Blogs from Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, Asia
April 12th 2012
Sonntag, 1. April 2012 Beim Aufstehen mussten wir bereits feststellen, dass das Wetter sich wiederum zu unseren Ungunsten verschlechtert hatte. Den geplanten Islandhopping-Trip verschoben wird daher kurzerhand auf einen anderen Tag. Wir lasen am Morgen auf der Veranda und legten uns nach dem Lunch für eine ausgiebige Siesta hin. Als wir gegen halb vier aufwachten, hatten sich die Wolken verzogen und wir konnten doch noch ein paar Sonnenstunden am Strand erhaschen. Wir fotografierten den Sonnenuntergang und die bereits heranziehende nächste Gewitterzelle. Als wir um halb acht Uhr zum vereinbarten Abendessen gehen wollten, mussten wir feststellen, dass die Berichte, welche wir über Dan im Internet gelesen hatten, offenbar nicht übertrieben waren. Er stritt sich lautstark mit zwei weiblichen französischen Gästen und legte dabei ein Verhalten an den Tag, welches für einen... read more
November 25th 2011
Today we took a 2 hour ferry to the island of Bohol, and then a tricycle to the island called Panglao. It is connected to Bohol by a bridge. We weren't to impressed with our room when we arrived, but we are located in a far away place so we decided to stick it out for one night. The room was small, the shower had a big hole in it, its located right at the front of the property in like off a garage area.. just wasn't worth the money. On a plus, the room comes with a motorbike so we can travel around the island. We went and checked out a few more hotels but everything is really pricey. We came back and asked if we could switch to a different room tomorrow, and they ... read more
November 22nd 2011
Well it had to happen sooner or later, my first mishap on this trip. The morning I was leaving Siquijor it was low tide so we had to take a very small traditional boat out to the diveboat which was anchored about 70 meters offshore. There was me, another tourist, and a 14 year old boatman, and as we were pulling up to the dive boat somehow we capsized and I went under the water with my daypack on my back which contained my camera, phone, wallet, and a few other things. Thank god that my backpack was already delivered to the dive boat earlier. To their credit the crew of the boat reacted very quickly when I passed my soaked daypack up to them they quickly took the contents out, took the batteries out of ... read more
November 3rd 2011
Bohol is a province in Central Visayas located between Cebu and Leyte and to its south is the island of Mindanao. Because of its location, Bohol is shielded from typhoons and heavy rains. Here is an account of my recent trip to the tenth largest island in the Philippines. To get from Manila to Bohol, we made a stopover first in Cebu. The airfare to Cebu was cheaper than to Tagbilaran when we booked the flight and the additional 745-peso ferry ride made the total fare almost the same. It was a longer route but we wanted to ride the ferry. From Cebu International Airport, we took a taxi to Cebu pier. There were people outside the airport offering a 475-peso-fixed-rate or a 70-peso-flagdown-3.50-per-kilometer taxi to the pier. But there are normal metered taxis just outside ... read more
June 11th 2011
Bohol Philippines is one of the most visited places. Having the opportunity to visit Bohol is such a wonderful experience. One of the spots I have visited is the Bohol Beach Club in Panglao. It’s a white sand beach, it offers plenty of walks while exploring the dramatic coastline of the beach. ... read more
March 27th 2011
The happiest travel that I ever had... Visiting this place made me realized that i love to travel... thanks sa yo... It was February 14, 2010 when we had our flight from Manila to Tagbilaran. I was so excited with this trip. The resort is so beautiful-the room is at the beach front... Nice choice of yours! I can't believe that I could feel the joy of being here... I fell inlove with the place. Living in Bohol even came to mind. We did eating on the boat while looking at the beauty of Loboc river would trigger you wishing that it won't be near to reach the end 'coz reaching the end means we need to go back and the Loboc river experience is over. After Loboc river cruise experience, we then headed to see ... read more
March 7th 2011
I went to the Philippines for the first time in June 2010 and now I'm getting ready for my fourth trip there since that time. I just would like to share some of my opinions about the Philippines. I have been to Bohol,Panglao,Samal,Palawan,Cebu,Luzon, and Mindanao. In all the places I have visted (I liked every one of them) Bohol island was the best I really enjoyed the beaches and the island hopping/snorkeling, also the many attractions on Bohol island as well chocolate hills was an awesome sight. If your going to bohol by supercat or fastcraft when you get to the pier ask the taxi drivers to take you on a day tour of all the sights on Bohol island it cost us around 2k for an exclusive all day tour. So in my opinion if ... read more
December 14th 2010
Just got to a SWEET resort called Amorita in Bohol. Bohol is about an hours flight south of Manila and a short 20-minute van ride. I've been clicking like crazy with my new Canon Rebel...as soon as I figure out how to upload the photos Ill do it. Gimme 30 mins.... read more
December 14th 2010
As promised, right back at you. The O'Connors are still adjusting to being 1/2 a world away, so the 6 of us were up-and-at-'em at 4:30am to prepare for the 1 hour ride to the Manila Airport for our 9am flight to Tagbilaran. Rogelio arrvied promptly at 6am and we were on our way. Good thing we were nice and early...even checking into a simple domestic flight here takes some time and patience. As previously mentioned, we arrived about 4 hours ago to Amorita Resort. Check out their website: www.amoritaresort.com. We had a delicious lunch, got to our rooms and in order to deal with the 98* ambient temp, me and the kids all went to the beachside infinity pool for a much needed cool-down. I know now that I must start taking pictures of the ... read more
Nightmare hostels,jellyfish and ziplinging
Published: September 22nd 2010Asia » Philippines » Bohol » Panglao
September 22nd 2010
Apologies for my previous non descriptive entry. theres so much to take in! The immediate effect is the heat..i dont need many reasons to be able to nap..but this heat plus i suppose end of jet lag is sending me into nap needing all over the place! Im sure its taking its toll on jimi..im just tierd all the time..to add to this,it gets dark here around 5pm which is quite strange,so come about 7 you feel like its deff bed time! Last night however, we managed to fight the want to sleep after scoffing a 3 course meal for £2.50 and stayed on the beach until the wee hours watching this amazing live band play some classics..radiohead,queen,pearljam etcetc..with perfect accents to go with the songs too..it was geneous! D Drink here is so so cheap ... read more
