About Me

Why Travel?

At one point in your life you will feel exhausted, bored and tired of your routinary life. When that day comes, just step out of your comfort box, move away from your usual self and see your life from different perspectives. Travel! Head out to the endless horizon and discover the world, go places and meet new faces, explore to understand new cultures, get lost to find yourself. In the end you will realize that traveling is not only about learning new cultures or meeting new friends or discovering new places, it also lets us discover our own culture, our limits, ourselves. It is a personal journey to self-discovery, because after all, it is only from the outside that we can look back in.

Annapurna Base Camp

Who is Lakwatsero

Angel Juarez is a backpacker, adventure seeker, son of a beach, hobbyist photographer, scuba diver, aspiring marine conservation biologist, environment advocate, runner, mountain biker, budget traveler, seasonal mountaineer and newbie surfer. An Information Technology Analyst on workdays who speaks languages that only computers understand, but on weekends and holidays he is most probably underwater, on the saddle or out-of-town. He started chasing sunsets, waterfalls, lighthouses and extreme adventures as soon as he finished college and started blogging in May of 2006 under the web name Bleue. He decided to focus on Travel in March of 2008. He dreamed of documenting and sharing his adventures to the world, thus he created www.lakwatsero.com.

Angel and his works and photos have already been featured and published in various websites and publications including Yahoo, Skyscanner, Choose Philippines, Spot.ph, Philippine Airlines’ Mabuhay Magazine, Cebu Pacific’s Smile Magazine, Lonely Planet Magazine, Health and Home Magazine, and Travel+Leisure Magazine.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thelakwatsero
Twitter: http://twitter.com/thelakwatsero
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thelakwatsero
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelakwatsero

Accomplishments/Recognition

2020

  • Finalist: De La Salle Araneta University’s Gawad Lasallianeta – Most Outstanding Instagram Influencer

2019

  • Finalist: Village Pipol Choice Award 2019 – Travel Infuencer of the Year

2018

2017

2016

2015

2013

2012

2011

  • Winner: Cebu Pacific Wandering Juan Travel Blog Awards – Sports and Adventure Category

2009

  • Nominee: Philippine Blog Awards – Best Travel Blog

2008

  • Finalist: Philippine Blog Awards – Best Travel Blog

Citations

Mission

Lakwatsero.com is guided by the following missions:

  • To help tourists by providing information about different destinations
  • To guide budget travelers by providing cost-effective travel advise
  • To promote the Philippines by showcasing its different scenic spots
  • To document the Philippines and the world by capturing its beauty in stills and in narratives

Expect this site to feature not only photos and destinations where Lakwatsero have been to but also food, adventures, events and everything about life that is worth blogging.

For your comment, inquiries,  suggestion or other concerns, you may email me at angelcjuarez[at]gmail[dot]com or just leave a message at the comment section below.

About Lakwatsero.com

Lakwatsero.com, a partnership jointly owned by Angel Juarez and Kerwin Uy, is duly registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of the Philippines.

Comments

  1. carol
    Posted on

    thanks for dropping by my site! and have fun on ur trip here in sg.

    must try:
    food – chilli crab with deep fried bun, cereal prawn, baby squid, barbecued stingray and if ur feeling adventurous, frog porridge

    tourist spot – underwater world, luge, dolphin show, light show@sentosa, jurong bird park, singapore zoo and night safari, reverse bungee@clarke quay

    shopping center – funan/sim lim square for electronics and gadgets, queensway shopping centre for all your sporting needs, and nothing beats duty free shopping at the airport (esp for perfumes), orchard road for other fashion needs

    that’s pretty much it… oh, don’t forget to visit chinatown (heritage centre). and get kaya toast + soft boiled eggs (mix with a little soy sauce and white pepper) + coffee or milo for breakfast 😉

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  2. John Weng
    Posted on

    I found this site at Wikepedia and surprised to find Capones Island in this site. I’m from San Antonio, Zambales where Capones Island is located and sad that you did not mentioned the smaller island, Camera Island.
    Long time that I have not seen the islands and the way I see the century old Parola (in your pic) was already delapidated (napabayaan na). When the American base was still present at Subic, this was being maintained and the blinking lights from the light house could be seen during the night. Unfortunately, now its gone on my last vacation last April ’08.

    Hi JOhn Weng, I actually mentioned the nearby Camara Island, but did not focus on it since I am planning to have a separate feature for Camara. Thanks for visiting my site. I do hope that the Capones lighthouse be restored.

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

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  3. Micamyx
    Posted on

    Hope to see a post related to Bolinao, Dagupan or Alaminos in the coming months hehe 😀

    Can’t wait for your Culion entry! (di pa nga nakakaalis LOL)

    Hi Mica, will visit Pangasinan for sure. I can’t wait for my Culion and Coron trip too. 😛

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

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  4. Bogart
    Posted on

    Ser Bleue, can i be your textmate? Sikat ka na e

    Adek ka! 😛

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

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  5. xG
    Posted on

    pumayag ka na
    na sir bleue
    ang tawag ko sa iyo
    wala ka ng magagawa
    ahahaha

    sige neks taym sir
    kapag redi ka na manlibre
    andito lang ako
    hahahaha

    Reply
  6. xG
    Posted on

    sir bleue pa rin
    tatawag ko sa iyo
    hahaha

    may isyu tungkol sa amin
    huwat?!?!

    wala lang
    di ako masyado nagulat
    hahaha

    ano nga ba
    yung isyu na yun?
    hahaha

    Reply
  7. xG
    Posted on

    sir bleue
    sobra ka naman
    hahaha
    di kami nagsosolo ni billy
    bakit ko naman sosolohin yun?
    asus.

    salamat sa pagpunta sa site
    nice meeting you din sir
    🙂

    Reply
  8. sushi
    Posted on

    got your blog from gibbs and i have to say he’s right. will frequent this site for sure 🙂

    yay, thanks sushi! flattered here! 😀

    := Bleue (aka Lakwatsero) =:

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  9. Lakwatsero
    Posted on

    @thet nagpapanggap lang ako! ahahaha! kelan ba tau lalabas? *ginawa kong chatroom ang comment sectrion ko* XD

    Reply
  10. thet
    Posted on

    Hi angel, very nice blog. I hope i have the same passion to keep my blog going. Congrats tsong..parang ang talino mo na. hehehe

    Reply
  11. Lakwatsero
    Posted on

    Hi Espie, I still have to compose my CDO article 🙂

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  12. Espie
    Posted on

    Very informative site. We’re scheduling a trip to Camiguin and CDO by end of June and your list of where to stay in Camiguin helped me a lot.
    Do you have a similar list for CDO?
    Take care. Regards,

    Reply
  13. Lakwatsero
    Posted on

    @fran, nice to meet you too
    @adrian thanks for dropping by, byahe lang! haha!

    Reply
  14. adrian
    Posted on

    pagkabasa ko sa blog mo, parang gusto ko na umalis ng bahay at magbyahe hehe. abt pal express, sana hindi nakakatakot parang yung isang airline hehe. parang pareho sila kasi ng fleet.

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  15. fran
    Posted on

    hi angel!! super nice to meet you yesterday!! see you in the next blogger’s event!! 🙂

    Reply
  16. Lakwatsero
    Posted on

    Thank so much! rhia, aaronjames, pao and kuting

    Reply
  17. kuting
    Posted on

    hi! wow i love your blog. i’ve always wanted one for myself. yun nga not possible kasi im not travelling much naman. i want it kasi na the places i post about are the ones i visited on my own. someday na lang cgro. hihihi

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  18. Pao
    Posted on

    nice site! kudos!

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  19. aaronjames
    Posted on

    Your blog is really informative to the travellers who want to experience the beauty of the Philippines in any means. And I am so envious actually that you were able to roam and travel each side of the Philippines. lol. How I wish I get special discounts on travel fare. lol

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  20. rhia
    Posted on

    i’ve always wanted to have a site like this to showcase my travels and photos. what you have here is great. It’s good that you’re focusing on the Philippine wonders. While I focus on whole southeast asia, I must admit that I am still a bit of a tourist here in the Phils. Keep it up. If you need contributions, just drop me a message.

    Reply

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