Kitchen Savory

If you've been to Hap Chan in Tuguegarao, Charlie's Kitchen Savory is just within the vicinity. It is located at Pengue Highway. They are open from 8am-10pm, Monday to Sunday.

I like the ambiance of the restaurant. It's clean and simple. It's not very spacious but just enough for family gathering and small group meeting while dining out.

My best pick in the menu is bagnet kare-kare, crispy pata, and fish lumpia made from cream dory.

Pica pica like this would be a good appetizer for group sharing before your main menu will be served.

A closer look of fish lumpia with this sweet & spicy dip. I love it! Try this with your kids who are a picky eater. They might like it. It would be best to give them finger foods especially for toddlers.

Coffeeholics at Barako Boy Coffee

A rustic ambiance for coffeeholics at Barako Boy Coffee is a great place to hang out with friends while drinking your favorite barako blend, hazelnut or maybe a butterscotch. These are the cafe's best seller. The good thing about this cafe is that they also serve food platter, pasta, mami, bread, salad, and desserts. 

 And YES they have your favorite food craze these days, churros with a choice of chocolate or caramel dip! 😀

So you can have your breakfast here and have a cup of coffee. 

Mami topped with dilis, egg, squid balls, and pechay (a green leafy veggies).

One of my best choice for  pasta they serve is the one with chili flavor, the Spicy Tinapa Pasta.

Aside from spicy tinapa pasta. They also serve creamy longanisa pasta and longanisa eggplant pasta. The pasta is healthier option than the usual pasta served in other restaurants.

Kiwee Reyes, the cafe owner is very eager to show us how a civet coffee brewed through a syphone. And she also showed us how a pour-over coffee is made. We've taste the freshness of the coffee they serve.
They have several coffee bean from the local's product and imported from Vietnam.

This summer season, you may opt to try your ice cold coffee or frappe or milkshake or maybe an iced latte with coffee jelly.

Cafe opens daily, from 7am-10pm, located at Caggay, Tuguegarao. Just infront of Hotel Joselina. 

Lakbay Norte 6 in Cagayan

The recent Lakbay Norte 6 traveled Nueva Ecija and Cagayan to promote these provinces as the prime destination North of Luzon. It was organized by the North Philippines Visitors Bureau (NPV), spearheaded by the Manila North Tollways Corporation, builder and concessionaire of North Luzon Expressway.

There were media personnel and bloggers in the group and were able to visit Tuguegarao, Penablanca, Camalaniugan, Iguig and Santa Ana to name a few towns in Cagayan.

During their stay in Cagayan,  they were able to visit historical churches like St. Peter's Cathedral (Tuguegarao Cathedral) which is the longest church in the valley. The well-known Basilica Minore of Piat which houses the 400+ years old image of Our Lady of Piat. The home of the oldest church bell in Southeast asia in San Jacinto church of Camalaniugan. And Calvary hills in Iguig, one of the pilgrimage destinations in Cagayan during lenten season.

Aside from churches, who will visit Cagayan without a taste of the famous pasit Batil-patong? The group was also able to taste the chicha-carabao, the local's carabao chicharon product of Lighthouse Cooperative. And a taste of the flavorful milky carabao candy and mango jello product of Cagayan State University (CSU).

Spelunking adventure in Callao cave was not able to push through because of the reported landslide in the area. The highlight of the tour is an island hopping in Santa Ana. The site of the famous filming location USA Survivor and the pristine white sand beach of Anguib. 

Sumptous lunch was served at Jerolynda Resort, a privately owned by Costales family.

Tour Operator in Santa Ana:  Cagayan Valley Traventures Co. 

                                               1A Montana Place, Brgy. Palawig, 

                                               Santa Ana, Cagayan

                            contact nos: +63927-9253070  (globe)

                                                +63947-3494577 (smart)

Boat Association: SAMOBA (Santa Ana Motorboat Association)