Baler Love #1: Joy Bus

The ride to Baler is not for the faint of heart.  It is a 5-hour ride that zigzags through the Sierra Madre.  Roads are cemented with rough roads in between.  But the zigzag will call for your White Flowers and nausea bags.
Good thing there is Joy Bus!  

Recently launched, Joy Bus is the Executive Line of Genesis Transportation.  
It beats all the bus rides we've ever had!
Why do we love Joy?
1.  Extra-mile customer service.  There wasn't any seat available going to Baler so we just booked the return-trip.  We were surprised after a day that the customer service rep proactively booked us when 2 passengers cancelled theirs.  So when we called to provide our return trip details, she told us the good news!  We just have to pay and the seat was ours!
2.  Large and comfortable seats with foot rests (as in you can sleep semi-lying down)

  

 3.  Pillow + Fleece blanket - Personally, this is what I love best.  I always freeze inside aircon buses.  Sleeping is cozy and warm!

4.  Amenities: Washroom, Flat Screen TV, WiFi.  Not to mention the bus not smelling like an old bus.

5.  Merienda (beating even our local airline flights!) - Nagaraya, Cup Cake and Water. Solve!

To book, you can call Genesis at (632) 421-1413.  It is Php650 per person one-way.  Terminal to Baler is along the Northbound lane of Edsa near Cubao.