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Asia » Philippines » Cebu February 13th 2019

Pocas letu nic co by stalo za zmienku. V singapure pristavame o hodinu skorej. Hned najdeny zachod a z fontanky pred nim docapovana voda. Ostavam na terminali 2, padam na sedacky a snazim sa zaspat. To sa mi moc nedari, tak len podriemkavam. Asi po hodine ma rusi hurhaj. Zacali pristavat indovia. Fakt vsade samy ind, od cestujucich az po obsluhu. Nuz pobratie sa teda k obrazovke s odletmi. Musim zmenit terminal, smer c.1 Uplne strasne moc ma vytacaju cestujuci s kuframi co tahaju za sebu. Totalne sa nahovno za nimi ide. Letisko ozaj pekne. Na podlahe vsade koberec, paradne odpocinkove miesta s mini jazierkami. Mam na vyber, ist peso abo vlakom. Berem druhu moznost. Vlacik bez obsluhy ma vyhadzuje asi po 3min na terminali 1. Tu je o nieco chladnejsie ako na 2 a miesto ... read more

ON TOUR - Woche 324 (Philippinen)

Asia » Philippines February 10th 2019

Kidapawan

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ON TOUR - Woche 323 (Philippinen)

Asia » Philippines February 3rd 2019

Conel

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ON TOUR - Woche 322 (Philippinen)

Asia » Philippines January 27th 2019

Davao

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ON TOUR - Woche 321 (Taiwan - Philippinen)

Asia » Philippines January 20th 2019

Asia » Philippines » Batangas » Batulao January 5th 2019

Now, every time I witness a strong person, I want to know: What darkness did you conquer in your story? Mountain do not rise without earthquakes.

Tambayan ni Jaytot

Another weekend getaway with my former colleagues during my annual vacation to trek one of the scenic mountains in Batangas, Mt. Batulao. Also a great way to greet 2019! It has been more than a year away from home and one of the activity that will relieve me from stresses of working abroad is to be with nature, to be with friends, long drive, bulalo (beef dish from the Philippines. It is a light colored soup that is made by cooking beef shanks and marrow bones until the collagen and fat has melted into the clear broth), enjoying the views and meeting new people. Mountains are a truly magnificent work of nature. They are art molded intricately into various shapes and sizes. Each of them has a charm that is unique only to them. Some are ... read more

Island hopping to Cebu

Asia » Philippines » Cebu December 30th 2018

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Travelling Fraggles

The fast ferry (passengers only, no vehicles) to Dumaguete on the island of Negros, was a smaller more beaten up craft than the one to Siquijor. Open class (the cheap seats) weren’t on top this time, but were at the back with the luggage. Everything was dirty looking. Once again it was a perfectly flat sea, albeit not glassy like the first. We were grateful for this given there was a tropical low (downgraded typhoon) not all that far away. A shorter journey we were there in less than an hour. This was the leg of the trip we were freewheeling. With our flight back to Hong Kong leaving from Cebu City halfway up Cebu island and it being a long and narrow island, we had debated the night before whether to take the left coast ... read more

Siquijor- the witching island

Asia » Philippines » Siquijor December 27th 2018

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Travelling Fraggles

Tagibilaran port was busy and you have to queue 3 times, if like us you’ve bought tickets in advance; once to change your online confirmation into a ticket, once to pay a small port charge and once to check your luggage in (which also costs extra). Usefully at this port each is next to the other and we’d arrived when the queues were short. We had open class tickets, the same price as economy we prefer to be outside, this turned out to be on top, we had a roof and plastic drop down sides but it was a beautifully calm day. The waters were crystal clear and there was not a ripple it was had to believe this was the ocean. Definitely the flattest calmest waters we have ever sailed. With a journey time of ... read more

Motorbiking Bohol

Asia » Philippines » Bohol December 25th 2018

A still smiling passenger after the first (long) ride

Travelling Fraggles

The dog sleeping on the runway didn’t seem to mind our jet landing, and the pilot and the airport didn’t mind either. We’d read Bohol airport was moving but in a couple of months to Panglao Island from Tagbilaran City so were surprised to find we landed in Panglao. The terminal isn’t quite finished, but apparently they switched last month. This was a bugger for us as it was farther away from where we were heading so meant a more expensive fare. Taxi touts wanted 800 pesos. We always play it cool and act with no urgency, as the more passengers come through and they haven’t got a fare the price usually goes down sharply. We’d got one down to 400 pesos and were about to accept when a tuk-tuk arrived to drop someone off and ... read more

Mt Pulag, Mt Pinatubo and back to Manila

Asia » Philippines » Mt Pinatubo December 21st 2018

Mountain top farming

Travelling Fraggles

By 10am we were on the road out of Sagada heading to Mt Pulag. We stopped for lunch in Banaue. Alfredo knew a good place and we had a fantastic vegetable curry between us out in the balcony with a view over the town. It was a little boring going partially back the way we’d come but that all changed in the next town of Lagawe when a tuk-tuk drove into the side of the car, it hit the back as Alfredo swerved. They both pulled over, clearly no deal could be done (payment) as a few minutes later they were both off to the police station as Alfredo needed a police report to claim on the insurance. He was calm but pissed, the car wasn’t his it was his boss’. It was better we didn’t ... read more

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