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14/05/2015

The Palm Tree Resort: Where to Spend the Time of Your Life

People say life is too short to spend and waste through worrying and complaining about the things that might happen to one’s family, work, business, the environment and in politics. The popular poem “Desiderata” advises us to “go placidly amid the noise and haste; and remember what peace there may in silence”. Good advice to take for all times.

Why indeed should we waste time sweating out the small stuff or caring about what might happen when all that really matters is what we can do within our control – like what to eat for dinner, how to fix the drain pipe and where to spend the next weekend with the family.

We all have 24 hours allotted to spend within each day, no more, no less. Whether we spend life wisely or not, we use our time like we breathe the air, freely and, most of the time, unconsciously. Yet, there are a few of us who truly spend their time wisely – the call it “redeeming the time” or, in another sense, having the time of your life. Yes, not just using the time of your life but having the best use of our time as our abilities allow and as our passion for life requires. In the end, we set the limit to how much we get out of life.

Unfortunately, most people live mediocre lives. Only those who have the willingness to seek adventure on a daily basis fill their time with precious memories they can treasure in their later years.

Taking a weekend vacation, perhaps, is the only great adventure many people get to experience in their work-laden existence. Much of the year is spent at work or with the family doing work, chores and the regular minor diversions, such as parties, weddings and anniversaries. Leaving all that for a chance to go outdoors or on a holiday escapade is a fleeting moment in the eternity of the constant humdrum of city life.

The Palm Tree Resort( www.thepalmtreeresort.com ) provides visitors the chance to spend vacation not just wisely but meaningfully as its location, facilities, amenities and services suit perfectly the idea of the worry-free vacation and the opportunity to fill one’s treasure chest of memories. Take a dip in the resort’s well-designed pool, listen to the live band or enjoy the sumptuous meals in the resort. All these add up to that wonderful moment when you and your family can cherish your life together as a family and grow in the bond of love and companionship.

This is what family life is all about and The Palm Tree Resort caters to such adventure for all to savor in comfort and serenity within the breathtaking Subic Bay scenery.

Next time you think of spending a vacation, ask yourself instead: Where will I spend the time of my life away from the big city? The Palm Tree Resort awaits your warm company.

Palm Tree Resort is in the heart of Barrio Barretto, a property where you can luxuriate, relax and experience utmost comfort and its spectacular setting at the shore of Subic Bay, experience our sophisticated Rooms and Suites thoughtful creature comforts, friendly hotel services and warm hospitality…

29/04/2015

The Art of Relaxation according to The Palm Tree Resort

Humans, in general, have come to that point when everything they do can be analyzed and viewed from many perspectives until they become satisfied with the whole outcome. Only then can they say a thing is worth doing over and over again, with a slight variation, perhaps, but always with the basic elements or conditions present. We all want control in our lives. That is the price to pay for being masters of our own lives and builders of our own dreams, whatever they may be.

For instance, dining nowadays has become not just a mere necessity that a family must go through but an occasion for bonding and experiencing new things. And even the way food is eaten has diversified. The lowly boodle-fight, once only done by Filipino military cadets and soldiers, where they spread out banana leaves on a table and pour the rice and viands on top and people dig in using their bare fingers, has become a popular method of serving meals. It’s a free-for-all, eat-as-you-can kind of dining which is fun and so filling.

How’s that for spicing up the ordinary meal and using the experience as a conversational topic? Life is too short to be spent without making an art out of it. No, living is an art in itself. And people do seek ways to make life and all its minor or major concerns shine through as gems of human accomplishments – great or small.

So it is with the need for recreation. There is an art of relaxation that not so many may have discovered yet or have had no time to even think about. Sure, entertainment and travelling have been around for thousands of years; but in the course of human progress and development, most people forget about the need to truly abandon tiring work inside the closet and putting on our vacation clothes in style – like it should be: a fine art worthy of da Vinci’s appreciation.

How is that?

Well, da Vinci, Rafael and Michelangelo may have never been to the tropics to really know what having fun is like. In fact, for Michelangelo, it was nothing but work, work and work. Those men were, in general slaves to work and may have often intentionally missed out on vacations.

So, what makes the art of relaxation what it is; that is, worth having at all?

First, the place does matter. Whether we take a stacation (a short vacation stay) in a resort or in a hotel, the place must afford us the peace and comfort we seek. For that matter, we can get the same benefit from the hospital during an executive check-up. Or in your own room at home. Certainly, a resort has far greater advantages.

Second, the surrounding area must provide a breathtaking view of nature or the city. Looking up to the sky used to be a simple joy many people enjoyed right from their window or front yard. But people have no time to do it, with Internet and TV giving them high-definition, interactive glimpse of the Andromeda Galaxy. As we said, the place matters as well.

Third, staying relaxed involves having to eat meals, special meals preferably, without preparing them in your kitchen and washing dishes after. For most mothers, that is indeed a relaxing thought.

Fourth, having a wide choice of drinks or delicacies on the side. Visiting the local market for exotic fruits or take-home food products (pasalubongs) can add to the growing enjoyment of a vacation. One must savor the moment as the red wine passes through and warms the throat or as the sweet, yellow mango flesh melts in the mouth. No need to pig out on much food; a few lanzones fruits can be the highlight of the vacation if you imagine yourself being painted by Rubens like a Grecian god or goddess feasting on grapes on Mt. Olympus.

Fifth, the music must not be the run-of-the-mill tunes you hear at home; unless your idea of relaxing is to listen to your music, which as we said, you could easily do at home. We mean live music as interpreted by the local musicians. And such music must enhance the other things mentioned here in a way that it completes the whole package of the art form we are describing.

Finally, relaxing would be incomplete without having experience the sense of flight. No, not the often dull idea of flying in a plane. That is quite too impassive for the real artist or adventurer. We talk of the exhilaration of surf-sailing, jet-skiing or simply floating in the pool or the sea and letting your body stay totally relaxed amid the ambient sounds of waves, frolicking kids and birds chirping. Try it and see what you might have missed from real relaxation. It is being completely detached while being totally engaged with the environment.

All these, The Palm Resort( http://www.thepalmtreeresort.com/ ) in Subic offers and has prepared for everyone’s enjoyment for a day or two, for a weekend or for a whole week, if you wish. The artist in each one of us requires constant expression. Immerse yourself in the creative process of renewing your mind and body with the assistance of the Master of the Art of Relaxation – The Palm Resort.

Palm Tree Resort is in the heart of Barrio Barretto, a property where you can luxuriate, relax and experience utmost comfort and its spectacular setting at the shore of Subic Bay, experience our sophisticated Rooms and Suites thoughtful creature comforts, friendly hotel services and warm hospitality…

13/04/2015

The Palm Tree Resort: A Surprising Vacation within Your Reach

Everyone expects to spend a vacation and have a free-rolling time and come home refreshed and lugging a bunch of memories for another year or more. Of course, not to mention a ton of selfies with the tigers or the elephants and still-life photos of newly-served, delicious steaming meals you ate.

But nothing makes or breaks a vacation more than the quality of the place, and it follows, the accommodations and amenities that comprise the environment where you “vacate” yourself of the stresses of work, city-life and all the people and things that justify spending good money for that process we simply call vacation. Removing something unnecessary requires replacing it with something better or more enjoyable to make the time worthwhile. At least, that’s how we might look at what having a vacation must accomplish.

People in the tropics, in general, do not always appreciate the advantages they have of living in the best clime of the world. But these are the people who have not had the chance to see the world and compare what other more “advance” tropical nations have done to their beaches, mountains, seas and rivers. For those whose tastes – in food, accommodations and services --have grown to the level of the “world-class” category, it takes a little more than the normal to make a vacation worth having.

That is why visiting The Palm Tree Resort( www.thepalmtreeresort.com ) levels the opportunities for everyone living within a five-hour trip to Subic Bay. There is no more excuse for not having world-class quality venue for a vacation for those who wish to maintain their level of satisfaction. In short, there is no more reason to go far to find what you look for.

The best proof for The Palm Tree’s having passed the test for a world-class level destination is the fact that it has become the preferred destination of discriminating travellers worldwide. By its own words, which they have lived up to, The Palm Tree Resort has “mastered the art of relaxation” and continues to offer “sumptuous and superb cuisine, and breathtaking holiday displays” for discerning visitors.

Barrio Barreto, Subic, has indeed grown into a center for leisure, dining and entertainment of various types. And with The Palm Resort adding to that colourful variety, everyone is assured of taking part of that surprising adventure and experience within reach from where you are located.