We R. Inn Hotel Davao

... caves on Samal Island are famous for being the habitat of thousands of fruit bats, known locally as Kwaknits. This sanctuary of nocturnal creatures is considered as one of the worlds largest and is home to five major bat colonies. The small caves allow bats to cluster together in groups for warmth and security. These bats play a key role in maintaining the important balance in the island’s ecosystem. Bat droppings, also named guano, are the ...

Thu 15th October 2009

We were going to leave Davao today. Yesterday we had just swum that's all. I got sun burned too. We were going to leave at 1pm. So we had enough time. I, Michelle and Dad went to breakfast for dinner it was our last meal in Marco Polo Hotel. I had lots so that I wouldn’t be hungry at lunchtime. We went to the airport but our plane for ...

... had fish. Then we had a swim. I liked the swimming pool. First you had to have a shower rinse and then go into the pool. The water was cold but on hot afternoons it feels lovely. Then after a swim Dad came back and we had a dinner buffet. There was a sushi station, a beef, lamb, pork and sausage station, a fruit and dessert station, a halo halo station and a main course station. Dad and I were going to a brother’s house. So ...

... and also to People’s Park one night. Peoples park is a sculpture park containing lots of ...

... that makes it such an attractive place to live. I was not feeling well this morning and was not up to a big buffet lunch, so we decided to postpone a meal at Marco Polo. Instead we went to one of the P99 all-you-can-eat meals which are quite popular here, and where you don't feel you need to eat a lot to get good value. It's an easy way to sample the local food, and the one we chose was particularly good for ...

... messages either on this blog or on Facebook. I don't always have the opportunity to write back in a timely manner, but know that I truly appreciate all your notes and read every single one of them! Your emails help to connect me with what's happening back in Montreal, or help me know what's happening with you, wherever YOU are! I'm not missing the cold (sorry Montreal!), but am missing the warmth of my family and friends back home!!! Even though ...

... of this trip, and the title was to surf the wilds of Mindanao. Unfortunately, due to obscure bus schedules, I couldn't make it to the surf-rich 120km of coast line of Surigao del sur. There are so many good setups here, and practically zero tourists. There are a few ways to get to this part of Mindanao from Davao, a bus to Tandag or a bus further south to Mangagoy. Unfortunately, the Bachelor Express busses from Mindanao hit these places early morning, 2 am ...

... has a travel agency. She would take us from the International to the Domestic Terminal (which requires a car ride) and would hand us the tickets for our onward flight to Davao. We hadn't been informed of the departure time for the flight, so I wasn't sure if we would be on time for it or not. On arrival in Manila the large immigration hall was totally full. We stood in one of twenty different lines twenty-five meters long, and advanced only very slowly. We watched ...

... come. In high spirits, I braved the current of the mighty Marbel River, leaped from one boulder to another, and trekked relentlessly, pushing myself to the nth degree. Before darkness could overtake me, I arrived at Agko, bruised and battered but nonetheless braver than my old self. Catching my breath, I was pleased to hear the roar of the vehicles that would take us back to Davao.

Days passed. I caught a glimpse of Apo's majestic cone on the way to the ...

How is it guys ? I would like to apologise to you for the poor state of my blog. I only opened it about 4 months ago, when I was in Costa Rica. It is the first time I spend so much time on a computer. I don't really use to it! Let me introduce myself quickly. I have been travelling for 15 years; I started when I was 16 years old. At that time I was only travelling for a couple of months before ...