http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Caloy/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Caloy en-us Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:16:54 +0000 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:16:54 +0000 Here's a time lapse video I made on the streets of London rains included. Taken first week of November 2008. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-348051.html One of the time lapse moviesphotos I made on the Philippines. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Bohol/blog-334022.html Ow its been many months since I last visited this and posted a blog. I actually made another blogsite travelcentralph . blogspot well you know the routine here.For the comments and questions unanswered sorry guys. Will try to make it up through another way.I got an email from travelblog reminding me of my absence. SO here it is I copypasted a post from my other site. Its all about backpack http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/blog-321911.html Only a few days ago we made a very good discovery. We actually saw and bathed in a beautiful waterfall whose cascades flow down several cataracts and eventually to the sea. Yep Its how beautiful that site is. Apparently we were the first tourists to the site and we selfishly named it Voltes V Waterfall. The GenX readers would have an idea about my age on this one ha ha Well it seemed ap http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/blog-254567.html Just thought that I could share this itinerary for Palawan. Enjoy your tripPUERTO PRINCESA PALAWANAlways touted as the last frontier of the Philippines the island province of Palawan holds true to that reputation. This area is considered as one of the few dream destinations for many seasoned and wouldbe travelers. With more than a thousand islands islets cays and shoals and matched by impr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/blog-151661.html Got to travel to some great areas in Batangas province. As usual I was not really a tourist but more of a tourism researcher. So here goes... We were promised a great colony of giant fruit bats in the municipality of San Juan. First the drive towards the jumpoff point was almost new to me. I actually had the same experience of going through a dry river bed but this one was quite unerving. We http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Batangas/blog-145705.html It was in the afternoonand the sky was hued with goldAs the boat neared the portThe staff greeted me with warm smileA cold welcome drink was handed to meEvery refreshing drop sliced down my throatPalm trees made gentle swaysand the surf made rhythmic soundsThe emerald water embraced the white grains of the sandBuffet dinner was readyAnd I made it my first businessI sinned that nightFrom all the de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/blog-143611.html This one is not yet in the tourism list of the Philippines. But I had a nice travel and some good stories shared by the locals The lake is of volcanic origin and the diameter is only about 20 hectares. There used to be some fish cages in the lake until fish kills happened many years ago. Now its about ten years since the lake was cleared of the fish cages and the sight has gone back to the nat http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Laguna/Los-Banos/blog-141126.html First a caveat this event took place many years ago. hellip. It was like I was transferred into the movie called ldquoFern Gullyrdquo. All the plants around me were of all kinds of ferns and that they seemed to fill my whole vision. That moment was so magical that I wished I could take it all in. I found a big rock and sat on it and with a half smile filling my lips I scanned the whole http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Sorsogon/blog-140376.html This trip was actually done about three years ago when I was still a tourism professor in UPAIT.I had some students experience the beauty and adventure of Mt. Pulag National Park with me. If I had it my way I would have brought with me about 35 young souls but the trip was a voluntary one just open for those who are interested to climb the highest mountain in Luzon and experience the cold and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Benguet/blog-131643.html After more than 15 years of advocating ecotourism in the Philippines I finally found a TRUE ecolodge. And it is located in a small and special island in Negros Occidental.Danjugan is only about 43 hectares in size. But it has coastal lagoons fringing reefs great dive and snorkeling sites good forest cover and trails a bat cave and a nesting pair of sea eaglesAnd what makes it a true ecol http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Negros/blog-131258.html