Carlos Paradise Hotel Puerto Galera

Por fin lo he terminado! Despues de algo de teoria, cinco lecciones practicas en la piscina y cuatro en el mar, ya estoy cualificada para bucear en el mar hasta 18 metros de profundidad. Yipee! Que peligro!<br><br>La verdad es que no me costo mucho adaptarme a la vida submarina. Simplemente, con asegurarse de que no flotas ni te hundes demasiado esta la mitad del trabajo hecho. Tambien es verdad que no he estado expuesta a ninguna corriente fuerte ni he tenido ningun percance ...

Nicola y yo ya llevamos mas de una semana en las Filipinas. Nuestra estancia en Manila fue muy breve, pero en Sabang ya llevamos varios dias.<br><br>Esto es como me habia imaginado el Caribe. Casas pequenas con tejados de uralita y las paredes pintadas de colores, cocoteros, agua cristalina, arena blanca, coches estrafalarios, motocicletas por todas partes, ninos corriendo en camiseta por las calles, mujeres cargando fruta en la cabeza... parece como si hubieramos sido ...

... front, the guide points to it and in I go (Sure wouldn't want to be really sick here). As soon as I step in and sit down at a small desk, I hear and smell the sounds of someone cooking breakfast behind a sheet hung up in the middle of the room. An assistant comes up, has me fill out a small blank sheet of paper, with my name, address etc and then knocks on a door to wake up the Doctor. After that it ...

... boarding, using another ferry as a bridge and a few wobbly ladders. Also many assistants were present to give hand boarding passengers.<br> In Manila I only used my hotel as a pit stop, stored there unnecessary stuff for few following days and hopped on a night coach to Banaue. It was a nine hours ride, transferring me to a magical landscape of Ifugao rice terraces at the elevation of 1200m. After quick check in in a ...

... bolts. Bizarre stuff for sure. Coral Cove was a really nice dive on the reef. Plenty to see and no kiss ass current. Just enough to keep things moving along. There are so many strange creatures under the water here. Some you would never notice because they are tiny or they camoflauge themselves to blend into the reef. Once we know what to look for we may be able to find these things ourselves but it does help to have ...

So far, the first mini-vacation of this semester has been a very interesting experience. One of those trips when I recount the advice some German guy gave to Sean Shaw a few years ago on a trip through Asia -- "When things aren't going the way you want them to go.... go the way they're going!" We left Hong Kong on the 1st of October -- Chinese National Day -- and took a ferry to Macau before flying over to Manila, Philippines. I was accompanied on this ...

... of nowhere, but we waited and sure enough the bus came and we went down to Bantangas, then we had to get a tricycle round to the port, which A filipino girl came over and asked where we were going, and wondered if we wanted to share tricycle with her, to which we agreed, having a filipino onside, is a sure thing then that you do not get ripped off, so we shared to tricycle and the fare. Arrived at Batangas Pier, and straight away the filipinos are all over you, taking ...

After a Marathon journey from Boracay I eventually arrived at Sabang Beach near Puerto Galera which was a row of Hotels and dive shops along the beach and a row of bars behind. After a bit of bargaining I managed to get a good deal on a room about 5 meters from the beach with a stunning view of the bay. The main activities in Puerto Galera are definitely drinking and diving. There are a lot of places ...

Time is scarce when you have no time. I have had no access to a computer or a phone for the last week. I am sure all of you that frequent my blog or get the occasional phone call from me are wondering where the hell I went. Well, I have been busy getting my Filipino party on so to speak. Lets see I moved host families last Monday and ended up very north of Quezon City with Sonny &amp; Pearl Mendoza. Sonny is in publishing. He made his money writing ...

... be the case in Tagaytay but, luckily, that was not the case. I keep expecting everything to be organized and ready. The Taal Volcano is a relatively popular tourist destination; however, getting there is pretty difficult and minimal signage exists. I'm still unsure as to how I would ever have gotten around without a driver!!! Tagaytay is a city; however, it is surroundings (Lake Taal and Taal Volcano) that attract the most attention. The scenery in Tagaytay is ...