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Trip: Summer 2011 in Borongan

There are [12] stories from my trip: Summer 2011 in Borongan


Bea in Samar

PHILIPPINES | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Views [423]

 My friend Bea did her Forestry Practicum in Biliran, Southern Leyte this summer.  Southern Leyte is near Eastern Samar, so I invited Bea to come visit our province.  It was an 8-hour trip, but she came anyway. Her visit really ... Read more >

Tags: beach strom


Oh Minasangay

PHILIPPINES | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 | Views [488]

This summer I was finally able to go Minasangay. It is an Eco Park and Marine Life Reserve in the small town of  Balangkayan. That's in Eastern Samar, Philippines. Eastern Samar is not well-known to tourist because it's a poor province. It ... Read more >

Tags: mangrove beach diving cliff


Mangrove Diving

PHILIPPINES | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 | Views [343]

Ever tried diving in a mangrove forest? It is an great experience. If you want to try it, check out Balangkayan in Eastern Samar...


Photos: In Minasangay

PHILIPPINES | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery


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Terra Incognita: Our Doomsday Getaway

PHILIPPINES | Saturday, 21 May 2011 | Views [387]

May 21, 2011. Many people believed that the world will end on this day. Off course I didn't believe it. The Bible makes it clear that no one on this world knows when the world will end. So, we went to small island called Puro to have some fun.... Read more >

Tags: beach


Photos: Monbon Photos

PHILIPPINES | Saturday, 21 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery


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Infinite Space

PHILIPPINES | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Views [804]

This a photo of Kei looking at the stars. I was able to get this shot with the help of a couple of rocks because I forgot my tripod. This was at a small island in Borongan, Eastern Samar. It was taken at morning of May 21, 2011. That was the ... Read more >

Tags: stars beach skies night


The Puro Tradition

PHILIPPINES | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Views [305]

It has been a traditon for me and my cousins to camp at an isolated island of Borongan City everytime we go there. We sleep only in sleeping bags so that we can feel the breath of nature...

Tags: beach camp


Photos: A Night at Puro

PHILIPPINES | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery


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One for My Gallery

PHILIPPINES | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Views [331]

This summer was all about adventure to me. I'm more of an outdoor guy now so I joined a camping group in our province. Our first journey was to a waterfall in Barangay, San Pablo.   San Pablo is one of the remotest Barangay in Borongan City, ... Read more >

Tags: people adventure


Pahungaw: A Roadless Travel

PHILIPPINES | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Views [1003]

  I was really looking for some kind of an outdoor adventure in Borongan City this past summer. So, I decided to join my cousins and their friends to go to a waterfall deep in the heart of the forest of Borongan. Borongan has a very large ... Read more >

Tags: falls trekking borongan


Photos: Pahungaw Falls

PHILIPPINES | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery


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