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Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Dumaguete October 31st 2010

The bustling city of Dumaguete brought us our first hostel stay…yay! Here, we made three wonderful new friends, Susa, Svennja and Philip, who with we shared Ocktoberfest celebrations, enjoying a few San Miguel beers and good conservation, a hike in the mountains of Negros Oriental, at Twin Lakes, and a day at Apo Island. ... read more
Mmmm street corn!
No matter how hard she tried they wouldn't give Amanda the bottle
Our daily transportation..everywhere in the Philippines (photo by Svenja)

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Bais September 20th 2010

Spent my 32nd birthday in the Sand Bar. We left 6am from Manjuyod wharf & on the way to the middle of the Sand Bar, we encountered a group of dolphins playing with the banca. All we thought they are - but the later noticed there is a baby dolphin fighting for his life, we tried suggesting to the crew to help them.we tried rescuing them but everytime we come near them, they also try to get away. the crew said they dont belong to the family of spinner dolphins noted to be playful. hence, their aloofness. Eveytime we go near, they also try to bring us to the deeper part of the ocean. Scary! It took us 3O minutes before deciding to leave them. the dolphins are bigger than what we usually see! We arrived ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental July 10th 2010

Negros Oriental, like Siquijor has numerous of activities to offer. The only difference is, this is more urbanized compared to the Island of Fire. My first stop was the capital of Negros Oriental, the City of Gentle People known as Dumaguete. This is a higly commercialized area where there are many Universities like the popular Silliman University which was founded in 1901 and restaurants like La Cavitena, Lab-as Seafoods and San’s Rival Café. Also in Dumaguete, you can see the famous Roxas Boulevard (Visayas’s “Manila Baywalk” version) where at night, local entertainers, food and tourists come together for a night of festivity. You can also see historic landmarks such as the Old Bellfry tower. My next destination in Negros Oriental was in the town of Valencia, where you can see the most picturesque waterfalls of ... read more
Happy Loner Traveller - Casaroro Falls
Happy Loner Traveller - Casaroro Falls
Happy Loner Traveller - Casaroro Falls

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Apo Island April 8th 2010

Well El Nido is the kind of place I imagined the Philippines to look/be like. It is part of the Bacuit archipelago; which means it is part of a group of tiny islands, lagoons, secret beaches, palm lined white sand beaches... blue skies, blue seas and endless beaches. We met a lovely Swedish (another one!) girl on the way and the 3 of us hung out whilst there with 2 Canadians (I am still with Julie of course) and so after a relatively pain free journey on a small boat for 8 hours we arrived in El Nido. (I have to say that I had imagined everything to be a lot closer together in the Philippines, and therefore a lot easier and quicker to travel around… this is not the case and travel in the Philippines ... read more
the boat ride
the lagoons
lunch!

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Dumaguete March 10th 2010

I went through my photos this morning and selected a few that I wanted to post here. My thought was I would pick some pics and then build my blog around those...the folder has 46 images in it... Right now I'm marveling at the wonder of electricity and praising the person who thought it would be a good idea to attach a few blades to an electric motor. Prior to 6:30 am its comfortable outside. Thats when the temperature hovers around 75 degrees F, after that its a steady and rapid increase to 90. Not, that I'm complaining...ok maybe just a bit. Last night I came back to Dumaguete City for a day or two in order to finish some business. A fellow traveler from Italy joined me and for the first time I got to ... read more
Pimpin' It
Front Porch Surprises
Butchering

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Apo Island February 21st 2010

The last few days I've been in Dumaguete City. I'm staying in a dorm with 5 guys, all from different parts of Europe. We are all disbanding today and at breakfast I brought up how amazing it is to travel solo. Yes, it can be difficult and lonely, at times dangerous. But, it really allows a person to live in the now. Speaking of living, my home is Apo Island now. I was chatting with some people, explaining what I was doing here, yada, yada...and they pointed out how I now live in the Philippines. Funny how powerful a statement like that can be. I didn't think of my situation in that sense, but it is true, this is home. I'm teaching science, math and english on Apo and helping coordinate a triathlon they'll host in ... read more
Forest Well
Water Baby
Six fit comfortably

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Dumaguete October 10th 2009

Réveil devant une mer encore plus calme et un ciel encore plus dégagé qu’hier. Dommage de partir si tôt ! Nous voilà arrivés au port de Siquijor pour prendre notre ferry. Le ciel est toujours bien dégagé quand nous arrivons mais plus ça va, alors que nous attendons, plus le ciel se couvre, le vent se lève et la pluie arrive. Youpi ! Et c’est parti pour une traversée houleuse d’une heure, au cours de laquelle les vagues grossissent au fur et à mesure … jusqu’à distribution de sac à vomi. Mais nous tenons le coup et le cap jusqu’à Dumaguete et retrouvons avec joie et émotion notre hôtel laissé une semaine plus tôt, Harold’s Mansion. Rapidement nous repartons direction ‘notre’ resto pour du savoureux thon grillé et un halo halo bien mérités. L’après midi, ... read more
BAck in Dumaguete.
Halo Halo.
Mango shake.

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Apo Island October 3rd 2009

Partis pour l'île d'Apo, paradis réputé des plongeurs. Pour y aller, nous prenons le tricycle, puis la jeepney, puis une banca (barque de pêcheur). La traversée en barque dure 45mn et est bien chahutée... Arrivés sur place, c'est l'image que l'on se fait habituellement de l'île paradisiaque, ou de l'île aux trésors : montagneuse, pas de route, un petit village de pêcheurs coincé dans un coin et des plages tout autour... La plongée est très agréable, et l'eau très claire nous permet de voir des centaines de poissons de toutes les couleurs, de toutes les formes, plein de concombres de mer, et plein d'autres trucs qu'on savait pas ce que c'était... Fabienne a d'ailleurs eu enfin une véritable communication avec un poisson qui voulait lui faire des misères avec ses petites dents! Le retour en ... read more
Jeepney to Apo Apo Island.
Notre banca.
Apo Apo.

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Dumaguete October 2nd 2009

Départ à l'aube dans un avion animé par la présence d'une dizaine de musicos, pour atteindre l'ile de Negros, et plus précisément la ville de Dumaguete, dont le petit aéroport nous plait beaucoup (bagages en vrac dans le seul et unique hall). La ville est petite et très sympa, ici les jeepneys laissent la place aux tricycles : une petite moto avec de la place pour 2 voyageurs sur le côté. Nous nous dénichons un bon petit resto de poissons, où nous découvrons le bangus et le lapu-lapu. Buvons du jus de Kalamansi (tout petit citron vert). Et nous régalons de Halo-halo (mélange étonnant dans une noix de coco, de jus de coco, chair de coco, gelée de coco, glace, et plein d'autres trucs très bons mais difficilement identifiables. Et puis, dans l'euphorie de la ... read more
Dumaguete City.
Dumaguete.
Fusil à pompe et vierge.

Asia » Philippines » Negros Oriental » Dumaguete February 14th 2009

1. Make friends with a Canadian from Hamilton, Ontario, who's one of those old, fat and bald Westeners with a Filipina wife. Make enough noise discussing his original home town Durban, SA, to completely piss off a grumpy French tourist who'll come telling you to shut up. 2. Walk around the pleasant little Dumaguete and once at the market look up for a beauty parlor. While being manicured and pedicured by two elderly, friendly Filipinas discuss politics, economical situation in Iceland (is it really bankrupt? Geez.) and cock fights with your manicurists husband who's hanging out there at the parlor. 3. Experience an odd sensation of unexplained euphoria which you just can't shake off. 4. Get some more pampering. It's time to find a blind masseuse to whisk you to heavenly bliss. 5. Make a recommendation: ... read more




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