http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines en-us Tue, 10 Nov 09 17:05:59 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 09 17:05:59 +0000 EnglandThe photos Sunset and Shhhhhhhh were taken during a walk at a reservoir in Macclesfield. One of our coworkers had invited us to their house and was trying to show us a real Christmas Tree.We passed by the Cemetery on our way to buy Ginger bread on a rainy day at Grasmere.o o o Chinese TerritoryYellow for me is a happy color. There were lots of tiny Yellow Flowers at HK's Ocean Park.We fi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Metromanila/blog-451317.html Scuba Diving El Capitan USS Majaba in Subic Bay PhilippinesMy second dive in Subic Bay was at El Capitan also known as USS Majaba. This dive was much shallower than my first... aorund 15 feet at its shallowest point and 50 feet at its deepest. Unfortunately the visibility wasn't nearly as good at my first dive. I pretty much spent this dive just trying not to get seperated from the rest http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Subic/blog-448582.html El Nido is an 8 hour bus ride from Puerto Princesa or 6 boat ride from Sabang which is how I got there. This is a must see if you are in Palawan. While in El Nido you must do the following1. Go on an island tour Tour A Tour C2. Rent a kayak from Art Cafe Start at 8AM for 12 day. You will have too much fun and end up paying for a full day but you'll get your money's worth.3. Rent motorc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-447686.html Sabang is an easy destination from Puerto Princesa. One could take a bus from San Jose station near Puerto Princesa or can book an underground river tour from Puerto Princesa do the tour which takes about 2 hours and then check into the hotel this is what I did. The undergroung river tour is interesting the most exciting part for me was getting there by boat which can be pretty exciting. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/Sabang/blog-447654.html The following are some tips that I learned when traveling to the Philippines1. Bring dollars and exchange into pesos at the airport. The best rate to get pesos was 42 pesodollar in the US. When I arrived in Manila the airport had plenty of foreign exchange offices that were offering 47 pesos dollar.2. BEWARE of Taxi cab drivers many are trying to overcharge. In Manila to get from the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/blog-447652.html Puerto Princesa is the capital of Palawan and is where you can take most flights from Manila and Cebu. I stayed at D'Lucky Garden which is close to the airport offers Wifi accepts credit cards and has a decent restaurant. Tours can be booked directly from the hotel. Honda Bay was the first tour where you visit 3 islands in one day. I went on a day that started off cloudy with showers and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/Puerto-Princesa/blog-447115.html I still remember how my Dad used to tell us how he hates riding small propeller passenger planes and I wasnrsquot expecting that I was gonna ride one today. I could hear the engine roaring outside during the entire flight and the plane making a clumsy stomp when we finally landed at the Busuanga Airport. The flight wasnrsquot too bad thanks to the good weather but Irsquod still rather ride http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/Coron/blog-446551.html October 1st marked the 60th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. Mid autumn festival also landed at the same time so we got eight entire days off of school. Even though weve only been in China for about 2 months it is already feeling pretty comfortable so I was definitely ready for a new trip. My friends and I decided early that because this is the most heavily traveled time of year in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-446218.html Rveil devant une mer encore plus calme et un ciel encore plus dgag qursquohier. Dommage de partir si tt Nous voil arrivs au port de Siquijor pour prendre notre ferry. Le ciel est toujours bien dgag quand nous arrivons mais plus a va alors que nous attendons plus le ciel se couvre le vent se lve et la pluie arrive. Youpi Et crsquoest parti pour une traverse houleuse drsquoun http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Negros-Oriental/Dumaguete/blog-445133.html Nuit beaucoup plus calme que la veille et rveil trs agrable en ouvrant la porte sur la plage et la mer calmes sous un ciel bien bleu.Du coup nous partons faire plouf dans la mer histoire de faire un bonjour matinal nos amis oues hellip jusqursquo ce que dans une vague la cuisse de Fabienne ne rencontre un rocher plusieurs fois drsquoaffile. Du coup balafre sanguinolente de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Siquijor/blog-445132.html PhilippinesDay 135We had to get up before 4am in order to head to the airport for our manila flight so we were both feeling pretty tired. The flight itself was fine and we landed about 11am but as we had flown to a cheap out of town airport we then had a 2 hour bus transfer to the city of manila. We were also really annoyed that the bus cost 8 each as we both thought this was very expensive for A http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/blog-444897.html Nous partons faire un tour autour de l'le en voiture conduit par un gars trs sympa Boboi.En effet le temps ne nous permet toujours pas l'escapade en moto tant attendue...Ce road trip nous conduit entre autre Au vieux balate arbre vieux de 4 sicles aux lianes et troncs emmls.Au point central et point le plus haut de l'le que nous atteignons au terme d'une petite monte travers la r http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Siquijor/blog-444885.html Aprs une nuit mouvemente rveills par les rafales de vent par la mer en furie et la pluie abondante nous nous levons pour nous rendre compte qu'il va tre difficile de prendre des coups de soleil aujourd'hui...Journe fengshui donc avec pluie et vent nonstop. Il s'agit des effets colatraux du typhon qui passe au nord de la pninsule.Nous tranassons lisons et nageons sous la pluie c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Siquijor/blog-444881.html A peine levs et aprs un bon petit djeuner philippin nous nous prcipitons vers le centre de plonge le plus proche pour y louer un peu de matos.En effet coups de soleil obligent nous louons des combinaisons et des palmes afin de ne laisser au soleil presque aucune chance de nous atteindreEt nous allons explorer les fonds marins partir de la plage qui se trouve devant notre bungalow.Malgr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Siquijor/blog-444871.html Once each day every single day. Oh what a fun challenge. I will give it my best and I know my wife will be there at the finish line cheering me on...Thanks hon For being my love. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Iligan/Santa-Filomena/blog-444803.html Nous prenons un 'ferry' petit bateau en ralit qui tangue pas mal malgr une mer en apparence bien calme.Nous sommes accueillis la sortie du bateau de faon extraordinaire... et mettons le pied sur la petite le de Siquijor.Premire impression les couleurs des photos du site de l'htel n'ont pas t retouches. La mer est incroyablement translucide. On voit quand mme les traces laisses pa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Siquijor/blog-444641.html Dur rveil douloureux de coups de soleil.Aprs un bon petit djeuner philippin nous profitons de nos coups de soleil pour nous faire une petite journe repos sans mme penser une seconde aller se faire masser...Nous en profitons pour boire des jus de kalamansi dguster un karekare tripes et queue de boeliguf dans une sauce cacahoute et un halo halo special. Mrs Chatterley avait daille http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/blog-444345.html Partis pour l'le d'Apo paradis rput des plongeurs. Pour y aller nous prenons le tricycle puis la jeepney puis une banca barque de pcheur. La traverse en barque dure 45mn et est bien chahute...Arrivs sur place c'est l'image que l'on se fait habituellement de l'le paradisiaque ou de l'le aux trsors montagneuse pas de route un petit village de pcheurs coinc dans un coin et de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Negros-Oriental/Apo-Island/blog-444337.html Discover nature at its freshest in the province that promises the charming surprise of a lush countryside a fascinating highland adventure breathtaking caves magnificent lakes scenic beaches worldclass marine reserves alluring dive sites and even playful dolphins and whales.An exhilirating journey awaits at the internationally acclaimed dive site of Apo Island also home to the Balwarte Ro http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Negros-Oriental/blog-444308.html Oh...Have you seen this girl Her name is LynLyn. According to my wife Roro she has moved away to a place we have never heard of... I don't know about that. She is someone I won't forget..Here is a clue..Her hat says Boracay..I think it's in Filipinas....HI honey http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Negros/Dumaguete/blog-444164.html