http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines , Donsol en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:59 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:59 +0000 Z bambusoveho domceka som sa vytratil 615. Vsetci este spali. Este ma napadlo skontrolovat mailyzla spravalet do manily mi posunuli o 50 minut dozadu. Tiez to dali dost skoro vedietkeby mi to poslali este vceraspal by som dlhsie ale takto sa mi tu uz nechcelo cakat tak som sa vybral na letisko.Po prejdeny polnej cesty som mal stastiena asfaltke akurat stal tryciklista a naberal filipincovpr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-784175.html Wow.I was floored.Not literally of course. I couldn39t be since I was treading water in the middle of the sea.But the very first time I caught sight of the butanding whale shark it was swimming literally just one foot under me And it was hugeA simply fantastic experience as we managed to catch multiple swims with the butanding which almost seemed unpeterbed by the dozens of snorkelli http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-782647.html Just three weeks into the New Year and already another adventure lined up go go go Next stop Donsol Sorsogon Donsol is most popularly known for the locals no not those from Sorsogon but the whale sharks butandings as they are locally called Every year they come back to the waters of the Bicol Region by the dozens The most exciting part is that you can actually swim wi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-687855.html Goodbye Malaysia at least for now no worries Yean Yean KL is still on our need to revisit list and hello Philippines. Arriving to Clark airport we had to take a 2 hour bus to get us to our first destination in the Philippines Manila. As we were leaving the suburbs and getting closer to the city itself I thought to myself great a couple of more minutes and I will be enjoyin my well des http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-618530.html Our trip to Donsol began with a 25 hour bus ride We took another freezing cold night bus from Banaue to Manila 10hours which arrived at 6am.We originally planned on spending the day in Manila and then taking another long bus ride to Legaspi the main town near Donsol the following day. However because we were so tired from our first journey we didn39t feel up to exploring the chaos of Ma http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-614170.html Dave and I are actually getting quite good at this traveling around business it's a shame it's right at the end of our trip After a short flight from Cebu to Legazpi we managed to navigate our way to the local bus terminal by thriftily sharing a tricycle with another traveler. As with most places in Asia there is no real timetable buses just leave when they're full... Usually very full We th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-607250.html Took a taxi to Ermita from the airport the driver asked for 250PHP claiming his meter is not calibrated yet we have to go to the departure lounge to get a cheaper taxi anyhoo I bargained for 200PHP and off we go being dropped off at Cagsawa bus office. We got the last 3 seats for the 7pm bus to Legazpi. It39s only 3pm so we walked to Robinson39s mall to chill while leaving our big bags at http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-593808.html It was time to leave Manila to head east to the small town of Donsol. Since booking the Philippines wed heard amazing reviews about Donsol and how its the only place where you can swim with whale sharks. So we thought why notDonsol is basically a small rural coastal town that survives mainly on tourists coming to experience the experience of a lifetime swimming with the huge elephan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-583399.html von naga aus wollten wir mit dem ffentlichen minivan nach legazpi fahren und dann weiter nach donsol leider war es schon zu spt und deswegen mussten wir das angebot unserers taxifahrers annehmen und nochmal 30 euro bezahlen so wrden wir aber gleich bis nach donsol kommen.knappe 4h spter waren wir auch im amor farm beach resort angekommen httpwww.travbuddy.comAmorFarmBeachResort http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-489295.html I am sitting in a bamboo style restaurant overlooking a moonlit sea at a resort called Coron. But let me back track a little I am now in the Philippines Oh that isnt far enough is it I left you the day before I was to dive Sipadan it was amazing. I am not going to go on and on about it but I will say it lives up to its reputation and I would recommend using Scuba Junkies if ever you http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-484767.html Ds notre arriv Donsol nous avons du chercher pour un hotel ce qui sest avr tre plus difficile que prvus... Aprs avoir visit 3 hotels nous avons finalement terminer notre rechercher pour finalement tre capable de sallonger dans un lit aprs plus denviron 30hrs sans sommeil... Mais aprs avoir bu plusieurs caf en matine et en plus lexcitation de visiter un http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-482407.html When we first read about swimming with the whale sharks in Donsol and that the best time of the year is March we knew we had to go. Donsol will probably rank as one of the best experiences of the trip. From Manila we flew to Legaspi and then got on a bus to Donsol. On the bus we met a friendly American couple who I'll call Mr. and Mrs. D and we agreed to go out on the same boat to see the wha http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-480125.html I have just returned from a great trip touring parts of Southeast Asia. The upside to working in China and having no time off at Christmas is the 5 week holiday we get in January As all the teachers went off to various parts of the world 2 friends Mandy and Sanya and I ventured to the Phillipines and Indonesia for some fun in the sun. We headed to the Phillipines first. One of the priorities o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-477142.html I love the pursuit of strange food. So far my list of 'accomplishments' includes the following cockroaches Thailand and Cambodia grasshoppers Thailand and Cambodia vegemite Australia chicken feet and intestine satay Indonesia and Aus fish eyes Malaysia frogs Laos snake Aus dog Vietnam and Indonesia cat probably at some stage on Victoria St... squid inkbased pasta Ita http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-397034.html Philippines stage 1Alright here we go My 11 day journey through the Philippines began with an 555AM flight from Singapore to Manila. There were 7 of us leaving from NUS to Changi Airport at 330 Talk about to early...We arrived in Clarke airport north of Manila and took a bus to Cubao bus station in Manila. After buying some tickets for the night bus to Naga City we got some food and headed to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-395070.html Wow What an amazing thing to experience. Swimming with something the size of a small bus. Being hte not amazing writer that I am I am not sure if the words that I use can describe it but I will try.The trip from Manila to Donsol takes a long time by bus. I left at about 430 in the afternoon and got there at about 6 or 7 in the morning I was too tired to remember. Not sleeping much on the bus http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-381924.html Hi all currently writting this from Manilla after a 12hour bus journey and have had maybe 12hours sleep since 7am yesterday its now 10am today here. So at the end of my last blog I set off for Donsol on the train from Manila next we had to find the bus station we new it was in the TaftEDSA train staion area but where was anybodies guess so after asking a few locals and police we finally f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-376307.html We were only on the boat for 5 minutes. Get your gear on the guide yells out A rush came over us. Our snorkel gear was on. Get ready Get into positionIt started to feel like a raid. Flippers on our legs dangling over the side of the boat. Okay GO GO GO We drop into the sea and before you know it a whaleshark is swimming underneath me Only metres away. This is the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-371998.html Mount Mayon was without doubt the most impressive sight we saw in the countless hours on the bus from Batangas to somewhere and now on to Legaspi. Dubbed The world's most perfect volcano Mayon's slope which rises dramatically above the flat of Albay is almost perfectly symmetrical. But Mayon is as dangerous as it is beautiful having claims hundreds of lives. The most recent eruption was in J http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-299470.html I remember back in the days of American suburbia when the ice cream trucks would roll through the streets the tinkling music wafting into every home that conjured images of dancing popsicles and twirling strawberry shortcake bars. Sitting inside watching TMNT Turtle Power my head would twitch up and I could already feel the chocolate goodness covering my mouth and maybe a little shoved up int http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Donsol/blog-276775.html