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Okay, not exactly breaking news. The Circle Hostel - Baler has been operational for many months now. I'm just really ecstatic about this hostel amenity, and given a choice between Circle Hostel La Union and Baler for a surfing/beach trip, I would most likely choose Baler for the kitchen alone.
There's just so many possibilities when there's a kitchen. At 6AM, the first thing I did after dropping my bags on my bunk bed was to take a tricycle to the market to buy ingredients for a quick omelette breakfast. This is what we did for the three days we were there. (Related: I crashed Kira and Alex's Baler trip) I wish I took photos.
And when you luck out, you might just happen to be checked in at the hostel at the same time with, I don't know, a chef. Rafa and Raff, cousins and the latter a chef, were the ones who volunteered to cook dinner. They made us chip in PHP 120 each for the market costs. (This is less than SGD 4, now that I think about it)
Apart from the photos I will post below, I think I only missed taking a photo of the REALLY delicious ensaladang talong at mangga.
Are you ready???
First, let me ask you. When was the last time you were served tuna and octopus sashimi at a hostel? I'll give you 3 seconds to think about that... Okay, time is up! I'm super excited, especially by this photo. We had bowls and bowls of these pretty looking things and I have four words for you--FRESH FROM THE MARKET.
There's just so many possibilities when there's a kitchen. At 6AM, the first thing I did after dropping my bags on my bunk bed was to take a tricycle to the market to buy ingredients for a quick omelette breakfast. This is what we did for the three days we were there. (Related: I crashed Kira and Alex's Baler trip) I wish I took photos.
And when you luck out, you might just happen to be checked in at the hostel at the same time with, I don't know, a chef. Rafa and Raff, cousins and the latter a chef, were the ones who volunteered to cook dinner. They made us chip in PHP 120 each for the market costs. (This is less than SGD 4, now that I think about it)
Apart from the photos I will post below, I think I only missed taking a photo of the REALLY delicious ensaladang talong at mangga.
Are you ready???
First, let me ask you. When was the last time you were served tuna and octopus sashimi at a hostel? I'll give you 3 seconds to think about that... Okay, time is up! I'm super excited, especially by this photo. We had bowls and bowls of these pretty looking things and I have four words for you--FRESH FROM THE MARKET.
