (WITH TRANSITIONS
SIGNATURE LENSES)
The Bellevue Hotels & Resorts
When I hear “Baguio”, I always feel like I’ve just been there a year or two ago. But a
few weeks ago, when our plan to visit Baguio along with our other blogger friends finally
pushed through, that’s when my wife and I realized that we haven’t been in Baguio since
after our wedding. And that was SEVEN years ago! That’s a long time! No wonder there
had been a lot of changes there, including a bunch more new restaurants that’s really
worth visiting!
But even with the new restaurants there getting good raves through word of mouth,
the classic restaurants still get a lot of customers, one of which is Mario’s, where we had a
delicious lunch under the beautiful Pine trees and the refreshing cool weather of Baguio! It
was a perfect last stop during our Baguio trip!
Rewind to the day before our trip:
Follow by Email
Email address...
Submit
Search This Blog
Search
Facebook Link
Mag-sign in
Find us on Facebook
The Pickiest
Eater In The
World
Like
The
Pickiest
Eater In
The
World
3 hrs
I couldn't resist
showing the
Dancing Chefs of
Sea Breeze Cafe at
Boracay Regency
Beach Resort & Spa
how I bust a move
during our amazing
dinner!
Unfortunately, the
7,933 people like The Pickiest
Eater In The World.
Twitter
Instagram
Rina usually does the packing for me and Rain. I just give her what shirts I want to
bring and she does the packing. All I was in charge of was packing my carry-on. And these
are what I usually bring. Powerbank, iPad, my phone, charging cables, wallet, medicine
box, tissues, and I was particularly excited to bring my new Transitions Signature lenses.
This was officially my first out-of-town trip with it. It was a great way to really test it! With
this in my bag, I was ready to go!
One of the major major changes that really surprised us all was the trip to Baguio. I
remember traveling for 5-6 hours from Manila to Baguio. But because of all the new “EXes”
(SCTEX, TPLEX), our travel time from SM North until Baguio proper (with two break stops)
was only 4 hours. It was amazing!
Pinterest
Nuffnang
Before we knew it, we were checking in to our hotel situated at the heart of Camp
John Hay, The Le Monet Hotel, an amazing hotel where we had breakfast by the cafe al
fresco area every morning, breathing in fresh air and the smell of the pine trees all around
us. It’s the best way to start each day. Anyway I will tell you all about in a separate post.
Tourist Mode - ON!
For the 3 days and 2 nights that we spent in Baguio, we turned our tourist mode on
and hit the usual tourist spots. Not just for fun, but because this time, we were with Rain!
Philippine Blog Awards
So we went for a nice breezy tricycle bike ride along Burnham Park. Although we had
a little “accident”, Rain seemed to have a lot of fun. The weather was sunny but the breeze
was cool. Perfect weather! My lenses quickly adapt to the bright sunlight as you can see in
this photo.
Feedjit
Live
TrafficEATER
Feed IN THE
PICKIEST
WORLD:
THEQuezon
ALL... City
0
A visitor from
secs
ago"THE PICKIEST
viewed
EATER IN THE WORLD:
GERRY'S
GRILL:
FAMILY
A visitor from
Quezon,
Nueva
TIME
PART
II"
2
mins
ago
Ecija viewed "THE PICKIEST
EATER IN THE WORLD: THE
DAWN OF DONS: YABU'S
MASTER CLASS
A
visitor from Philippines
CREATIONS"
4 mins ago
viewed "THE PICKIEST
EATER IN THE WORLD:
SEEING BAGUIO THE
MARIO'S WAY! (WITH
A
visitor from Manila
viewed
TRANSITIONS
SIGNATURE
"THE
PICKIEST
IN
LENSES)"
5 minsEATER
ago
THE WORLD: Cupcakes by
Sonja
Opens
2nd Branch!"
A visitor
fromIt's
Mountain
View, 5
mins
ago viewed "THE
California
PICKIEST EATER IN THE
WORLD: THE BIG FUN
EVENT
A
visitor AT
from
JOLLITOWN!"
Taytay, Rizal 9
mins ago
viewed
"THE PICKIEST
EATER IN THE WORLD" 10
A
visitor
mins
ago from Los Angeles,
California viewed "THE
PICKIEST EATER IN THE
WORLD"
10 mins
ago Norte,
A visitor from
Baquero
Next stop, Mines View! We couldn’t leave Baguio without taking a photo of Rain with
Jolina and her gorgeous neon pink hair!
And also in Mines View, last but not the least, a photo with these adorable St.
Tarlac viewed "THE PICKIEST
EATER IN THE WORLD: THE
PICKIEST EATER" 10 mins
A visitor from Makati, Mindoro
ago
Occidental viewed "THE
PICKIEST EATER IN THE
WORLD: BANZAI! A GREAT
AUTHENTIC JAPANESE
A
visitor from
SeoulBUFFET!"
10 Seoul,
mins ago
tukpyolsi viewed "THE
PICKIEST EATER IN THE
WORLD:
WHAT A WATAMI
Real-time view · Get Feedjit
Bernards! As you can see from these photos, it was already late in the afternoon. Notice
how my lenses have shifted into a lighter shade. And the thing is I hardly notice the shift.
Fast forward to our last day:
Thursday, March 5, 2015
SEEING BAGUIO THE MAR
SIGNATURE LENSES)
It was our last day in Baguio and it was a bit hard to say goodbye. So before heading
back down to the city, we made sure that our last meal in the city of Pines was somewhere
tried and tested through the years, and more importantly, where we could soak up every
second of Baguio air. Thankfully, there’s Mario’s Baguio along. They have a really nice al
fresco area on the side where we spent the rest of the afternoon fueling our stomach
before hitting the road.
The Food
W.A.U.
Vid Picks
powered by
Networked Blogs
Caesar Salad Dressing made right in front of you from scratch!
Followers (135)
Past is Past
▼ 2015 (39)
Follow this blog
▼ March (16)
VIKINGS LUXURY
BUFFET AT SM JAZZ:
A PICKIEST EATER...
BREAKFAST AT
CHRISTINA'S.. BY THE
BEACH With Trans...
Mario’s famous Caesar Salad
THE DAWN OF DONS:
YABU'S MASTER
CLASS CREATIONS
THE ALL NEW SEA
BREEZE CAFE AT
BORACAY (AND A
STOP...
MOUTH-WATERING
COOKIES FROM
COOKIES UNLIMITED
~Rin...
THE BEAUTY OF
BORACAY CAPTURED
IN HENANN LAGOON
RE...
SIMPLY SEAFOOD: A
FRESH OCEAN
HARVEST BUFFET AT
MA...
WIN A TRIP TO CHIANG
MAI: NORTHERN THAI
CUSINE AT ...
101 THINGS TO DO AT
SM BY THE BAY!
GOING WILD AT
BUFFALO WILD
WINGS ESTANCIA
MALL
Chicken Parmesan (P350), a juicy Chicken Fillet, filled with a Creamy cheese sauce
and Fetuccine al Burro
HATSUNE AUTHENTIC
JAPANESE
RESTAURANT: A NEW
CHOIC...
NEIL'S KITCHEN: A NEW
LEVEL OF FILIPINO
FOOD!
ACACIA HOTEL: A
FILIPINO HOTEL LIKE
NO OTHER
SEEING BAGUIO THE
MARIO'S WAY! (WITH
TRANSITIONS S...
HOUSE OF WAGYU: A
NEW SAGA BEGINS
SOUTHERN STEAKS: A
STEAKHOUSE AT
ACACIA HOTEL!
► February (11)
► January (12)
► 2014 (174)
► 2013 (177)
► 2012 (136)
► 2011 (82)
► 2010 (58)
K.T.G.
DUDE FOR FOOD
The World on Your Plate at
The Peninsula Manila's
Escolta
1 hour ago
Sugar Spice and
Everything Nice
Cadentia Nature Eau de
Cologne at Rustan’s Home
3 hours ago
Tales From The
Tummy
Whisky Tasting Flight at
Ponti’s Rye Tasting Room
9 hours ago
Bangus Belly ala Pobre (P310), perfect amount of garlic to help enhance the flavor of
the fish.
The Food Alphabet
and More
An Easter Egg Hunt
Celebration at Vikings!
10 hours ago
ERICJAZ FOODIES
GERRY'S GRILL
RESTAURANT AND BAR
16 hours ago
Hefty Foodie
YABU Launches The DON
SERIES WITH TWO
DONBURI SETS
1 day ago
The Mommist
Yabu's Donburi Sets
1 day ago
Rina's Rainbow
The Voice of the
Philippines Season 2
Winner Receives Brother 1
Million Business Package!
2 days ago
Frannywanny : a food
and travel blog
Back at La Marea Pastry
Shop in Cebu
2 days ago
Between Bites - Bites
of Food, Travel and
Lifestyle
Nomama Bids Adieu with
Php 1 Ramen
2 days ago
YedyLicious Manila
Food Blog
Pollo Iberico (P350) A perfectly seasoned roasted half chicken, pepper with bits of
garlic and served with Garlic Rice.
Green Dot Vegetarian
Catering and Healthy Food
Home Delivery Service in
Manila
4 days ago
all chucked up!
Samsung Galaxy S6 and
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
from Globe Telecom – First
telco to launch pre-order
site
4 days ago
THE FOOD SCOUT ||
Eat Out With The Food
Scout
Cream-O Brownie Crunch
for the #Cream-Oholic
4 days ago
The Tummy Traveler
Restaurant Tapenade at
Discovery Primea is now
open!
4 days ago
En Route
Hong Kong Wild Goose
Chase Series: Yat Lok
1 week ago
FOOD REVIEWS
MANILA
Wine Tasting Workshop by
Manila Wine at Brasserie
CiÇou
1 week ago
The Purple Doll
Caruso Ristorante Italiano:
Authentic Italian Fare in
Makati
4 weeks ago
The Hungry Giant
Oh, Pico De Loro
1 year ago
The Daily Spank
Googly Gooeys
Great Blog Reads
Food In The Bag
Live.. Love.. Laugh..
Work..
Barbecued Spareribs (P400), A delicious strip of pork Rib, doused in Mario’s
special BBQ Sauce.
Rochkirstin | com
Pink Turbo
Babe for Food
BERYLLICIOUS- A
Food, Lifestyle and
Travel Blog in the
Philippines
Live by the ABCs |
sharkmaine.com
the condo chef
Nines vs. Food
Stop! Look! and
Capture!
Sybaritic Diversions
A View From The
Leftie
Foodiestation
The Mushroom Hops
Not-So-Picky-Eaters
Join this site
with Google Friend Connect
Members (554) More »
Already a member? Sign in
Mango and Mustard Glazed Seabass (P1,150) a stunning mix of salty and sweet, with
100 Pinoy Blogs That Matter
the sweet glaze pairing wonderfully with the perfectly cooked seabass.
Pages
Home
THE PICKIEST EATER
CONTACT
Rina's Rainbow
Nuffnang
A meal in Mario’s is never complete without an order of their Paella’s and Rina went
nuts over the Marinera (P650), which was packed with a medley of seafood which was
good for 2-3 people.
Google Analytics
Who's Hungry?
TBP-F&B
G.A.
TBP-P
For dessert, we had another iconic Mario’s table side order, the Mango Jubilee (P350).
Phil Blogs
The mango is bathed in fine liquors and flambeed right before your eyes, and served
with a scoop of creamy Vanilla Ice Cream.
Other amazing desserts we tried was the Toffee Sansrival
Strawberry Shortcake
Banoffee Pie
So like I said, our lunch at Mario’s was the best way to end our Baguio trip. Good
location, great ambiance, really great food.
The unsung hero of our trip to Baguio was undoubtedly my Transitions Signature
Lenses. I say “Unsung” because not many people appreciate the significance of efficient
eye wear protection, and see glasses (whether it be “eye” or “sun”), mainly as an
accessory for their #OOTD. However, its role goes way beyond just making you look
“cute”.
Being a food blogger, the visual aspect of a dish as just as important as its taste.
Being able to appreciate a dish in all its glory is critical in getting the full experience of a
restaurant, especially an iconic one such as Mario’s. The clarity in which I witnessed the
flames come to life during the Flambee’ of the Jubilee, was greatly assisted by my
Transitions Signature lenses, that helped suppress the sun rays that our stunning Al Fresco
left me vulnerable to.
Whether it’s from the harsh glare of the sun or the light glow from a computer
screen, your eyes must be protected. During our trip, I frequently noticed how my
companions would squint or worse, have to shield their eyes with their hands just to see
up ahead. Not many people realize that such conditions, which may seem quite normal,
can actually have a harmful effect on your eyes in the long run.
The Transitions Signature Lenses made sure that my eyes were shielded from direct
glare, without the need to switch glasses or impair my vision. It seamlessly adapted to the
changing light conditions, while ensuring that I had a crisp, clear view of the vibrant colors
that the summer capital of the Philippines has to offer.
Posted by Rina Zamora at 11:25 PM
+1 Recommend this on Google
Labels: Baguio, Baguio Restaurants, baguio tourist spots, tourist spots, transition glasses, transitions
signature lenses, Where to eat at Baguio
4 comments:
Sugar and Spice March 6, 2015 at 8:11 AM
I love travelling with you guys, it's always extra fun! I hope we get to go places again
together soon! <3 And wow! I thought those were sunnies all along! Transition glasses
pala. Uber cool! When the time comes that I'll be needing one, I'll make sure to drag you
to the nearest optical shop to guide me.. but mostly for discount haha. Coz I'm gonna be
like.. I'm with the Pickiest Eater. May I get a discount pretty please? ;))
Reply
Replies
Richie Z March 9, 2015 at 1:14 PM
I hope they don't kick you out of the store hehehe
"Mykonos" ang next trip natin!
Reply
Rochkirstin Santos March 6, 2015 at 12:43 PM
Whoa, nasira ba talaga yung sidecar? Haha. You're so funny!
Reply
Replies
Richie Z March 9, 2015 at 1:14 PM
:(
Reply
Enter your comment...
Comment as:
Publish
Google Account
Preview
Newer Post
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
LinkWithin
Home
Older Post
Simple template. Powered by Blogger.