Archive : September, 2009

30
Sep 2009

For Day 3, of our 3-day stay at Bohol, we were planning to do activities at the E.A.T. Danao Bohol. E.A.T. Danao is an adventure activity facilitator in Bohol were they offer activities like tubbing, river treking, spelunking, zipline, etc. Inquiring Prior to our visit at Bohol, I was already asking the EAT Danao people on the how, what, where and when of their services. I posted inquiries on their official website, multiply page, through email, through text. And very often, they would
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28
Sep 2009
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After touring Baclayon church, we then went to the house of the owner of the world's largest python in captivity at Bohol. How to go there From the ferry terminal in Tagbilaran, we hired a van to tour us around Bohol's tourist spots. Our driver slash tour guide - Kuya Lito, took us to Baclayon church first, then he dropped us off at the house of the owner of the world's largest python in captivity at Bohol. What to see Entering the gated house of the giant snake's owner, you can initia
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26
Sep 2009

Cebu Pacific offers seat sale this September, 2009. The promo starts today until September 30, 2009 covering all DOMESTIC destinations. Travel date of the promo is valid from November 1 until December 31, 2009. Visit cebupacificair.com to book your desired flights.
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24
Sep 2009
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Our second destination for the day is the second oldest church in the Philippines, and oldest church in Bohol: Baclayon church. How to go there Jeff and I took a rent-a-van to tour Bohol's tourist spots. What to see According to Kuya Lito (Our tour guide/driver) Baclayon was supposedly the oldest church in the Philippines but San Agustin won that title after some historians disagreed with that claim. The claim is, the first Spanish settlers in the country was in Bohol therefore the fir
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17
Sep 2009
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My most recent travel to date was at the Visayan provinces of Bohol and Cebu. Jeff booked our flight to Cebu for 6 days not knowing that there isn't much to do there, so I decided to add in Bohol for our tour which is just 2 1/2 hours away from Cebu through a ferry. How to go there Our plan was to take the ferry from Cebu pier to Tagbilaran pier to get to Bohol. We wanted to take the 12:30pm schedule of SuperCat Fast Ferries. We arrived at Cebu's Mactan Island airport at 11:30 am, which
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09
Sep 2009
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Next stop, the hot and cold springs of Forest camp. :) How to go there From our hotel: Grand Pensionne Plaza, we went to the jeepney terminal going to the town of Valencia. From Valencia, we took a tricycle to take us to Forest camp. Alternatively, there are habal-habals available in the area. Going back to Dumaguete, we rode a tricycle instead of a jeep because we weren't able to catch the last trip going back to Dumaguete. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="3
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08
Sep 2009

Here are the list of things we did in Dipolog, based on our actual itinerary. A day tour of Dipolog is enough to get you finished in touring the city. In our case, we waited until afternoon, to catch the sunset from Dipolog's Sunset Boulevard :). 1. Catch the sunset at Sunset Boulevard This seaside boulevard was named after it's beautiful sunset. 2. Visita iglesia at Dipolog cathedral Jose Rizal helped design the altar of this centennial church. 3. Spelunking at Libuton caves
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03
Sep 2009
biggest-balete-tree-siquijor

From our tricycle tour, we headed off to the biggest balete tree in Siquijor. Getting There We hired a tricycle driver to tour is in the tourist spots of Siquijor. This was one of our deals with him. What to see This tree is the biggest balete tree in Siquijor, and is part of the tourist spots of the province. It has been commercialized for tourists, where in a pond has been placed in front of the tree. The tree is walking distance from the main road. Fees and Fares No entrance Fe
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02
Sep 2009
crow-siquijor

  We were about to head to Cambugahay when we passed this cute corn field in Siquijor, during our tricycle tour there. :D How to go there We hired a tricycle to tour us around Siquijor. This was not part of our original places to go to though. What to See [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="A crow in Duran's Banana chip store kept us busy in Siquijor"][/caption]   We had an encounter with a crow in Duran's Banana chips store in the main road,
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