Insular Hotel Dumaguete

... shop is managed by Easy diving, they are only using new gears and the setting is really well done, top class.

Thalatta is a small 16 rooms resort. The accommodations are very comfortable and built in a tropical garden.

The restaurant is also the best we have been in this area.

... meininki. Seuraavaksi edessa parin paivan chillailu Cebussa ja sitten onkin aika jattaa Filippiinit (ja ymparilla jalleen jyllaavat taifuunit) rauhaan. Lentoliput ostettu Cebusta 22. paivaksi ja seuraavaksi suunnataankin viimeisten paakallonmetsastajien kotikonnuille treffaamaan oranssiturkkisia pirulaisia.. Borneo on my mind!

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... Ferry liput taskussa ja heratys klo 5.30...

'Summer isles of Eden, lying in dark purple spheres of sea'

-I-

Ps. Going deep! Suoritin Siquijor Dive Safarilla PADI OPEN WATER certifikaatin.

PPs. Going deeper! Suoritin Siquijor Dive Safarilla myos PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER certifikaatin.

Thank you TATA and BISMARCK!

... of getting drunk and singing at the screen. Drinking is interesting in the Philippines. No matter how many is in the group they will only use one drink ...

Moikkelis ja terkut taas Filippiineilta. Paastiin viimein lahtemaan IloIlosta eteenpain Negrosille. IloIlosta Bacolodiin kesti noin tunnin verran pienella nopeella lautalla. Ja se kyyti olikin aika tuskanen. Ma luulin et me kuollaan niihin aaltoihin ja siihen vauhtiin ja Raffi oli viel vahan heikkona flunssan jalkeen ja se heiluminen ilmeisesti lisas huonoa oloa. Oltiin siis ihan kypsia sen tunnin jalkeen lauttamatkoihin. ;) Bacolodista jatkettiin bussilla ...

... the girls I met the day before to come out with me. As it seemed silly going by myself. So the next morning we set out around 6am. The boat in Bais City was sorta like a long boat. I was happy to hear the boat would actually just be for my group. which consisted of Rachelle and Eve.

The day was rather hot, especially on the water. We saw some dolphins and a pod of whales. Which was fantastic as the two ...

... don't have an extra day in Cebu after the overnight ferry to rest up and get laundry done. We will step off the miserable boat and go right on with a busy day. Yikes. Last night I heard karaoke on the island, and I hear it again tonight. The SAME Brittney Spears song, "Lucky", was sung twice in a row. Filipinos LOVE LOVE LOVE karaoke (K-TV, as it is advertised) and it is forsaken to ever heckle anyone who is a bad singer. It is almost a true sin here to do such a ...

... Island truly was island paradise!! White sand beaches, our rooms had huge doors that opened to the water so we heard the sound of the waves the whole night as we slept, and the snorkeling was out this world. Apo Island is home to the first established Marine Sanctuary in the Philippines that a former PCV helped develop. The coral was huge and so beautiful, and I saw so many fish I could hardly believe it!! Needless to say a very fun day and evening spent there. On ...

... the current was. This dive was QUITE overwhelming for me. I couldnt seem to catch my breath and even when we stopped at a sandy place we were all clawing into the sand to keep from getting pulled away by the current. The size of the fish and diversity of the coral was AMAZING! This is the best diving I have ever done! I am very excited to see what Malapascua and Boracay have to offer. The drift dive began at the north east side of Apo Island ...

... of being the only tourist there and was getting a lot of stares - mostly from the beautiful girls who seemed to out number the boys 2 to 1. As I was still a little tipsy from the rum I was feeling quite confident and ventured out onto the dance floor. I was strutting my stuff and pretty soon I had a few girls dancing around me and basically just staring at me. Now I'm not naiieve enough to think these girls fancied me for my devilish good looks - I certainly never had a ...