Blogs from Bohol, Philippines, Asia - page 10

One of the time lapse movies/photos I made on the Philippines.... read more

No! They are not made out of Chocolate.....But they do look like Hershey's Kisses!! According to the internet Bohol is located Southeast of Cebu and is the 10th largest island in the Philippines (This is a big deal considering that there are over 7000 islands in the Philippines). The island is famous for its fabulous white sandy beaches and resorts, scuba diving, numerous historic places, river cruising, Sandugo Festival, Philippine Tarsier (considered to be the worlds smallest primate) and indigenous to the island and lastly, the Chocolate Hills. Given my limited time we decided on a day trip visit to Bohol & caught the early morning 'supercat' ferry ride to the island. The ride to the island should only take approx 1.5 hours but this is Filipino time! - The 'supercat' ride really should be ... read more

One day trip for Balicasag is a must to do trip when i'm in Bohol Island, Philippines. During my visit the wind is strong and the wave is high. But we still take the risk to Balicasag island. The tour agent did not inform us about the high wave and wind. Is a big risk going out the open sea with a fisherman small boat and very... very slow engine. We could see other bost from behind over taken us which put myself under a lot of stress!! Nevertheless this trip pay well at the end and i'm able to share this to my blog! enjoy it!... read more

Forgot to mention in the last blog that we went and saw the Chocolate Hills and Tarsiers on Panglao Island. We were told that Tarsiers only live on this island and are protected by the government (as they were becoming fewer and fewer). They are nochturnal so sleep during the day but seemed to wake up to eat some crickets that we were feeding them. They are about the size of a big fist and can jump up to 3 metres - unbelievable! The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around 1,300 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers. They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, which gives them their name. ... read more

Of iets nauwkeuriger: 20 meter onder zee. Maar de avonturen zijn er niet minder om! Na het verlaten van ons paradijselijke eiland hebben we een binnenlandse vlucht naar Tagbilaran, de hoofdstad van het eiland Bohol, genomen. Als je in de Filippijnen ergens wil komen, moet je bijna altijd langs Manila passeren. Zo kwam het dus dat we een boot, jeepney, ferry, bus en vliegtuig later op 12 december eindelijk voet op Bohol konden zetten, een van de zuidelijke eilanden in de Visayas. 's Anderendaags zijn we naar Cabilao gegaan, een westelijk gelegen klein eilandje, waar we meteen kennis maakten met Bobet. We hadden al over hem gelezen en gehoord: als ontdekker van de pygmy seahorses op de Filippijnen geniet hij behoorlijk wat bekendheid in het onderwater-milieu. Duiken met hem was een aparte belevenis. Gewapend met een ... read more