Blogs from Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines, Asia - page 3

The bustling city of Dumaguete brought us our first hostel stay…yay! Here, we made three wonderful new friends, Susa, Svennja and Philip, who with we shared Ocktoberfest celebrations, enjoying a few San Miguel beers and good conservation, a hike in the mountains of Negros Oriental, at Twin Lakes, and a day at Apo Island. ... read more

Réveil devant une mer encore plus calme et un ciel encore plus dégagé qu’hier. Dommage de partir si tôt ! Nous voilà arrivés au port de Siquijor pour prendre notre ferry. Le ciel est toujours bien dégagé quand nous arrivons mais plus ça va, alors que nous attendons, plus le ciel se couvre, le vent se lève et la pluie arrive. Youpi ! Et c’est parti pour une traversée houleuse d’une heure, au cours de laquelle les vagues grossissent au fur et à mesure … jusqu’à distribution de sac à vomi. Mais nous tenons le coup et le cap jusqu’à Dumaguete et retrouvons avec joie et émotion notre hôtel laissé une semaine plus tôt, Harold’s Mansion. Rapidement nous repartons direction ‘notre’ resto pour du savoureux thon grillé et un halo halo bien mérités. L’après midi, ... read more

1. Make friends with a Canadian from Hamilton, Ontario, who's one of those old, fat and bald Westeners with a Filipina wife. Make enough noise discussing his original home town Durban, SA, to completely piss off a grumpy French tourist who'll come telling you to shut up. 2. Walk around the pleasant little Dumaguete and once at the market look up for a beauty parlor. While being manicured and pedicured by two elderly, friendly Filipinas discuss politics, economical situation in Iceland (is it really bankrupt? Geez.) and cock fights with your manicurists husband who's hanging out there at the parlor. 3. Experience an odd sensation of unexplained euphoria which you just can't shake off. 4. Get some more pampering. It's time to find a blind masseuse to whisk you to heavenly bliss. 5. Make a recommendation: ... read more

I gaar var en fantastisk opplevelsesfull dag! Jeg var oppe tidlig om morgningen, rett paa markedet for aa kjoepe frokost og lunsj, valgt etter sanser i full akt. Deretter bar det ut til baaten "Dolphine 2" som tok meg, og ti andre filippinere, paa en fem timers lang baattur. Etter en times kjoering begynte moroa: delfiner kom svoemmende mot baaten vaar, hoppet opp og snurret rundt, svoemmte om kapp med baaten. Lekte seg. Ertet oss. Fantastiske skapninger! Saa vidunderlig vakre, og saa smarte og lure! Etter en stund kjoerte vi videre til en av Negros' mange skjulte vidundre: Sandbar. Nei, ikke sandBAR (som i: drikk-deg-drita-paa-stranden-bar), men SANDbar (som i: en oey av sand, der flo g fjaere bestemmer om den er en oey, eller en langrunn strand under vann)!!! Saa inderlig vakkert. Saa krystallklart vann, saa ... read more

Looking for somewhere to go to for the Nov.1 long weekend, I chanced upon a website promoting Dumaguete City (www.dumagueteinfo.com). In a couple of hours’ time, I had booked our flights going to the City of Gentle People - and unknown to many, probably the only place in the Philippines with a different time - Dumaguete time is consciously and uniformly set 15 minutes ahead of the rest of the country’s. It’s a quirk even the locals can’t explain but it sure makes for good conversation Day 1: Apo Island Still sluggish after our 630AM flight from Manila, we arrived in Dumaguete City at around 745AM. Kim’s friends, husband and wife Anis and Daphne, picked us up from the airport. After a brief stop in their home (they own popular pizza place Neva’s), they brought us ... read more