Blogs from Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Asia - page 2

With friends... we had the beach/place to ourselves! It's a very far ride but worth it :)... read more

If Puerto Gallera had not been overcrowded by tourists when I went there last summer and if bars and shops didn't ruin the view by congesting the areas close to the coastline it would have been a good enough place to visit considering that it's not far from Manila. But they all messed up the beach especially during afternoons when the sun was right and and best to walk leisurely along the shore. It was terrible finding your way through intersections, patches and narrow walk-ways even just to get back to the hotel, and nighttime only made this worse. But the beer was relatively cheap and the food was okay although I didn't get to order the popular Shark Steak. I stayed in the island for three days but went back home feeling like I had ... read more

After Luzon, Mindoro was my next island on my way South. The ro-ro (roll-on roll-off) ferry from the city of Batangas, Luzon to Calapan, Mindoro is quite efficient. The ride is around 3 hours. The cost is around P600. The paper works needed are the bike insurance and registration. No bribing involves. The first thing I notice on the town of Calapan is its relative cleanliness. People are also friendlier compare to Luzon. It was dark when I arrived, so I stayed overnight. There was going to be a marriage banquet on the hotel premise. Disco and ballard music blasted through midnight. Like most small town in Philippine, restaurants and shops close early. I grabbed a few sticks of barbeque chicken (just like Indonesian satay without the peanut sauce) and some other street foods for dinner. ... read more

I celebrated my 25th birthday last February 25, it's a Sunday, so me and my sis and her bf and my cousin went to Puerto Galera. we left quezon city were we live around 9pm going to Batangas. It was a scary wide road on the south expressway since there's no lights on the streets and all cars and other vehicles are in full speed. The only thing that gave us peace of mind was that it has police cars montiorng the slex, and it has emergency backups from the sides, we passed through some of them. We arrived Lipa, Batangas and stayed at my uncle's place, and also we bring our cousin with us. February 24, Saturday, we left around 4am with my uncle give us a ride to Batangas pier. We took MV ... read more

It has been a tradition in my family to go out of town on my birthday since it's summer vacation. Puerto Galera was our second choice where we would celebrate my birthday. We chose Coco Beach, a famous beach resort in this area. Pickup point was in Manila Diamond Hotel in Roxas Boulevard. A van promptly picked us up at 6:30am and directly headed to Port of Batangas. We slept all the way for 2 hours to Batangas since we woke up very early. From the Port of Batangas, we rode a big boat to Coco Beach, a 1 hour ride. Upon arrival, we were welcomed with a lively song, fresh coconut juice and shell necklace. We chose a room with airconditioning since it really gets hot and humid in the afternoon. The room was ... read more