How to go there Prior to our trip in Dapitan, we stayed in Dakak first. We took Dakak's van service to drop us off at Dapitan. In Dapitan, we stayed at Villa Pillar Pension house, where we took a trike to get us to Rizal Shrine, which costs P28.00 What to See As part of our itinerary in Dapitan, we(4 pax) head off to Rizal shrine, where the famous hero was exiled back in 18 hundreds. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Replica of one of Rizal's house in Dapita
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How to go to Siquijor Because of our mishap the day before, we were forced to tour Siquijor on day 4. We bought the earliest ferry (Super Shuttle Ferry) scheduled to depart at 5am. Tickets cost 350/pax and the ride was approximately 4 hours. I’d say this was a typical RORO because it has room for land vehicles. When we arrived in Dumaguete Pier, we bought ferry tickets bound to Siquijor. Delta Fast ferry is fully booked so we settled for a GL Shipping Lines Ferry. We recommend Delta Fa
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As travelers, swimming has become a need, not just for survival purposes, but also for enjoyment. One thing that we never could enjoy much were swimming pools and seas, because we don't know how to swim. During tours, we have been wanting to play around the swimming pool, and not just swim around the edge like scared-y cats. Almost all of us in my tour group learned swimming only by ourselves. And about 75% of us don't know how to thread. And so finally, we have decided a month ago to
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After back aching CSS and PHP editing, Kathangisip has a new and improved GALLERY! Yey! albums: Click here to check out the new gallery ;)
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Biking Biking is one of the activities most tourist do at Burnham park. During the time we went at Burnham last 2007, the fee for riding bikes in Burnham is between 30-50 pesos.The rental fee will allow you to bike for one hour, near the vicinity. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Ready for Biking!"][/caption] Boating I have been to Baguio so many times but haven't done this activity. Its too cheesy for my taste. hehe [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="4
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How to go to Subic Bay, Olongapo One of the beach hubs we Manilenyo's can easily get to is Subic Bay, Zambales. It is only three hours away from Manila, and most provincial bus operators has a route going there. In our case my boyfriend and I, took Victory liner's daily trip to Subic, which costs around 350 each at that time(2007). What to See - Tourist Spots in Subic Subic bay, was one of the saltiest sea I have ever tasted. Despite that, and that the sand is pretty coarse and grayish. I
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Our first ever wild water rafting experience was June last year. We paid 2000 pesos each for the activity, which includes an entrance to Davao's crocodile park. Check out our Travel Promos category for the latest promo fare from Cebu Pacific and  Philippine Airlines. How to go to Davao Crocodile Park From our hotel at the town (I forgot the name of the hotel, but its just in front of Davao Christian School, and walking distance from Gaisano mall), we took a taxi going to Davao Crocodile
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How to go to Ilocos Norte Cebu Pacific and Philippine airlines has regular flights going to Laoag, Ilocos Norte. Fares ranges from P1100 to P1300 (one-way, non-promo fare). Alternatively, there are bus companies in Manila that has regular trips going to Laoag, and would take at least 10 hours to get there. Bus Companies with trips to Laoag Fare : Ranges from P600 to P800 1. Florida - Contact: 731-4473 (Mla. Office) 2. RCJ – Contact: 741-2994 (Mla. Office) 3. Rajan –
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