Introducing Dumaguete
If you were beginning to develop an aversion to regional centres, you're in for a pleasant surprise with Dumaguete. It's a nice place. Seriously. Everyone raves about the Rizal Blvd promenade, and it's true there's something genuinely charming about this harbourfront 'quarter mile': the faux-antique gas lamps; the grassy median strip. But there are other things to like about Dumaguete: it's big but it feels small, and it's less congested, less polluted and - being a university town - far more hip and urbane than your average provincial capital.
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That said, there's not actually a lot to do here and, after a couple meals and a night or two on the town, most travellers will want to move on.
Last updated: Sep 30, 2008
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RE: Day boat from Cebu island to Manyoud white sand bar?
by sibbick1 14 September 2011
It is possible to get a boat from anywhere to anywhere if you are happy to risk your life in a bangka boat (outrigger boat) If I was…
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Re: Cebu, Boracay or Bohol
by tighthead 13 September 2011
Given your wife doesn't dive I suggest fly Manila-Dumaguete and do some diving at Apo Island and other local sites. It is a large universit…
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RE: Day boat from Cebu island to Manyoud white sand bar?
by surfboy 13 September 2011
Manjuyod White Sand bar is normally accessed from Bais City in Negros, think it might be a long ride from the Cebu side? Ocean Jet sails…
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