Chocolate Hills Complex
Travel Blogs from Bohol
Tarsiers and world class wreck diving!
... ferry... We've got the long journey to palawan which starts with an overnight ferry to Cebu city before catching a plane. We had the choice of standard class sitting or lying, or tourist class (lying with aircon). We chose standard lying which was great, a deck full of bunkbeds with the sea air instead of aircon! It's double the time but half the price of the fastboats, plus saves a nights Accomodation! Max was zonked within 5 minutes, I was asleep within 5 songs on my ...
Lush green and chocolate hills
... changes like the seasons, except quickly and in one day!! One minute we were in the pouring rain and the next we were travelling on dry land, with no rain at all!! Suddenly, the sun came out again as if it had never left and the whole island resumed its beautiful sunny gloss! We arrived in gorgeous Bilar. Here, the lovely church overlooked a large open area that was absolutely full of costumed people of all ages!! It quickly became apparent that this was ...
A weekend in Bohol...
... often dart away into a hairpin without any warning, and with stories of coastal road deaths ringing in my ears, I wasn't in the mindset to drive any other way than what I felt comfortable with.
Despite the stressful drive, we arrive at the Tarsier Sanctuary about 40 minutes from the city. Tarsiers are the third smallest primate in the world with huge eyes, elongated limbs and fingers give them a gremlin like appearance. I still can't decide if they're incredibly cute, ...
Visa Renewal, Rubbish movies, Noise Police
... quiet commendable considering the turn over of people through the door, i was number 100, at 0930hrs, when the office opens at 0700hrs. If you need your visa extended or need help with what to do or how to go about it, try http://www.cebuexpatservices.com/ the guy is a true English gent with an aussie passport !!
I am Number Four.
We met a friend for lunch and decided to go to the cinema as a ...
Catch up- First, Bohol =)
... I saw ALL of what Bohol could offer (at an excellent discounted price!)- Tarsier, churches, chocolate hills, floating resto, zoo, shell museum, caves, bee farm, i did the zipline (loovee that) and of course the beautiful Panglao beach. It was a GREAT 2 days, and there was never any awkward silences during the drive (btw he had a FLASHY car!). He spoke about him being a Born Again Christian, Filipino History, the people, the lanuages, the A to Z. This is probably why i love Bohol so much!!
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