Blogs from Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, Asia - page 4

These photos were taken on 24-26th of May 2006. We arrived in Bohol a few days after the storm/typhoon have passed. It's usually very sunny in the morning & it gets cloudy in the afternoon and then it rains at night. We went on a weekday so it wasn't packed, which is actually a good thing. On our last day, the resort was teeming with guests (huge families) checking in. Seems to be an ideal family getaway in Panglao Island. The resort has its own private beach with white sand, clear blue water & shells/corals along the shore. During low tide, you can walk hundreds of metres away from shore and the water will still be below your knees. There are hammocks on every coconut tree. The resort has two pools & jacuzzi. My brother & ... read more

Date: 6 May 2009 Venue: Hinagdanan Cave, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines Activity: We visited Hinagdanan Cave as part of the Post-Workshop Tour, MODEL 2009 (Europe-Philippines Workshop on Modelling, Simulation and Grid Computing), May 4 -6, 2009, Bohol, Philippines Notes: Hinagdanan Cave is a cave on Panglao Island, in Bohol Province, in the Philippines. It is a naturally lighted cavern with a deep lagoon and many large stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is lit by sunlight which filters through holes in the ceiling. The underground lake is a popular swimming spot, but it has been known to test for high levels of various pollutants, since it is fed by ground runoff. (Source: wikipedia.org) From the photo collection of Raffy Saldana (http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com) ... read more

Meine Lieben! Die Philippinen und Vietnam liefern sich auf meiner Lieblingsländerliste im Moment ein Kopf an Kopf Rennen! Bis jetzt habe ich nur positives erlebt und ich hoffe fest, dass es so bleibt! Nachdem Sam und ich drei Wochen auf der Insel Siargao verbracht haben, bin ich jetzt wieder alleine unterwegs. Siargao war super. Wir haben uns ein mega cooles Bungalow im Kalinaw-Resort geleistet. Eigentlich nicht in meinem Backpacker-Budget, aber man leistet sich ja sonst nichts. Es war wie Urlaub vom Reiseurlaub. Falls ihr jemals nach Siargao geht und ebenfalls ein bisschen Luxus möchtet, kann ich euch das Kalinaw Resort wärmstens empfehlen: www.kalinawresort.com! Die beiden Besitzer Fred und Pierre haben die 4 Bungalows und die Family Villa selber designt und abgesehen von diesen super schönen und stylischen Bungalows, haben sie auch noch einen richtigen Steinofen und ... read more

Vi er fortsatt på Bohol og her skjer det ikke mye. Det er spising, strandliv og soving... Det er faktisk ingen mulighet for shopping her vi er nå!! Vi har det bra og har fortsatt igjen penger så det er ikke nødvendig for noen av dere å foreta noen store pengetransaksjoner ennå... Kommer tilbake til dette når behovet melder seg! Hotellet vi bor på nå koster hele kr. 300,- pr. natt.. I morgen natt skal vi på et hotell som ligger rett ved flyplassen i Bangkok, det koster 4 ganger så mye. Da forventer jeg at dassen virker hver gang og at det kommer mere enn 5 dråper ut av dusjen. Ikke lett å vaske håret med så lite trykk i dusjen men det går!! Etter at vi skjønte at dassen her bare virket annenhver gang ... read more

A little sad to leave this beautiful island behind, we climbed aboard the banca that would take us back to Cebu island at around 9-ish. On the other side tha bus that would take us back to Cebu city in four hours was already waiting. The trip didn't feel that long luckily, and a quick taxi ride to the port told us the fast ferry to Taglibaran was leaving at 5 o'clock. That gave us enough time to find an airline ticket office nearby to buy a ticket back to Manila. Again it was a bargain to fly, for the two of us we paid just 3850 Pesos to fly from Taglibaran Bohol airport to Manila! The ferry ride was very comfortable, although slightly cold due to an airconditioning gone wild. For anyone doing this trip, ... read more