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Travel Blogs from Virac
Bopha und noch ein Versuch
... auf dem Weg nach Palawan. Wir haben also gerade zum richtigen Zeitpunkt (vor zwei Tagen) nen Abflug gemacht. Obwohl auch heute keine Walhaie gesichtet wurden, möchten wir morgen Früh unsere letzte Chance, nochmals in See zu stechen, ergreifen. Das heisst sofern wir Bargeld dafür auftreiben können. Wie in El Nido gibt es auch hier keinen Bankomat und wie in El ...
Von Glühwürmchen und Leviathanen
... ohne Tourismus. Seit ein Einheimischer ein Video von einem Tauchgang mit einem Walhai auf Youtube veröffentlichte, hat sich allerdings viel verändert. Nicht nur die Strassen sind breiter geworden, es gibt mittlerweile viele Resorts, die Touristen alle Annehmlichkeiten des Urlaubslebens bieten. Da wir immer noch Respekt vor den Ausläufern des Thypoons haben, bringt uns Jojo direkt zum Donsol Visitors Center, wo wir ...
Caramoan - Island Hopping, Survivor, Beach Camping
We were up early and took a Jeepney, then a small boat to Caramoan. We found out that the American Survivor TV show is currently filming on one of the beaches in Caramoan! We're staying at Rex's Tourist Inn right in town. It's funny how situational ones perception of a hotel/hostel, etc can be. After staying in old beach huts, arriving at Rex's was a huge comfort relief.. The place is an old run down building and if this was our first stop my perceptions would definitely ...
Catanduanes - The Beach to Ourselves
... from being so exhausted from the sun! The next morning we had a day trip planned to another waterfall about an hours drive away, so the group hopped on-top of the Jeepney and drove out, the entire trip was out along the coastline. We drove through a bunch of small villages and, as per usual spent the ride smiling and waving back and yelling hello to most everyone we saw. We got to the waterfall, another beautiful sight to add to the list, swam around, people ...
Pool fun at Patio Victoria
... of sun yesterday. So a wonderful shaded spot overlooking the ocean was perfect. The cost of the pool was 250p ($5.88 USD) or 150p ($3.53 USD) with lunch. We arrived about 10 am before the crowds and settled in nicely. We dozed in and out of naps, had lunch, read books and generally just enjoyed the relaxing day.
As the crowds of Filipino families poured in, the day became more and more interesting for people watching. Several things we observed ...