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  1. surfboy avatar

    RE: Travel in late July

    by surfboy 31 May 2012

    Alona Beach on Bohol could just about fit all your requirements. Some resorts there with pools and right on the beach. Try googling Alona…

  2. surfboy avatar

    RE: Cebu City Dive Stores

    by surfboy 28 May 2012

    Must admit I have never seen a Divestore in Cebu City, Manila yes but not Cebu. If you are travelling to one of the local Dive destinations…

  3. surfboy avatar

    RE: Those great islands

    by surfboy 24 May 2012

    Cebu Pacific has flights Cebu City to CDO, so a stopover in Cebu for Bohol and Moalboal could make sense, or fly Manila to Surigao and…

  4. PIkayaker avatar

    RE: Those great islands

    by PIkayaker 24 May 2012

    For weather you want to get south and east. Could do Bohol, Moalboal, Dumaguete/Apo... plenty of diving, some hiking near Moalboal and…

  5. limbo1 avatar

    RE: Diving Thailand verses Indonesia

    by limbo1 21 May 2012

    Malapascua is great, you can also try Moalboal, Subic, Boracay, Dauin, Alona, just to name a few.

  6. noalwa07 avatar

    RE: Boracay!

    by noalwa07 17 May 2012

    bertyboy: We'll do exactly the same in July this year and we hope for the best. You can't forecast the weather, because there allways…

  7. bikepacker avatar

    Re: Cheapest place to get scuba certified in Philippines

    by bikepacker 16 May 2012

    August might not be a good time for Subic Bay, the southwest monsoon will probably be happening at that time. So that means west wind…

  8. loubbylou avatar

    RE: Cheapest place to get scuba certified in Philippines

    by loubbylou 16 May 2012

    I agree with pikayaker and surfboy, cheapest isn't always the best. Whatever place you choose all the dive shops are probably going to…

  9. PIerro avatar

    Re: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by PIerro 16 May 2012

    If just for 2 weeks, id probably be just in Cebu. Cebu island has already everything a tourist wants. If you want vibrant nightlife, Cebu…

  10. PIkayaker avatar

    RE: Cheapest place to get scuba certified in Philippines

    by PIkayaker 16 May 2012

    Subic in August is going to be very rainy and visibility in the bay will be practically nil... plus you have all the Angeles-by-the-sea…

  11. sibbick1 avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by sibbick1 12 May 2012

    You are comparing apples with oranges. Moalboal is a small town where people go diving. Compare that to a whole island of Siquijor with…

  12. loubbylou avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by loubbylou 12 May 2012

    Agree with #1 and #2. Choose one area as it's going to be too rushed for you to do all of it. Either Palawan or the Visayas. With the…

  13. surfboy avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by surfboy 12 May 2012

    With only two weeks I would keep to one area, either Palawan or the Visayan region. If diving is your main focus then look at Baliacasag…

  14. PIkayaker avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by PIkayaker 12 May 2012

    With two weeks I'd go to either north Palawan or central Visayas (Dumaguete/Cebu/Bohol. Another good 2-week option would be north Mindanao,…

  15. johnnysavo avatar

    Palawan, Moalboal, Siquijor

    by johnnysavo 12 May 2012

    This is my second time visiting the Phils.... for only two weeks, short, I know. Trying to see some places I didn't explore last time.…

  16. PIkayaker avatar

    RE: Where to go for beach and hiking or even climbing?

    by PIkayaker 03 May 2012

    He mentioned climbing and hiking separately, so I'm thinking he means rock climbing, not mountain climbing. If that's the case Cebu is…

  17. salud avatar

    RE: Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by salud 02 May 2012

    Too rushed, no margin for error

  18. bikepacker avatar

    RE: Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by bikepacker 01 May 2012

    I would fly Airphilxpress, I found them to be cheaper and more reliable. Since you will be on Cebu, you might like to try Moalboal.…

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    RE: Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by tools4fools 01 May 2012

    More important - you guys dive or not? If in Moalboal head for white beach, the main drag is butt ugly. Apo island like wise, no prett…

  20. loubbylou avatar

    RE: Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by loubbylou 01 May 2012

    I agree with surfboy's #2. With only 2 weeks I think you can't do too much, also have a back up plan just in case a typhoon cancels flights…

  21. surfboy avatar

    RE: Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by surfboy 01 May 2012

    and looking at the amount of time you have I would just fly into Dumaguete, get the ferry over to Siquijor, 4 days there, back to Dumaguete,…

  22. stephgsk avatar

    Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by stephgsk 01 May 2012

    Hi Everyone, I'll be going to the Philippines from the 18th of August to the 1st of September with my boyfriend. I've basically planned…

  23. callippo avatar

    RE: Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by callippo 01 May 2012

    if it's more convenient for you, you can fly to Cebu from Clark with either Airphil Express or Cebu Pacific. August 21 to September 21…

  24. stephgsk avatar

    Apo Island, Panglao Island or Moalboal

    by stephgsk 01 May 2012

    Hi Everyone, I'll be going to the Philippines from the 18th of August to the 1st of September with my boyfriend. I've basically planned…

  25. rottennuke avatar

    Re: Travel Advise needed for Philippines

    by rottennuke 28 April 2012

    If your first stop is in *Manila*, maybe a day or two will do for a city check. After, fly from *Manila* to *Cebu*. When you get in *Cebu*,…

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