Philippines Travel Blogs - Page 14

we visited 3 areas of mindanao: 1) cagayan de oro - white water rafting, canopy walk, zipline, night market, yummy and cheap foods, motorela 2) camiguin - katibawasan falls, sunken cemetery, ruins of old church, old volcano, hot spring, cold spring, mt. hibok hibok, scary ferry ride and a little frustration coz we're not able to go to white island due to bad weather 3) iligan city - kadyawan festival, maria cristina falls, tinago falls and iligan lechon! ...til next trip!

Went to Palawan last March for a short vacation. Known as the last frontier of the Phils. It boasts of its crystal clear waters, pristine beaches teaming with marine life. Nice place for scuba diving, snorkelling and communing with nature.

Celebrated Kittyn's passing the US nursing board exam at one of the country's premier beaches-- BORACAY! Met up with some good old friends also. Great company, sugary white sand, pristine water, fresh air and great food! What more can you ask for?

 It's needless to say that Pinoy Travbuddies love meet ups so much. In fact, in the first quarter of the year, Manila meet ups became a monthly happening. Initiated by the first meetup in January, though a mini one with only eight people attended, it seemed endless when bigger meetups in Febru…

this has been my latest travel before the typhoon ONDOY hit philippines... I thought the trip would be a BLAH coz we were suppose to be 10 but ended up just 3..but im glad we pursued the trip it was so much fun! we tried almost all water activities since it was off peak the prices was cut down to 50 percent and i specifically enjoyed parasailing! :D

              Balesin was an ultimate experience.  The place was truly idyllic and no hesitations about it.  It was supposed to be an overnight experience on this lovely secluded place in the pacific but it turned out to be a sh…

Things started off well and good as my 3 friends and I began our 3 hours + journey to Kawasan Falls. Upon reaching there, we walked along a path thru the greenery and woods. After about 10 mins walk, the beautiful cascading waters at the first level greeted us. I requested to climb up to …

Fancy waking up late one morning, and chancing upon the Three Musketeers perched on a broken stool in my mom's makeshift tool shed. The curious trio were marveling at the birds flying all around above them, oblivious of the half-awake man with the camera peeping out the window for a shot or two, th…

I surprised my family when I came home on Friday, Feb 9th, to the Philippines and announced I'm going with them to Bohol. I am so glad I decided to go because as expected it was sooo fun with us cousins goofing around and just laughing our hearts out (although it would have been the best if all of …

So it's time to get back home. 2:30am check out from the hotel and then off to get a taxi to the airport. The fun thing was acctually that as we aproached Ninoy Aquino International Aiport the radio started playing "The Actor" by the danish group Michael Learns to Rock......wow....I thought, that w…

I could not have imagined taking this trip 7yrs or even a year ago. With Apo feeding this idea over coffee with Isabel 2 weeks ago, I started to get excited. Learning 3 days before the adventure that a date was finally set got me greatly excited. So after much SMS-ing I finally met up wit…

I'd been under the impression that "V" and "B" were allophones (and interchangeable) in the Philippines and I understood that to be the reason for the two different spellings for the local language.  But I've now learned that native speakers of Visayan languages, especially Cebuano, Hiligaynon…

Pearl Farm Resort is an awesome place to stay. The inviting beach is only 45min-1hour away from its jetti. One novelty of the resort is an infinity pool that borders the beach where one can spend the whole day watching the gently snorkeling and diving. The resort offer well-appointed,73 different guestrooms cottages with the beach just a few steps away. A freshly caught meal can be cook on the spot. There's no going hungry after a long day at the beach or hiking the natural trails.

Our usual routine at Puerto Galera, swim, get a tan, get a massage, snorkel, go drinking, and tons of bonding. Below are my tips for taking a trip here: It's easy to go to this beach. Again being so close to Manila. You can get any of the buses scattered along the EDSA highway, either at Cubao or…

This was definitely a perfect getaway.  With the company of good friends, booze and pristine beach, I could not ask for more.  Although it was a tough ride getting to Mati, a city in the province of Davao Oriental, which is about a 5-hour drive from Davao City, and due to s…