Blogs from Davao del Norte, Philippines, Asia - page 2

Pigasaan, Samal Island known for its rugged trails best suited for hiking. Trail hiking here are short and challenging. How to get here? A ferry ride from Davao City, the terminal site is along the entrance of Sta. Ana Pier, alongside of Magsaysay Park. The Fare is exactly 40 pesos going to Penaplata, upon the arrival at Penaplata Warehouse a fare of 30pesos for habal - habal (negotiate if possible, since there are numerous motorcycle, but do not settle for more than a hundred each.) Negotiate that you should be fetch at the time you agreed with the driver. It's best to pay them half only so you will be assured that they fetch your group. Not more than 2.5 kms.of challenging trails going down to the natural port of Pigasaan, Samal Island creates ... read more

Weekend nowadays are spend with quick nature trip away from the city life. No wonder every weekend the ferry rides in Samal Island are jammed up that every local commuters can observed the traffic along the Sasa highway. Moreover, getting to Samal Island via ferry caused so much stress. On the other hand, most local tourists who came to visit Samal Island are people who want to get on the beach and enjoy the sea. Albeit, going to beach is not the activities that local tourists can do in Samal Island. Like for example, hiking along foot trails here in the island is one of a better activity when in Samal. Walking along Samal island one should keep nature minded and observed how many species still thrive here. ... read more

Samal island real deal is a personal blog written by an individual who wants to show the real life that exists in Samal Island. Some stories are written by the authors point of view and interests. It is also aim to expose Samal Island daily life and people’s struggles. Some are written in wits, humor and sarcasm, in order to convey the real life that exists here in the island. It is a blog created for comments also, rest assure the author live in the island.... read more

As always, travel to Davao City is something i really look forward to. My first visit to Davao City was in October 1995 when i attended the National Conference for Architects, and the rest was history. I can't count anymore how many times i have visited Davao and each visit is always a new experience. Last year, i visited Davao City in October for 8 days due to training and again UAP-NCA. One thing, i can't forget was my Digos experience with my colleagues, shina, hazel, franie and bong. No activity for that day in our NCA that we decided to go zip-lining. We travelled for 3 hours to Digos by a rented cab then from Digos we have to take a motorcycle to reach the foot of the mountain(another 20 KM) where we will ride ... read more

Hi everyone! I feel so grateful to be writing to you again from the Philippines. Last summer was an amazing experience, and I knew I was going to be back, I just didn't think it was going to be within a year!! The "outbound" trip (Washington DC - Chicago - Hong Kong - Manila) went by a lot quicker than last years. This summer's traveling is a volunteer trip to the Philippines and Thailand. I am also planning on backpacking Laos and possibly Burma. Right now, however, I am in the Philippines. Arriving late Monday night (around 23:45), my friend Samantha and I were planning on catching the 04:10 flight to Davao, where the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute (MPI) is located - more details about that later! All flights to Davao, however, were full!! I'm so thankful ... read more