Philippines rong 300,000km2 gan bang Vietnam voi so dan la 100,000 nguoi hon dan Vietnam mot chut. Trung binh moi nguoi kiem duoc $2,700.. Co 19 thu tieng cho 19 chung toc. Chinh vi co nhieu sac dan nen Philippines co su tranh tung giua cac dan thieu so. Co 7107 dao do do co chieu dai bo bien dai thu 5 the gioi voi 36,200km.
Trong khi dat nuoc Hoa Ky hon 200 trieu dan can rat nhieu Y ta va bac si. Dieu nay Hoa Ky phai nhan bang Y ta cua Phi de co nguoi lam viec trong cac nha thuong Hoa Ky. Do do rat dong Y ta nguoi Phi lam viec tai cac nha thuong Hoa Ky va so Y Ta nguoi Phi o cac nha thuong nay chiem da so. Do do o
Hoa Ky la co hoi tot nhat cho dan toc Phi lam viec o van phong dang hoang. Co o cac nuoc khac ngay ca hoc o trinh do dai hoc o Phi ra nuoc ngoai phai lam nghe lao dong, ngay ca giup viec nha. Neu di du lich tai cac nuoc Trung Dong se thay nguoi Phi di ngoai duong cung voi gia dinh nguoi ban xu de trong coi con cai cua ho. Co nguoi bi xuc pham tinh duc nhat la o nuoc Saudi Arabia. Tren cac Cuises hip cung bco rat nhieu dan Phi lam viec, lam boi phong, phu giup nau an, chay ban… Mot nuoc dong dan ma lai ngheo thi phai chap nhan su lam than. Nhu mot gia dinh ngheo ma lai dong con thi con cai phai chiu co han. Do do chanh sach han che sanh de o cac xu ngheo la dung.
Nuoc Philippines nam tren vung duoc goi la Ring Of Fire cua Pacific Ocean nen Phi duong dau voi nhieu tran dong dat va bao to va chinh nuoc Phi duoc tao thanh boi cac ngon nui lua. Chinh vi su hinh thnah nay ma
Phi co nhieu dao dep va dao Boracay duoc coi la dao dep nhat the gioi nam 2012 cua bao Travel magazine. Ngoai ra Phi con la noi co nhieu mo vang nhieu nhat the gioi sau South Africa vi nuoc Phi tao thanh boi phun xuat thach tu long dat. Du lich mang lai nhuon loi lon cho Phi va chiem 7.1% tren tong san luong quoc gia va giup 1.2 trieu dan Phi co viec lam trong nganh. du lich.
Spain do ho Philippines bat dau nam 1565 va keo dai 300 nam. Ten nuoc Philippines lay tu ten cua King Philip II cua Spain. Sau do Hoa Ky va Spain danh nhau nam 1898 danh quyen loi cua Phi de roi Hoa Ky va Spain ky hiep uoc mua Philippines tu Spain voi gia 20 trieu do. Hoa Ky khong cong nhan su doc lap cua Philippines nen chien tranh giua Hoa Ky va Phi xay ra tu 1899 den 1902 va Hoa Ky thang. TRong the chien thu 2. Nhat chiem Vite Nam cung nhu Philippines cho den khi Nhat thua tran. Hoa ky tra su doc lap cho Phi nam 1945. Sau do cai
tri boi Ferdinand Marcos va vo la Imelda. Marcos tham nhung va co ba vo song xa hoa. Marcos dung mua giet doi thu la Aquino. Dan chung noi len chong doi va Marcos tron sang Hawaii. Ba vo cua Aquina duoc bau lam Tong Thong.
9-11-2015 Toi bay den dat nuoc nay va dap xuong Phi Truong Aquino luc 12:30 khuya. Toi se o lai Thu do Manila 1 ngay truoc khi toi di den cac dao Boracay va Cebu la 2 dao noi tieng tai dat nuoc nay. Toi de danh nhieu thi gio o cac dao nay vi o thu do manila khongbco go nhieu de xem. Chuong trinh la toi o Manila 1 ngay ,o Boracay 2 ngay , o 3 ngay.
Sang som toi muon taxi di Malacanang Palace noi ma Tong thong cung nhu nhan vien chanh phu lam viec. Toan ha nay duoc xay boi nguoi Tay ban Nha khi ho chiem dong nuoc nay nam 1825. Tong thong Marcos va vo la Imelda o day trong thoi gian tai chuc. Duong xa Manila x eco dong duc, chat nich, toi nghi chic o dan ban xu moi lai xe duoc
o day vi hoc o kinh nghiem cat ngang xe khac de di. Lam toi nho den xe co o Bangadesh toi di den vao thang 5-2015. Co dieu khac biet la o day ho khong bam ken in oi nhu o Dhaka thu do cua Bangladesh. Sau do toi di den Chinatown o Binondo. Chinatown o day sam uat nhu o bat cu chinatowm nao tren the gioi. Va da so thu do nao tren the gioi dieu co chinatown vi nguoi Tau thich buon ban mo nha hang ma dat nuoc ho la dong dan nhat nen ho phai dinh cu den dat nuoc khac lam an vinh vien, khong mnhu nguoi Phi la di lama n tam o nuoc ngoai de co tien goi ve giup gia dinh o Phi roi thoi gian sau tre ve nuoc song vi ho di doc than mot minh.
Sau do toi nho taxi cho di den mot noi quan trong ngoai thanh pho la Taal Volcano, cach Manila 2 tieng lai xe. Toi muon taxi $100 di het may cho nay trong ngay tu 7AM den 5PM. Taal Volcano la ngon nui luc nho nhat the gioi noi len
giua mat ho. De di den ngon nui lua nay phai di bang thuyen mat 30 phut. Den chan ngon nui lua phai di len dinh bang ngua.
Lan dau tien coi ngua di len ngon nui lua lau gan 1 tieng nrat thu vi truoc canh dep cua cac ngon nui nhap nho tren mat ho. Duong di gap ghen nen di bang ngua de dang hon, tuy nhien di bo cung duoc. Tren dinh nui lua co thap de nhin toan bo cac dinh nui va chung quanh ho rat tuyet voi. Den 3Pm toi tre va lai Manila. Den hotel toi dao pho. Ho band ay thuc an, trai cay va hoa hoa giong nhu o Bangkok va Saigon. Toi muon loi dungt thoi gian con lai de tham pho xa Manila vi may ngay sau toi khong co dip o lai thanh pho nay lau. Sau do ve lai khach san ngu de sang som di Boracay.
9-12-15
Boracay: Dan toc thieu so Ati song o day va noi tieng Atian. Boracay co mat do dan so dong tren mot hon dao nho vi noi day la vung du
lich va da so dan o day song bang nghe du lich. Rong 10km2 co 12,000 song. Cach dao Panay 2km. Muon di den day phai den tu phi truong tren dao Panay roi di pha den Boracay mat 15’.Pha hoat dong overnight giau 2 dao nay. Du khach bat dau den Boracay tu nam 1970s va bai bien o day rat dep va duoc cho la bai bien dep nhat the gioi nam 1990s. Co chieu dai 7km va cho hep nhat ngan hon 1km. 2 bai bien noi tieng tai day la White beach va Bulabog beach. Boracay co 350 resorts.
Toi thuc day luc 3:30AM de ra phi truong bay den Boracay luc 6:25AM. Di bang Cebu Pacificair. Chuyen bay day dan da vang khong mot dan da trang. Toi hoy ngac nhien vi di den vung du lich. Den phi truong Boracay. Muon local tricycle di den ben pha. Lan dau di loai xe dia phuong nay rat thu vi. Ho dung xe gan may gan cai thung ben canh nhu mot xe lam nho de cho khoang 4 khach. Vi Boracay khong co phgi truong nen phai di den dao
Panay. Tu thanh phoi Caticlan cua Panay di pha 15’ , cach 2 miles , den Boracay. Ben Boracay cung di triciclo den White Beach nen du khach nhu voi nhieu khach san va la bai bien noi tieng o day va the gioi. O Boracay gia sinh hoat hoy dac hon o Manila nhung re hon da so nhung noi du lich khac nhu toi o trong resory ma chic o $40/dem. Resort bo tui nay co khoang 100 phong. Co nhung bangalos, nam canh bai bien, co van nghe hang dem. Mot an tuong thich thu khi den day. Toi di tour vong quanh Island bang thuyen tu 10Am den 4Pm. Ho cho di den cac bai boien cho snorkeling, tam bien , cho an trua rat ngon ma chic o $20/ nguoi. Tuy nhien khi ghe dao khac ho bat minh phai mua ticket vao, di giua bien, ai muon xuong snorkel thi tra tien 50cents. Khi ve den ben tau noi khoi hanh. Ho dau ngoai khoi de thuyen nho ra ruoc. Du khach phaiu tra 25Cents. Ho chia dich du cho nhung dich vu khach de moc tui du khach tung giai doan mot. Khong
dang bao nhieu nhung co the lam du khach phat long. Neu hieu la xu ngheo nen ho phai nghi ncach lam tien thi minh thay thoai mai. That khong dang bao nhieu. Dac biet po day ma toi khong thay o bat cu noi du lich nao tren the gioi la hau nhu la toang du khach A cHau. Lau lam moi thay xuat hien mot vai nguoi da trang mac dau day la hon dao noi tieng the gioi va duoc bao My sep la dao dep nhat the gioi nam 2012. Da so du khach o day la Dai Han , co le vi gan Dai Han va gia re hon Dai Han nhieu nen ho den rat dong. Dac biet o day la ban dem ho an uong canh bai bien day nguoi, rat vui nhon nhhiep ma toi it thay bat cu dao nao tren the gioi. Ngay ca noi noi tieng nhu Hawaii, Bora Bora…Vi o day rat binh dan, khong co nhung toan ha chot troi, ngay ca khach san, rat cosy, nhieu lam la 2 tang. Tao cho noi du lich rat dam am. Khong xe hoy, chi xe gan may va
dac biet nua la tren duong di doc theo bai bien duoc trai bang cat bien trang nen du khach di bo that tinh tu. Bai bien dai khoang 10km ma di day vay can quan an doc theo bai bien, ma quan nao cung cgat nich thcu khac A Dong. Co noi ho mua lau cho thuc thach va dan di duong xem. Co noi cac dau bet mac do trang thao nau xep hang mua tren duong di, nhu trong cac quan an. Tao nen mot noi du lich that ngoan muc thien nhien va moc mac hon.
Toi nghi noi day hay vui hon dao Hawaii cua My, Pattaya cua Thai Lan, Roatan cau Honduras, Caribbean Islands, nhung reefs va coral de snorkeling thi khong dep, khong nhieu ca. Roatan, Utila, Bora Bora, Maldives…thi dep hon nhieu.
9-13-15
Chuong trinh di hom nay la chung toi di den nui Luho de di cable car. Da hen truoc tour guide den khach san toi luc 9AM. Tricycle dua chung toi den nui Luho. Luc dau toi du dinh di nhung thay cao qua nen toi danh thoi de Jennie va Thy di ma
Canh tren nui rat dep. Sau do chung toi tro ve khach san va tam bien. Day la lan dau toi xuong tam bien tai bai bien dep White Beach nay.
Toi tam tu 2 gio den chieu thi gio bat dau len va ca doan thuyen buon bat dau ra khoi that tuyen voi ma toi chua tung thay noi nao co bai bien hoan hao nhu vay: co nguoi tam , co bai bien cat trang dep, co thueyn buon di day bai bien. Toi ngoi xuong va thau day du bai bien dep bieu chieu nay. Sau do troi bat dau toi va mot boi toi nhon nhiep vui nhon tai bai bien nay voi cac quan an bat dau don thuc khach, cac du khach bat dau di day duong. Toi chua thay dao nao vui nhon nhu vay. Hom qua toi da di qua hau het cac quan tai day , da so ban buffet vao ben dem gia rat re khoang $8/ nguoi. Toi da cho quan sea food khoang $17/ nguoi rat re so voi MY. O My khoang $30/nguoi cho dinner nhu vay. Quan co khoang 100
khach an, co nhac song, co do bien rat ngon. Quan nay la quan buffet dac nhat tai day: quan Sea Breeze Café, ngoi canh bai bien voi gio bien dem thoi vao , ngoi an sea food fresh moi bat trong ngay tu bien thi con gi bang. Den 8Pm mot doan dau bep khoang 20 nguoi ra dung giua duong mua. Du khach cung tham gia vao doan dau bep nay. That vui. (Pm toi tro ve hotel Villa De Oro de ngu vi sang hom sau thuc day som de di pha qua dao Panay de di den phi truong Caticlan de bay den Manila roi tu Manila bay den Cebu
Mac dau Boracay dep nhung coral khong co gi dac biet khong dep bang o Roatan hay Utila . Toi khong thay coral co hinh than cay nhu o Utila ma toi da mang ve nha. Toi lan nhieu noi o Boracay ma toi khong tim thay coral nao nhu vay.
9-14-15
Cebu:
Cebu co 2.6 trieu dan. Dan so o day song khong dong duc nhu Boracay. Cebu la mot dao lon va co 167 dao nho vay quanh.
La thnah pho co nhat Philippines. Khi Spain chiem Phi Spain do bo len dao nay dau tien. Dao nay bo 2 tran dong dat lon, 6.7 nam 2012 va 7.2 nam 2013 co 100 nguoi chet. Dao nay dai 196km va rong 32km. 93% Dan o day noi tieng Cebuano vi ho la dan toc thieu so Cebuan. Airport nam tren dao Mactan noi lien voi Cebu boi cau Mactan-Mandaue Bridge va Maccelo Fernan Bridge.
Toi den phi truong Manila luc 7:30am vi may bay bay som hon du dinh nen den noi som hon. Tuy nhien chuyen bay luc 10:50AM tu Manila den Cebu bi Cancel nen chung toi phai di chuyen ke tiep luc 12:10PM va den Cebu luc 1:10PM. Chuyen bay nay di bang Air Asia toi mua rat re. Di tu Manila den Cebu dai gap 2 doan duong tu Manila den Boracay nhung toi mua co $38/nguoi round trip. Trong khi toi mua ve ti Manila den Boracay bang Cebu Pacificair.com mat $98/nguoi. Chi co 3 hang may bay bay tu Manila den Boracay la Cebu Pacificair.com, Jetair va Philipppines AIrlines. Con Air Asia chi bay den Kalibo tren dao Panai roi tu
Kalibo phai di xe bus mat 2 tieng den den Jetsport di pha qua Boracay. Gia den Kalibo re bang ½ gia di den Caticlan gan Boracay.
Toi da tim khach san truoc nhung chua dat. Vi con nhieu thi gio toi di Taos Temple bang Jeepy, loai xe hanh khach nho chay trong thanh pho gia 7 peso/nguoi hay 15 cents/nguoi. Taos la temple cua dao Taos toi nghi phat xuat tu Taiwan. Khong co gi dac biet toi di den shopping Center Ayala , trung tam thuong mai lon nhat Cebu. Nen day tinh co toi kham pha ra ho ban trai cay nhu mang cuc, trai cay ma toi thich nhat la co lan toi ve Thai Lan chi de an loai trai cay nay. Ngoai mang cuc con co sau rieng, buoi, dua hau, chom chom…Ho bay rad ay truoc cua hang va toi chua tung thay trai cay nhieu nhu vay. Mnag cuc $1.5/kg, sau rieng tuoi $1.5/kg. Chom chom $1/kg…>toi hoy ra moi biet thang 9 la thanh cua mang cuc nuoc nay, con Thai Lan thi vao thang 6,7. Toi mua 7.5kg sau tieng, 8kg mang cuc, 1kg/chom chom vi toi da
an rat nhieu chom chom trong lan di Honduras thang 8 vua qua. Toi chua tunga n chom chom nhieu nhu vay khi lan di Honduras do vi vao mua chom chom. Toi an khoang 20kg chom chom khi toi o Honduras. Com chom o Honduras khong ngot bang chom chom o day. Tuy nhien mang cuc o day, Phi, khong ngon bang mang cuc po Viet Nam hay Thai Lan vi mang cuc o Vietnam hay Thai Lan ngot hon , con o day co vi chua, Va lan dau tien toi an mang cuc va Sau rieng nhieu nhu vay. 2 ngay sau an het toi lai mu anua vi o My rat hiem co loai trai cay nay, vua tuoi vua ngon. Toi do hoy tours de di 2 ngay hom sau toi n day. Trung binh mot tour gia $100/nguoi. Toi cho la mac doi voi dat nuoc nay. Ngay ca cac cac nuoc tan tien khac gia khoang $50. Tai sao dac nhu vay? Sau 5 ngay den day toi biet duoc cach lam an, cach moi tien du khach cau nguoi Phi: Ho noi thach that cao roi de cho nguoi mua dich du
neu ho biet thi h otra gia. Toi doc trong sach ho noi la den khach san cung tra gia. Cach thu 2 la khi h ocho minh di dau, thuong cho khong den con, ma gan thoi roi minh phai muon xe om de den noi muon den. Ho chia nhau mieng banh. Cach thu 3 ci chanh phu nhung tya vao la Fee. Di dau hau het dieu co Fee, ho noi la dong cho chanh phu.Nhu co lan toi di snorkel o Boracay. Khi toi nhay xuong bien de snorkel roi trol en thuyen , tour operator collect tien fe echo chanh phu la 40 cents hay 20pesos. Roi khi den bo ho dau ngoai khoi voi ly do la nuoc can khong vao bo duoc. Co thuyen nho ra de don chung toi vao bo. Va collect 10 peso hay 15 cents. Di dau hau het moi noi dieu co fee. Co lan toi nho taxi cho den ben tau de di qua dao khac. Taxi vua den ben tau la ho bat toi tra 10 peso hay 15cent ho goi la terminal Fee. Nhung phi ton nay khong dang bao nhieu nhung lam buc minh
du khach vi ho biet rang ho bi an cap mot cach hop phap. Doi voi toi toi khong buc may vi toi nghi rang dat nuoc nay ngheo nen ho tim du cach de kiem tien. Chung vi ly do nay ma toi nghi du khach it den Phi . Khi toi o dao du lich Boracay toi nhan xet chi co khoang 3% la dan da trang, phan con lai la dan da vang,mac dau Boracay la mot hon dao dep nhat nhi the gioi. Ve an ninh toi nghi o day tuong doi an ninh. Homnay 9-17-15 truoc khi roi khach san bay di Manila toi doc bao thay co mot co be 17 tuoi bi hiep chet o Cebu. Va toi co ban be lam viec tai day cho biet tai xe taxi cung khong tin may vi co vay truong hop tai xe dua nguoi den vung nao do roi giut lay tien du khach. Nuoc nao cung co nhung te trang. Nhung toi van thich o Malaysia dan toc tot va hien hoa. Toi co mot lan den do va nghi Malaysia la mot noi ve huu tot. Tren scale of 10 nguoi Ma
Tro lai tour cho ngay hom sau. Toi khong muon tour do ma toi tu muon taxi de di. Toi se di 2 tours ma tour office cho biet gia $100/ nguoi. 1 tour di Bohol xem Chocolate Hills va tour thu 2 xem swim vboi ca voi. Toi se di tour thu 1 ngay 9-15-15 va tour thu 2 ngay 9-16-15. Toi di bang cach muon taxi co tour guide. Moi tour toi mat khoang $120 cho 3 nguoi. Re hon di voi tour office.
Sau day la 2 tours;
9-15-16 Toi thuc day som , muon xe taxe di den port 1 cua Cebu port . Tu day toi di pha qua dao Bohol Mat 2 tieng de den day. Tien pha moi nguoi la $15. Toi muoin tai xe cung la tour guide di den nhung noi tren dao nhung tour office se di. Toi tra nguyen ngay la $45/3nguoi. Nhu vay toi chi toi moi nguoi khoang $35. Nhu vay tour guide tinh qua dac va toi cung nghi nhu vay khi toi noi chuyen voi ho,
nhieu dao no trong 115 dao quanh Cebu. Truoc het tai xe duoc toi den cho xem tran. Ke do la xem conTarsier loai thu hiem quy o day. Thu nay chi co o day. Sau do toi ndi den khu rung han tao. Tai sao nhan tao? Nguoi ta trong cau to theo son doi de trang lo dat. Sau do toi di den betterfly farm. Ho noi rang buterfly chi song duoc 21 ngay. Nhieu buom buom dep tai day. Sau cung btoi di den noi quan trong nhat la Chocolate hills.
Noi day rat la dep. nTung o nui nho nhu nhung cai to noi nho tren mat dat. Cao khoang 200. Rong khoang 200m. Co khoang 100 nui nho nhu vay. Toi chua tung thay mot chum doi nam gan nhau nhu vay. Sao do tai xe cho toi den dao Pangao co Alona beach rat dep.
Den 5Pm toi tre ve pha de ve dao Cebu.
9-16-15
Nhu hen truoc tai xe taxi den ruoc chung toi di den Oslob de boi loi voi ca voi hat whale Shark. That su toi chua nghe noi
den viec swim voi Whale shark cho den khi khi den day va dua con gai doi di swim voi whale shark va toi tim hieu moi biet o day co wsim with whale shark va toi bay dau thay thich thi ve tro choi nay . Toi moi lap chuong trinh de den Oslob.
Whale shark co ten khoa hoc la Rhincodon Typus la the world’s largest fish. Loai can ay co chieu dai len den 18m va co the nang den 34,000kg bang suc nang cua trung binh 300 nguoi cong lai. Whale shark an may con cai nho bang cach suck nuoc bien bang mieng co the rong den 1m va ca se di the nuoc vao bung ca. Ca whale shark cau tao tren than the mot dai parturn mau trang dac biec. Moi con dieu co partern khac nhau va cac nha khoa hoc dung nhung bpartern nay de phan biet tung con ca. Giong nhu nguoi ta. Chi tay khac biet tu nguoi va o Viet nam . Day la loai ca hiem quy nen duoc chanh phu bao ve va cam khong duoc ban hay giep loai can ay.
– Awan thuoc Oslob la noi cac loai ca whale shark thuong thay den. Truoc nam 2011 viec wsim with the whale shark business khong co. Luc bay gio ca whale shark thuong lui toi vung chay luoi naya n cac con c ama dan chay luoi o day bat duoc bang cach danh luoi lam mat nhieu quyen loi cua dan chay luoi o day nen khi ho thay whale shark la ho duoi di. Nhung can ay lai cu toi an trom ca bat duoc bang luoi de roi dan chay luoi o day nay ra y nghi la du may con can ay den de du khach den coi. Roi dan da tao thanh mot business co so luong tai chanh lon.
Mot mat khac cac nha sinh vat hoc nghien cuu tai vung biew nay va phan doi viec cho thuc an cho ca de du ca vao cho du khach xem va cho rang theo nghien cuu cua ho cac cai whale shark con an thuc an do con nguoi du den lam ca con luoi bieng khong di xa ra khoi de tim moi. Con cac dung ca de mang loi tuc cho
ho thi noi rang neu ca o vung nay ma khong ra khoi se co lo icho ca tranh nhieu su nguy hiem cho tanh mang ca o ngay khoi.
Toi den day khoang 10 gio va bat dau thay do tam de xuong thuyen ra kho di boi voi cai voi. Mot cam giac thich thu bat dau. Toi co tuong phai ra xa moi thay duoc cai voi nhung that su cach bo khong xa lam , khoang 1000fts. Mot hung thu bat ngo toi thay dau ca voi lo tren mat nuoc de an moi thay xuong tu thuyen.
Ca voi nay la ca voi thien nhien khong duoc nuoi duong ma duoc chuyen vien o day moi ngay du ca voi va odia diem nay de cho no an do do moi ngay khoang 10am la no tu ngoai khoi di vao an cho den khoang 12pm no tro di cho khac sau do 1Pm no lai tro lai. Giong nhu ca sting rays ma toi co lan wsim voi no o dao Antigua. Moi nguoi thich thu nhay xuong bien cung luc lam cho su hon don o noi nay va
ban to chuc con han vien boi theo du khach de du khach khong cham va ca voi va khong de nguy hiem cho du khach, Toi thay ca voi mo mieng that to khoang 4fts va hut nuoc vao de keo theo thuc an. Toi nghi neu nguoi nao boi gan do co the bi hut vao mieng ca voi vi sut hut rat manh. Toi va moi du khach chup hinh va quay phim lien tuc de co gang chup duoc buc hinh ky niem ngan nam mot thuo nay. Du khach chi duoc loi voi ca voi khoang ½ gio na phai di len thuyen de vao bo mhuong cho du khach ke tiep. Toi duoc nhung giay phut hung thu co mot khong hay trong cuoc doi. Sau do toi nho tai xe dua di den thac nuoc gan do. Thac nuoc cung dep lam. Sau do chung toi tro ve Cebu. Cham dut mot ngay vui.
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