Blogs from Davao del Norte, Philippines, Asia

TALICUD ISLAND is one my bucket lists this year. So glad that I finally realized it in God's time. :) Talicud island, is a small island located in Mindanao area and is part of Davao Peninsula. It is not as very much popular to the neighboring island named Samal, but is now slowly going to the top to become a known one. There are also residents living here and making their own ways of living specifically fishing. It was day 2 of my Davao escapade during my post holy week vacation. I made a keen research about this island as this is one of my dreams to go here. Going to the island is just so accessible, there are many pump boats or ferries going there everyday with different time schedules that mostly goes directly to ... read more

One of the best time in visiting Samal Island is summer. Months from March to July is great for diving, snorkelling and other beach activities. Yet, one must not failed to be captivated by the famous sunset facing the Majestic Mt. Apo, the country's highest peak. Going to Talikud island especially in Babusanta this side of the island facing Davao city is a must visit place. Just bring on some extra outdoor stuffs and water since this part of the island have a certain distance for potable water. This hindrances will not suffice your enjoyment since this part of the island is where the famous coral garden underneath lies the vast coral reefs of Samal Island. So this hot summer try some alternative. Go to Samal island in the Philippines. More stories in this link:samalislandtherealdeal.wordpress.co... read more

Adecor a small barangay in Samal Island though much have been said about this small fishing ville. The name ADECOR is tagged along by the famous Aguinaldo Development Corporation who operates pearl farming in Samal Island for almost 30 years .... read more

DAVAO is a Metropolitan City and is the Capital of Mindanao, it is a host for numerous activities such as the Pearl Farm White Beach Resort located in Samal Island, the Philippine Eagle Center, Crocodile Park, White Water Rafting, Mount Apo Hiking and the OUTLAND ADVENTURE which I tried in my limited stay in Davao. Davao also has popular restaurants that serves delicious cuisines like the Roadhouse Cafe, Karlyn’s Steak, Coco’s Grill, Nanang Bebeng’s Eat All You Can and Penong’s Barbecue Seafoods and Grill. I arrived at the Davao Airport at 6 in the morning and from there, I took a taxi to Outland Adventure located near the Diversion Road of GAP Farm. I was too early so I waited until it opened at 8 in the morning. While waiting, I already toured the place, ... read more

The rain stop, the time to get out of our four corner office walls and be with outdoors. After, searching for the perfect spots for skimboarding here in Samal Island finally we landed to Pigasaan, Samal Island . We realized together with my friend that this place calls for grueling adventure plus the challenging trails. Immediately the site of the children playing with their improvised chipped plywood as skim board amazed us. Now that we have a long stretched of sand to dozed around maybe a weekend skim boarding here is an exciting treat. For more information how to get here, please contact me thru this: feritznang@yahoo.com, feritznang@gmail.com, and cell.No. +639392386905 (smart), +639227340192 (sun) http://samalislandtherealdeal.wordpress.com/... read more