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Cast Away on the Private Island of Sumilon, Philippines
Blog: WildJunket - 3 May 2012
fter three weeks of traveling around the Philippines, we simply wanted to kick back for a few days in Crusoe-esque splendor – and on Sumilon Island we did just that. Located 10 km from Cebu island, it might be just a hop away from civilization but it sure felt like a world apart.
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Slowing Down in Cebu City, Philippines
Blog: WildJunket - 20 April 2012
This is the first edition of an ongoing series of reviews on properties (budget hotels and hostels) we’re staying at during our travels in Asia, as part of our partnership with HostelBookers.com.
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Swimming with Whale Sharks in Cebu, Philippines
Blog: WildJunket - 28 March 2012
n the far distance came a spray of water and the faint outline of an enormous animal resembling a whale. We watched in awe as it glided gently by the bow of a small fishermen boat, following its circular motion.
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A Weekend in Cebu and CDO
Blog: First-time Traveler - 4 March 2012
It was a challenging weekend – three consecutive mornings spent in three different airports, in three different cities. This is the upside and the downside of business trips. They come for free but expect less or no sightseeing in your itinerary. I was going back to two southern cities — Cebu and Cagayan de Oro … Continue reading »
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Carnival of Cities for 1 June 2011 – from Abu Dhabi to Athens
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 June 2011
Welcome! I’m happy to host this edition of the Carnival of Cities! After publishing the 18 May 2011 edition on Perceptive Travel Blog, Sheila Scarborough handed the baton to me....Carnival of Cities for 1 June 2011 – from Abu Dhabi to Athens is a post from Sophie's World
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One Last Look at the Philippines
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 5 October 2010
When we came to the Philippines, we only intended to stay for two to three months. Over five months later, we’re still here. Clearly, we like it. Amazing underwater treasures, beautiful jungles, deserted white-sand beaches, stunning landscapes, and some of the friendliest people in the world make it a hard country to leave. To recall [...]
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Dolphin Superpod
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 4 October 2010
Ripples throughout the picture only hint at the number of dolphins below the surface. Returning from our dive trip to Calanggaman Island, we had yet another stroke of extraordinary luck. Well before we arrived on the scene, we could make out chaotic splashing on the horizon and what appeared to be animals leaping out of [...]
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Pygmy Seahorses
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 2 October 2010
It took us three dives, but we have finally sighted the elusive pygmy seahorse. This tiny creature is, perhaps, the ultimate testament to the miracles of evolution. (I’ve said it before, Darwin would have loved scuba diving.) But finding these little guys isn’t easy. After several minutes of searching a large sea fan gently clearing [...]
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Life among the Palms
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 30 September 2010
Tony spent the whole day today testing out this hammock. Will our work never end?! Seriously, I don’t know if he can keep up this grueling pace. Share this post:
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Our First Manta!!!
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 27 September 2010
Embedded video similar to what we saw We came to Malapascua to see the thresher sharks, but this island has gifted us with one spectacular animal after another from giant seahorses to schools of squid to mandarin fish to white-tip sharks. We are definitely getting our money’s worth here. But this afternoon, the gift of [...]
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My Fowl Mood
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 26 September 2010
Never a full night’s beauty sleep in rural parts of the Philippines. The constant cock-a-doodle-dos of a thousand roosters in training make sound sleep an impossibility. Cockfighting is to the Philippines what vodka is to Russia – the ultimate pass time. Filipino men prance through the streets with their beloved fighting-cocks in arm taking them [...]
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Muck Diving in Dauin
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 17 September 2010
Harlequin Ghost Pipefish Muck diving doesn’t sound like much fun… but it is. Usually an exploration of sloppy shoreline shallows and decaying piers and pilings, muck divers forgo the glamours of brightly colored reefs and blue-water sea mounts for an underwater world of sand and seagrass littered with abandoned tires and rusty car wrecks. ‘Why?” [...]
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Ladyboys vs. Dwarfs
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 16 September 2010
Filipinos really know how to entertain. A basketball showdown between dwarfs and ladyboys is not something you get to see every day! And you thought the Harlem Globetrotters were impressive. As luck would have it, this event has long come and gone, so I guess we’ll have to give this piece of high culture a [...]
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Who Cares about the Food?
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 14 September 2010
I’ve been debating how to broach this subject for some time. Hmmmm. Let me begin by saying I love Filipinos. They are amazing, warm, friendly, hospitable people… But they can’t cook. Many travelers claim that the food here in the Philippines is the worst in Asia. I wouldn’t go that far – in my book, [...]
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Another Kind of Overnight Ferry
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 28 August 2010
When we realized out best option to travel from Iloilo to Cebu City was a 14-hour overnight ferry, I cringed. As you might remember, our last ferry trip here left a lot to be desired. It turns out that there is an entirely different ferry experience to be had in the Philippines. Cokaliong Shipping Lines [...]
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Review: First-time in Shangri-la Mactan Resort and Spa
Blog: First-time Traveler - 11 June 2010
My trip this year to Cebu, particularly to Mactan, brought back memories of a luxurious stay I did three years back in another resort within the same island. It was a press event my former office organized for a client. We gathered media people from various countries in Southeast Asia and booked them in Shangri-la’s [...]
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First-time in Plantation Bay
Blog: First-time Traveler - 30 March 2010
The Plantation Bay Resort and Spa always grace the pages of travel magazines. I’ve seen photos of friends who stayed in this luxurious resort located in Mactan Island, Cebu. I’ve been part of contests that gave out a few nights stay for free in this popular relaxation place. Sadly, I’ve never set foot in Plantation [...]
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First-time in Danao, Cebu
Blog: First-time Traveler - 29 March 2010
There I was again traveling alone. It usually happens whenever I travel for business wherein I would be left to my own devices. Having been used to working with non-profits, I often visited new and unfamiliar places without any welcoming party at the airport or a transport service. Sometimes it sounded scary but I always [...]
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Reaching our Threshold! (pun definitely intended)
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 28 February 2010
By Nick Guidebooks may be useful but for accurate advice I have always found it better to speak to a traveler who has recently come from the area. So when we were given the advice to call ahead and book somewhere in El Nido, Palawan, we didn’t want to waste time. We were due to fly out the following day and arrive in El Nido a few days later but after phoning the handful of hotels recommended to us, we had not bettered our situation. Some searching online came up with ...
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The amazing acrobatic kids of Malapascua
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 16 February 2010
After paying virtually no attention to wildlife in the previous 35 years, I’ve been amazed at how much my attitude has changed since I crossed the Pacific. I blame the Koalas. Ever since then I’ve been going more and more out of my way to find unusual things both on land and underwater. Seeing the [...]
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5 do's for Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 7 August 2009
1. Learn more about the special bond Filipinos have to prisoners. Unlike in Palawan where you can go see prisoners work on a farm, in Cebu City you can go watch them hip hop. They promise you mass murderers! Now if that's not an enterprising approach to tourism then what is? Serial rapists square dancing? The show goes on every last Saturday of the month and you can watch them dance to Bonnie Tyler's I need a hero here.
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