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Beach for sale, El Nido, Philippines travel blog

Beach for sale

A travel blog entry by cyclingvietnam

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 Lahettiin aamulla laiturille venailee laivaa palawanin paasaarelle. Laiturilla oli normaali pieni outriggeri ja kysyttiin parilta paikalliselta etta missas se laiva joka lahtee el nidoon on? "Yes sir, it's right here" Okay..... Kelattiin etta ehka ...

Dreaming or getting real in Dakak, Dipolog, Philippines travel blog

Dreaming or getting real in Dakak

A travel blog entry by writeonthespot

... fantasy? Before you answer these questions, allow me first to recounta trip we took to Mindanao, the southern part of the Philippines. Our Zamboanga del Norte trip has been filled withexcitement as we opted to be tucked away at beautiful Dakak. ***** ...

manila, philippines!my second hometown!!!!, Manila, Philippines travel blog

manila, philippines!my second hometown!!!!

A travel blog entry by james21

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... , the traffic, the noise that the city has, and the crimes...being a native of a peaceful city of Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines, im not already new about all of this. But in the contrary of all the bad aura that Manila have, this place ...

Lake Balanan, Siaton, Philippines travel blog

Lake Balanan

A travel blog entry by 7tck7334

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Lake Balanan, lays some 100kms (ish) south  of Dumaguete. Its a lake created after an earthquake in 1925, blocking the route of a naturally occuring stream. It has been developed into a toruist site...and in my opinon is better than twin lakes. ...

Lykken ved et laengeventet gensyn, Dumaguete, Philippines travel blog

Lykken ved et laengeventet gensyn

A travel blog entry by elinatroels

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    Endelig kom dagen.. Troels var naer boblet over af forventningens glaede, hvilket der vel ikke er saa meget at sige til; naar nu man har brugt godt et aar paa at overtale een af sine allerbedste venner til at komme til Asiens land og rejse ...

Life, Simimbaan, Roxas, Isabela, Philippines travel blog

Life

A travel blog entry by aconthego

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... would generally stress me out... don't.  This is life, and every aspect of it is to be appreciated.  I love the Philippines.  Yesterday we went with the youth to pick papayas for them to use to make Atsara to sell as a ...

Siaton, Negros Oriental, Siaton, Philippines travel blog

Siaton, Negros Oriental

A travel blog entry by 7tck7334

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Get me off this boat!, Iloilo City, Philippines travel blog

Get me off this boat!

A travel blog entry by mel_strang

We got on the boat to Palawan at 630am on Saturday morning, to arrive at 11am on Sunday. There were only economy class tickets left when we got there, so got packed into an open deck with over 120 other people. Was soooo hot. Its was all open but we ...

The Children, Palo, Philippines travel blog

The Children

A travel blog entry by elsat

Hey, I just thought I would give a little description of some of the children at the orphanage so you guys can all get a feel for what they are like. Divine is 2 and half years old.  She can be the best helper and the biggest pain.  She is ...

Yapoldo & I are the only ones working!!!, Boracay, Philippines travel blog

Yapoldo & I are the only ones working!!!

A travel blog entry by mandy13082

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Up at 7AM for Nescafe and breakfast at the hotel, Orchid's in case you've forgotten. :)  Ricky showed up at 7:30 to pick up the 12V battery we borrowed to have it charged and ready for the boat.  I thought I was going to transfer some points ...

First day at

First day at "a" office

A travel blog entry by big_d

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We got up early this morning as we knew traffic would be a aweful... after a lengthy cab ride, which I'll post about later, we arrived at the offices of Forssman, our client here. For the most part our project hasn't really started as the design teams ...

Fabrication, Lethargy, Second rate, Cebu City, Philippines travel blog

Fabrication, Lethargy, Second rate

A travel blog entry by 7tck7334

My fiancee and I stayed at Apartelle De Arcenas for three months. Whilst the accomodation, location and general place was very good if not EXCELLENT !! However we didn't like the way the electricity bill, seemed to be incorrect. Regardless whether ...

Excursion #2, Tacloban, Philippines travel blog

Excursion #2

A travel blog entry by elsat

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Hi! So our second excursion was this Saturday.  All of the volunteers took our sponsor children to the beach to play in the water and have lunch together.  It was a really good day.  The weather wasn't that nice though actually.  It ...

Adorable Innocence, Tacloban City, Philippines travel blog

Adorable Innocence

A travel blog entry by elsat

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Hello Everyone, Today Ate Irene, the orphanage nurse, had her day off so I was able to stay in the nursery for the whole morning and part of the afternoon.  I really enjoyed spending a lot of time with all the babies today. The baby who came from ...

Gremlins in gorgeous Guimaras, Guimaras, Philippines travel blog

Gremlins in gorgeous Guimaras

A travel blog entry by paul_karen

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Guimaras, Guimaras, described by our guidebook as a tropical paradise. A group of islands floating in pristine turquoise waters, quiet, remote and absolutely stunning.  On our way there we had to spend a night in Bacolod where we found ...

Final Destination, Coron Town, Philippines travel blog

Final Destination

A travel blog entry by alanhopkins

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The advertised trip time was 6 hours. We had read from more reputable sources that it was 8 hours. Guess which one it ended up being. The boat was actually just a glorified fishing boat, we had seen it beforehand so it wasn't a surprise, neither of ...

Earthquake Baroque Church of Paoay, Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines travel blog

Earthquake Baroque Church of Paoay

A travel blog entry by mygiobro

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Truly a world heritage site, St. Agustine Church also known as Paoay Church is awesome! From the gate, we already saw the exquisite design of the facade. And as we approached the entrance door, we feel dwarfed by its magnificent ...

Manila, Manila!, Manila, Philippines travel blog

Manila, Manila!

A travel blog entry by crismanila77

... our car along the streets of downtown Manila in ankle-deep flood waters. June to August is rainy season in the Philippines. Rain in Manila, even short heavy downpours, always causes severe widespread floodings in almost all city streets, which in turn ...

Off to a little bit of paradise, Malapascua Island, Philippines travel blog

Off to a little bit of paradise

A travel blog entry by amandaroberts79

Three nights and two days on a little desert island. No cars, no roads and transport from the mainland on a little boat. Bliss - until I got ...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Tambobo Bay, Philippines travel blog

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

A travel blog entry by fro-trip

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... - and then headed back towards the beach - with a parade in tow.    Our return to Time was delayed by the Philippines other national pastime... Karaoke! We ended up at what we thought was a bar for a quick drink but what was actually a woman's ...

The Philippines, Manila, Philippines travel blog

The Philippines

A travel blog entry by david-collie

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... coins and the taxi drove off. These kids were only about 12! Very sad... Despite the bad whether I really enjoyed the Philippines. The people are super friendly and always happy to help. I'd definitely come here again, but next time during the ...

Bantayan or Bust, Santa Fe, Philippines travel blog

Bantayan or Bust

A travel blog entry by 7tck7334

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Bantayan island the summary....... 20/10/10 – 20/12/10 Santa Fe is just like any Filipino town, too many guys with no work, just trying to make a days living to feed themselves, and their families. It has a pinch of western style restaurants in the ...

Sisällä/ulkona, Lapu Lapu, Philippines travel blog

Sisällä/ulkona

A travel blog entry by tiinajatimo

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Olen turisti Philippiineillä. Uin kummassa jommassa hotellin uima-altaista, nautin väliin mangopirtelön, vastaan hotellihenkilökunnan kohteliaisiin tervehdyksiin. He tekevät työnsä, minä maksan heidän palkkaansa. Oleminen on helppoa, ...

Manila, Makati City, Philippines travel blog

Manila

A travel blog entry by diverjess

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Update coming ...

Sabang Part 1: Diver's Paradise & Other Bola Bola, Sabang, Philippines travel blog

Sabang Part 1: Diver's Paradise & Other Bola Bola

A travel blog entry by paranoidchicken

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... electricity is off and everyone claps weakly when the lights come back on - we've casually endured one of the Philippines infamous "brownouts".  A brownout is when the local electricity grid simply shuts down for a limited amount of time, typically ...

More rooftop travel and the islands around El Nido, El Nido, Philippines travel blog

More rooftop travel and the islands around El Nido

A travel blog entry by kevandray

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... and kept bumping into in El Nido which was nice and somewhat shaming as Olivia hadn't spoken any English prior to coming to the Philippines and now she could just about hold a conversation with us! It has been a bit of a recurring theme being shamed for ...

tapauksia, Mindoro, Philippines travel blog

tapauksia

A travel blog entry by anssku

Muutama "hauska" tapaus viime paivilta: Illalla puolipimeassa vessassa ihmettelin, mika liikkuu jalkojeni juuressa.Pian huomasin kyseen olevan parista ravusta. Talon pikku pojat nahtavasti olivat paastaneet lemmikkirpunsa karkuteille. Kuulin pyykkia ...

Legazpi (farienter), Legaspi, Philippines travel blog

Legazpi (farienter)

A travel blog entry by france_rejean

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Salut tout le monde Nous allons bien. Une journee relaxe comme prevue. Nous commencons a manquer de souffle. Mais d'un autre cote on a bien hate au Japon. Rejean a mit les photos sur internet et fait les c.d. Nous sommes aller chercher les ...

What have I been eating?, Manila, Philippines travel blog

What have I been eating?

A travel blog entry by big_d

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Well I know my kids are curious and probably many of you as well... Attached here I've put some pictures of what I eat on an average Filipino meal.  Granted it varies and we continue to try new things, but these seem to be a standby for me when ...

Boracay Bohnanza, Boracay, Philippines travel blog

Boracay Bohnanza

A travel blog entry by kimthevagabond

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... neighboring Aklan for rice and other staple items. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines, boasting beautiful beaches, activities such as windsurfing and jetskiing, and late night parties. No one is entirely sure how ...

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