PHILIPPINES | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [1889]
I flew back from Cebu City to Manila not having arranged a hotel so I called The Rothmans Hotel on arrival but they were fully booked so I went to my old standby, The Southern Cross in Ermita. They owed me peso 200 from last visit so it was nice to roll ... Read more >
Tags: beaches
PHILIPPINES | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [1986]
After Ken and Rabbit split, I flew alone to Damuagette, a nice little university town where I checked into The Check Inn hotel. This newish hotel was great value and very centrally located in downtown, between the sea and the market. Having been here ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, diving
PHILIPPINES | Friday, 27 Feb 2009 | Views [2146] | Comments [1]
We were up early next morning for a 6 am departure to El Nido by a local banca that Larry had arranged. We waded out to the boat floating in a millpond sea, shrouded by mist and overlooked by the mountainous jungle, it was totally a magic moment. But ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, islands, on the road
PHILIPPINES | Friday, 27 Feb 2009 | Views [2032] | Comments [1]
Port Barton, I had heard it was nice there but this is really nice, a little paradise well off the beaten track but well worth the effort of getting there. We were picked up early by Oon who I had arranged to drive us to Port Barton in his 4WD mini ... Read more >
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