{"id":1225,"date":"2018-12-10T14:01:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T06:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2018-12-17T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T05:50:55","slug":"pampanga-travel-guide-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/2018\/12\/10\/pampanga-travel-guide-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Pampanga Travel Guide 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8fzUKTznLSg&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The province of Pampanga is known as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines, thanks to the preservation of their unique and traditional <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kapampangan <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cuisine which offers a fusion of Malay, Mexican, and the Spanish culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Located in Central Luzon, just a 1.5-hour-drive from Manila, Pampanga is truly a bearer of rich history with palatable dishes at the ready, different landmarks to visit, and vibrant festivities to experience, making up the vast cultural landscape of the province. More than food, Pampanga can be your next travel destination, complete as it is with beautiful vistas of Mount Pinatubo and Mount Arayat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join Philippine Primer as we take you on a tour around Pampanga\u2014to discover fun getaway spots and, of course, go on a sumptuous food adventure! You know what they say, \u201cWhen in Pampanga, eat!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAVEL TIPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The roads to San Fernando, Pampanga mostly use highways and tollways, so travelers can be sure to get to the Culinary Capital in just <\/span><b>1-2 hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Motorists can take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) from Balintawak and take an exit at San Fernando.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When taking the public transport, buses from Manila going to Zambales, Bataan and Baguio City stopover in San Fernando and cost around P200. Bus lines include <\/span><b>Victory Liner, Bataan Transit, Genesis, Saulog,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Five Star<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another option by boarding an airplane through the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMA) at Clark Freeport Zone or by riding a boat at the Subic Bay Port located in Subic, Zambales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other than jeepneys and tricycles around the city proper, taxis and Grab cars are the primary means of transportation in Pampanga. However, if you need someone to tour you around the city, <\/span><b>Able Car Rental <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ensures convenience by offering cars for rent with a driver to accompany you throughout your journey in Pampanga! Contact Able Car at 02-919-0268 \/ 0917-300-2067.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8fzUKTznLSg&#038;feature=youtu.be &nbsp; The province of Pampanga is known as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines, thanks to the preservation of their unique and traditional Kapampangan cuisine which offers a fusion of Malay, Mexican, and the Spanish culture. Located in Central Luzon, just a 1.5-hour-drive from Manila, Pampanga is truly a bearer of rich history with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pampanga"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1255,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions\/1255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}