Cascais Portugal Golf Vacation in Spring 2012

We went to Portugal in March 2012 for a golf vacation. Just like what I wrote here last year regarding our Cascais Portugal Golf Vacation in Spring 2011 that we might go back to play golf in Portugal. Indeed, we went back to Portugal this Spring 2012.

We stayed again at Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort located in Quinta da Marinha, Cascais, Portugal. Quinta da Marinha was about 25-30 kilometers west of Lisbon.

We played again at Quinta da Marinha Golf Course and Oitavos Dunes Natural Links Golf Course in Quinta da Marinha in Cascais and at the Atlantic Golf Course of Penha Longa Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Sintra.

We played another golf course, the Royal Obidos Golf Course of Royal Obidos Spa and Golf Resort in Obidos, Vau. It was about 60 kilometers (via the A8 motorway) west coast of Lisbon.

Regarding food and restaurants, we ate at several restaurants in Cascais, namely, Restaurant Duke Pub, Mar do Inferno Restaurant, Caffe Italia or Pizza Italia, Monte Mar Restaurant, and Story Restaurant of Onyria Marinha Edition Hotel and Thalasso.

Restaurante Monte Mar and Story Restaurant were located in Quinta da Marinha while Duke Pub and Caffe Italia were located at the center of Cascais. Restaurante Mar do Inferno was located in Boca do Inferno which was about 10 minutes walk to the center of Cascais.

Another restaurant where we ate was Nau dos Corvos Restaurante which was located in Cabo Carvoeira in Peniche.

We definitely had great dinners at the restaurants that I mentioned. For one thing, we have been to some of those restaurants last year.

We were not again able to roam around Lisbon, so there is another possibility that we might go back to Portugal.

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Brunei Vacation in Winter 2011

We went to Brunei in December, two days after Christmas Day in Winter 2011.

We stayed with our beloved ones on the first night in Brunei. The next day, we checked-in at the Empire Hotel.

We stayed at The Empire Hotel and Country Club, Spa and Golf Resort in Muara, Tutong Highway in Jerudong, Brunei.

We played golf at the The Empire Country Club at the Jack Nicklaus designed championship golf course, the 18-hole golf course of The Empire Hotel and Country Club.

We went to the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre in Jalan Tengah in Seria, One Billionth Barrel Monument in Seria, and Kampong Ayer Water Village in Bandar Seri Begawan.

We went to see places like Jerudong Park, JAME ASR HASSANIL BOLKIAH Kiarong Mosque, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, and Istana Nurul Iman Palace, the Official Residence of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei.

We have eaten at places like Spaghettini at The Empire Hotel, Bunker Cafe at The Empire Country Club, Fratini’s Restaurant in Jalan Muara, and Tarindak d’Seni Restaurant and Cafe at the Arts and Handicrafts Training Centre.

We went back to Manila for an overnight stay and the next day, flew back to Zurich via Dubai with Emirates.

Our visit in Brunei was short but it was definitely a lovely one!

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Philippines-Brunei Vacation in Autumn-Winter 2011

We went to the Philippines in December for a vacation in Autumn-Winter 2011.

We promised my mother that we will go to the Philippines for a Christmas vacation in 2011.

Time went so fast meeting our family and some very good friends in Manila before going to the province.

We went to several places especially for eating and shopping but I will only mention a few like Nuvali in Laguna, Newport Mall in Pasay, Salcedo Community Market in Makati, Bazaar in Bonifacio Global City, Vivere Suites Skylounge in Filinvest Corporate City, and Alabang Town Center in Alabang.

We went to Malumpati Health Spring and Tourist Resort or Malumpati Cold Spring in Pandan, Antique.

We went to San Jose, Antique and attended the Ecumenical Prayer Rally held at the Evelio B. Javier Freedom Park.

After the Prayer Rally in San Jose, we went to Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan.

We stayed at the Boracay Mandarin Island Hotel in Station 2 in Balabag.

We played golf at the Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Country Club in Newcoast Boracay.

We spent our Christmas holiday with our family.

Two days after Christmas Day, we went back to Manila, then went to Brunei the next day.

We stayed with our beloved ones in Brunei and also checked-in at the Empire Hotel and Country Club, Spa and Golf Resort in Muara, Tutong Highway in Jerudong.

We went to a few places and played golf at the The Empire Country Club Golf Course.

We went back to Manila after a few days and then flew back to Zurich via Dubai with Emirates on New Year’s Day.

It was short but a nice and happy vacation having spent our Christmas holiday with our family in the Philippines.

Thanks to our family and friends for spending their time with us. Until next time!

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St. Leonhard in Passeier South Tyrol Italy Golf Weekend in Summer-Autumn 2011

We went again to Italy in September for a long golf weekend in Summer-Autumn 2011. We went to St. Leonhard in Passeier in South Tyrol.

St. Leonhard in Passeier is a municipality in the Passeier Valley on the foot of the Oetztal Alps where Timmelsjoch mountain pass is located.

We stayed at Hotel Stroblhof, a four-star health spa and sports resort hotel in St. Leonhard in Passeier, and played golf in Golf Club Passeier Meran for the duration of our stay in South Tyrol.

The probability is high that we might go back to St. Leonhard in Passeier as the province of South Tyrol offers several golf courses.

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