Blogs from Puerto Galera, Philippines, Asia - page 4

This will be really short. I am now in the Philippines, sunburned and hot, at a beach called Sabang (near Puerto Galera). It scenery is beautiful, the people so friendly and the weather is ideal. It is all wonderful besides the massive sex trade industry this place brings. Everywhere you look there are old, balding, not at all attractive men with these beautiful, tiny, young Philippino women. It's crazy because the town is so small and there are so many. I'm not going to get into it right now though. I have been on 4 dives, including my first night dive, and the aquatic life here is almost overwelming. The dives all went by so fast, so much t see:) I don't know half the names but one of the guys was talikng pics and I ... read more

after a very exhausting yet enjoying company outing in batangas, a group of auditors invited us to join them in puerto galera... aboard the overloaded banca, we headed for puerto galera first boat trip in the morning from batangas... travelled for almost 45 mins and landed at white beach... t'was summer hot... after settling in an overnight accommodation, we savored the beach for a few hours and decided to go snorkeling at the other side of the island... it was fun, though i m quite tired and actually hesitated going, i still joined. the beach is as so with most of the Philippine's beaches - very beautiful in sight and in experience - ... so many colorful fishes which you can actually touch... one of us actually got a starfish which is the first time ... read more

It was our semestral break in school. Me and my school buddies decided to go to puerto galera to have some fun. We boarded JAM transit in pasay going to batangas pier. As Puerto Galera was not yet fully developed (not sure) at that time, there was no tourist around except for a couple whom we met while we were having lunch. the place was very nice and actually almost paradise. am looking forward to visit galera again. "Puerto Galera is a coastal town well known among tourists coming to the Philippines for its numerous beaches ad many snorkeling and dive spots. The marine environment has benefited in recent years from the influx of tourist dollars. This has seen a huge reduction in the number of fishermen in the area, as they gain higher revenue from ... read more