Blogs from Boracay, Philippines, Asia - page 2

This time we aren’t starting our blog with a flight nightmare but an airport nightmare…seriously, what is wrong with our luck at the moment? We took advantage of some cheap flights but unfortunately those cheap flights were from Clark airport, 3 hours north of Manila. We will warn you now that this is a rather long blog and is a little bit ranty. Getting to Boracay... Clark airport is so bad, we really don’t know where to start! We were very thankful we weren’t flying internationally as the queue for Immigration was huge (there were only 2 officers on duty for 3 departing flights, it took some people an hour and a half to clear Immigration!) and then we had the complete farce of the security check. You know how you give some people a uniform ... read more

BORACAY ADVENTURE Round 2 (Practical tips) April 7-11, 2012............. the return of the comeback of YAJERO in the paradise... BORACAY ISLAND! Reminder: it's BORACAY not BORA...... This vacation served as my advance birthday gift for myself.... but during this time, I planned to just spend 4 thousand pesos, ofcourse the plane tickets were already brought. This is a challenge for me because if I will not do this, I might not be able to go back home in Cavite and at the same time so I could share some information for those who want to go to Boracay but have small budget. I was able to book a flight going to CATICLAN through Cebu Pacific again when they had seat sale last feb 25. The problem during that time was, there's no sale for the flight ... read more

For å komme til Boracay fra Cebu har du i grunnen to ruter. Fly til Caticlan og ferje derfra eller fly til Kalibo, kjøre til Caticlan og ta ferje. Vi tok den siste fordi...vel, det var det alternativet vi fikk. Det er egentlig lite stress. Da vi ankom Kalibo, stod det masse busser (vans) utenfor som skulle ha type 250 pesos for kjøreturen og ferja (ca 30 kr). Så vi tok det. Det som ikke ble nevnt var at når man skal ta ferje fra Caticlan må man betale terminal fee 50php og environmental fee 75 php. Dette får du kjøpt i to forskjellige luker (rett ved siden av hverandre). Litt i grann kaos, da ingen forteller deg dette. Etter å ha kjøpt diverse billetter, gått gjennom sikkerhetskontroll var det på tide å gå på båten. ... read more

The Philippines: After some hard core traveling through SE Asia I felt it was a good time for a vacation. I’m trying to coordinate some travel with my friend Mike in Hong Kong or China, but needed to give him an extra week to find out if he could take the time off from work. The Philippines provided a great location, as it was on the way to Hong Kong (basically). I left Myanmar and spent a day in Bangkok doing research on places I want to visit and organized my travel for the Philippines. Luckily I was able to have dinner with Andrea and Kathleen (who were in my cooking class in Chang Mai). They were heading to Myanmar after Bangkok. I think they’re following me. Manila – I arrived in Manila and got talking ... read more

I have spent the last week in a little slice of heaven – Boracay. It’s known as one of the best beaches in the world and has earned that reputation for a reason. Perfect sun, perfect warm breeze, perfect sand and perfect water temperature. Combine that with $1 beers and $3 margaritas, and it’s hard to get much better. Combine that with the friendliest service (although I’m not sure if it is by nature or by the desire for tips, I don’t really care either), and you don’t get better. Needless to say, I’ve had a great week. I’m glad I opted for a relaxed trip for the spring festival break and not an intense trek exploring several different places in a limited amount of time. In 3 weeks’ time, when I’m done in Shanghai, I’m ... read more

Off again! I promise I'll try and stay up to date with these things this time! My route - Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China. I fly back from Beijing on June 12th. I got into Manila after a long journey from Madrid, the few hours layover in Dubai was a killer. I spent one night at the Manila Airport Hotel literally a stone's throw from Terminal 1 but despite the fact that it can be walked in less than 3 minutes I was still advised to get the free shuttle service offered by the hotel since, according to the wee fella, the area was "unsafe". Welcome to Manila! I've known places that are liked by many and disliked by many but never have I come across a place so universally hated as ... read more