Philippines Travel Blogs

... doors and saying "Americanos", it doesn't matter where you're actually from b/c apparently if you're white and in the Philippines, you're American! After saying bye to the English girls, I decide to wander around the village and end up chatting with ...

A travel blog entry from Kambulo by trent
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Brian and I took a ferry from Cebu to Tagbilaran on the next island, Bohol. We walked a bit and then hired a jeepney to take us to Alona Beach on Panglao Island. Its very nice, but if this is the high season then I'd hate to see the low season because ...

A travel blog entry from Panglao by trent
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... garden area; Basilica del Santo Nino and Cebu Cathedral, which the BSN houses the oldest religious relic in the Philippines brought here by Magellan in 1575; and Magellans Cross, which marks the location where missionaries first baptized Filipinos as ...

A travel blog entry from Cebu City by trent
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There's only one bus from Banaue to Manila and it leaves at 17:30 and arrives in Manila at 3:30 am! Who the hell decided that schedule? I can't even fathom why anyone would want to arrive in manila at 3:30 am - we decide that the vendors in Banaue wanna ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by trent
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On occasion, you take a picture and the light is just how you'd like it and the subject comes out perfectly...this picture represents island life here in the Philipiines to me - the beauty of the islands is seen in the mixture of color and light and water ...

A travel blog entry from Boracay by trent
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The bus from Manila was an overnight ride combining a bump-filled winding road and thwe worlds greatest AC, as we all practically froze throughout the 9 hour journey. I sat next to a Balgian girl named Karolyn and we talked and suffered and bumped sleepy ...

A travel blog entry from Batad by trent
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We slept in again, ahh this is the life, and then we rented motorbikes to ride around the islands and go see the Chocolate Hills, a unique terrain of 1200 coral and limestone mounds that literally pop put of a relatively flat area and are generally ...

A travel blog entry from Carmen by trent
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The road we're traveling on is about 12 feet wide and had two-way traffic. As we are returning to Tagbilaran, Brian manages to locate the only 9 inch pothole in that road and crash his motorbike into it! I'm cruising down the road and change lanes to ...

A travel blog entry from Tagbilaran by trent
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... characters fatalistically suffered natural, political, and social disasters, so too have the residents of San Isidro, Philippines, where I spent 6 weeks volunteering, learning, working, and living more intensely than ever before... The story.... On ...

A travel blog entry from San Isidro by hancocjb
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A travel blog entry from Banaue, Batad, Manila by foolsgold
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... changed with the defeat of the Spanish was in who was doing the economic exploitation. For all intents and purposes, the Philippines became a de facto American colony and supported a number of US military bases. In 1941 when the Japanese declared war on ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by globedecker
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Boracay is an island in the west of the Philippines and is THE beach destination in the Philippines. They say when you meet any Filipino they will always say "you must go to Boracay". So, I flew off to Boracay from Cebu on a tiny little bubble of an ...

A travel blog entry from Boracay by trent
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... had a chance to take a train as well then we would have taken just about every form of non-animal transport in the Philippines! Despite the bit of an ordeal getting here, it was totally worth it; this place is absolutely gorgeous!   Boracay has all ...

A travel blog entry from Boracay by globedecker
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... to design a world of bliss By Marge C. Enriquez Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 22:28:00 09/02/2008 MANILA, Philippines-Bliss Café in Baguio is an enclave for artists, spiritual seekers and health buffs who want organic vegetarian meals. It ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by happysheep
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... in confusion and started giggling. Elvis explained that these remote mountain people couldn't speak Tagalog, the native tongue of the Philippines, but in fact spoke English - the result of too many missionaries and not enough effort to maintain a ...

A travel blog entry from Banaue by katshannon
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It was 5am. We had not slept for 24 hours and the airport was deserted except for a bell ringing electro-Santa, a bored hirsute man in a Russian hat, and ourselves. At times like this you become oblivious to reality. All conversations become ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by katshannon
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I just dug this area so much I wanted to put more pictures up! - I awoke and just hung out at the guesthouse enjoying the view and how quiet it was. Romeo, Rita's husband, has a family passed down and well-preserved Ifugao hut that he lets the guesthouse ...

A travel blog entry from Batad by trent
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Well. It is I Vinny, and I'm back in Manly Australia once again. Which means I survived the Philippines with its sex tourism, murder, election issues and military action. And I LOVED it. Great place, great people, crap food. Well crap may be unfair. Bland ...

A travel blog entry from Cebu by foolsgold
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Slept in late, well not really slept because our room was a freakin oven. Then I met Stefen at Wendy's for lunch, first Wendy's in 3 years and still dig that spicy chicken sandwich, and then went to see Constantine with Keanu Reeves, first movie theater ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by trent
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... our windows wound up, avoiding the noxious clouds as best the air filter could manage. Traffic jams in the Philippines are like nothing I've ever experienced. The predictable unpredictability was quite refreshing after the logic-defying Korean habit of ...

A travel blog entry from Banaue by katshannon
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Following a recommendation from some friends of ours we headed out to Malapascua Island, which is off the north coast of Cebu Island. The island has lovely white sand beaches and clear waters and is famous for the regular sightings of Thresher Sharks. ...

A travel blog entry from Malapascua Island by worldofbintang
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... was raining and was very muddy so we visited a bar instead with some Cebuanos we had met at the concert. The Philippines is great so far - a little crazy but very very friendly people and we are looking forward to exploring this interesting country more ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by worldofbintang
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The first time the rooster crowed it was 3.30am. The second time it was 4 am. The third time was when I vowed to order man-chook for breakfast. Despite my resolve for a vengeful breakfast, my stomach was decidely uneasy after the stress I had put my body ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by katshannon
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A travel blog entry from Puerto Princess, Sabang, El Nido by foolsgold
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Hey There Everyone, These past couple of weeks since we returned to ministry have been amazing. We have done many programs, and have seen god working in the lives of the people here. This past week we went to the Univerity of Assumption which has ...

A travel blog entry from San Fernando by trentrollings
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... in the world. -Manila is the text message capital of the world, with millions of messages being transmited each day. -The Philippines has approximately the same population of Canada, but in a much smaller space. -San Fernando is the Parol (Christmas ...

A travel blog entry from San Fernando by trentrollings
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... village by day and sunbathing on the beautiful beach was the order of the day. By night, as with most places in the Philippines, it transforms into a host of kareoke bars and after lots of cheap beer even we ended up taking our turn to sing. Madonna's " ...

A travel blog entry from Bohol Island by worldofbintang
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We had been told that Manila on New Years Eve was like being in Beirut, circa 1985. We thought this was an over exaggeration, but NYE came on with the deafening roar of a war zone and the stench of sulfur exploding in the air as the locals warmed up for a ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by katshannon
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... long long time since I visited the good 'ol travelblog....and before anything else here's a big big hello from Kristina in the Philippines!!! I've got a ton to say, I'm still working on it though, but here are some pictures from my 6 weeks in southern ...

A travel blog entry from Legaspi by hancocjb
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Looks like some bar girls will be leaving Hong Kong, due to the China visa restrictions: China visa restrictions hit Filipino tourists DAISY C.L. MANDAP, GMANews.TV HONG KONG - Hundreds of Filipino tourists who go to mainland China on a regular ...

A travel blog entry from Manila by happysheep
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