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Re: "Cycle Tourists are no heroes ."

by fredbouwman 30 May 2012

Hi Salud, I volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity in Tacloban City, Leyte. I am now also at Missionaries of Charity in Davao…
RE: Ormoc Motorcycle hire

by sibbick1 22 May 2012

If your plan is to be able to see the coast the whole time, that will be very difficult if not impossible. I have been from Palompon…
RE: Ormoc Motorcycle hire

by surfboy 22 May 2012

Thanks Jim, my plan was to hire a bike in Ormoc and ride right around the coast of Leyte, first heading south to Sogod Bay and then up…
RE: Whats the weather REALLY like in July -August?

by mmmango 04 May 2012

I am planning to go to Tacloban for a volunteer placement ... so not really a vacation anyways.... did someone say something about 'bri…
RE: Whats the weather REALLY like in July -August?

by loubbylou 03 May 2012

Agree with Jim, Tacloban isn't much of a holiday destination. Not a lot to do there apart from the MacArthur memorial at Palo Town just…
RE: Whats the weather REALLY like in July -August?

by sibbick1 02 May 2012

+How about in Tacloban during july+ Weatherwise, it will be the same as what I already posted for Visayas. It is not much of a holiday…
RE: Whats the weather REALLY like in July -August?

by mmmango 02 May 2012

How about in Tacloban during july?
RE: Suggest a new hotel...

by callippo 02 May 2012

CDO is like Dumaguete - very good supply of inexpensive accommodation, for the Philippines anyway. Metro in the first link looks ovepriced…
More than 70 airports nationwide to increase terminal fees

by loubbylou 01 May 2012

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has announced the increase of terminal fees in various airports: • Puerto Prince…
RE: where to dive in luzon after visiting sagada?

by surfboy 29 April 2012

Another possibility in August is Sogod Bay in Leyte, the weather patterns there are slighty different to the Visayan region and they have…
RE: PHILIPPINES.RENT APPARTMENT OR HOUSE

by asean2011 18 April 2012

yes Why stay in Manila ? . in Davao Bacolod Tacloban Naga city and many more prices in the Philippines you can rent places for the month…
RE: Davao City and then.....

by sibbick1 06 March 2012

The bus to CDO should be reasonably safe as it is not travelling through Muslim strongholds but if you want to get to CDO quicker, you…
Re: Red Horse

by Trota1 11 February 2012

Red Horse seems to be the beer of choice of my relatives, so that's what I usually drink when visiting. That and bahalina, especially…
Re: Please advise: 3 weeks to spare -the Philippines?

by garynellecapinig 23 January 2012

I agree. Although there are several places in Metro Manila you might like, there is no guarantee :) Here is my two cents on how to enjoy…
RE: Travel in Philippines

by sibbick1 08 January 2012

OK but there is no plane to Maasin City or any where near Sogod Bay. Unless you fly to Surigao City first then cath the Roll on Roll off…
RE: Travel in Philippines

by legs_and_shoes 06 January 2012

It is sensible and certainly doable. Well, just yesterday I did a survey of buses going to Donsol for a second trip. Yes, there is a…
Travel in Philippines

by jph131 05 January 2012

I'm planning a trip to the Philippines to survey coral reefs in Sogod Bay in Feb/March. I plan to fly into Manila, take a bus down to…
RE: Malapascua to Donsol by boat?

by sibbick1 02 January 2012

Checking the link for Masbate, I noticed the Bogo/Palompon schedule is wrong so the Bogo to Masbate schedule could be wrong too! Probabl…
RE: Philippine Gems

by elrt 29 November 2011

Even the more 'well known' places mentioned throughout the forums have no where near the scale of tourism you are probably expecting.…
Philippine Gems

by Georgee 29 November 2011

Hi :) Me and a friend are going to the Philippines for a month in January and are looking for the hidden treasures of the country. Empty…
RE: NAIA Terminal 1 recently earned the

by asean2011 23 October 2011

It is the same for many of the airports in the philippines. they ask for airport departure tax. but dont put Any of the money back in…
RE: 8D7N in the Philippines (December)

by callippo 20 September 2011

in the larger provincial cities in the Philippines, you should be able to easily pick up a decent airconditioned room, ensuite (maybe…
RE: Recommendations in Leyte for 3 generations of travellers

by dutchpickle 19 September 2011

A nice place to stay in Tacloban - the Basic Rooms Hotel http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/leyte/basic-rooms-hotel.html in Ormoc…
RE: Recommendations in Leyte for 3 generations of travellers

by sibbick1 18 September 2011

Here is my Malapascua and Northern Cebu trip report http://bigjimsphilippinesexperience.com/blog/?p=81 There maybe some thing you can…
RE: Places in Philippines youve not been yet?

by legs_and_shoes 25 August 2011

@ steve well...good thing..im in Leyte right now but only been in Tacloban and Ormoc...yesterday I biked all the way to San Juanico and…