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Archive for April, 2009

Legaspi and Tabaco

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Typed up at: Elena’s Majestics Resort on Catanduanes
Posted from: 3GX Solutions in Naga
After spending a lot of money and having a busy time in Donsol, we took it easy for a few days in Legaspi. We stayed at the Legaspi Tourist Inn which gave us a spacious room at a good price. We spent most [...]

Donsol

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Typed up at: Elena’s Majestics Resort on Catanduanes
Posted from: 3GX Solutions in Naga
We spent a nice night at Nature’s Pensionne in Cagayan de Oro, enjoying the “big city” feel as well as AC, TV, and not having to worry about mosquitoes. But early in the morning we got up to fly to Manila. We flew [...]

Camiguin

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Typed up at: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi, Gardenia Hotel in Tabaco, Elena’s Majestics Resort on Catanduanes
Posted from: Internet cafe in Naga
We’d flown to Butuan as a night stop on the way to Camiguin. Early in the morning we took a tricycle to the bus station where the bus to Balingoan was just leaving. Lucky [...]

Manila, Part 2

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Typed up at: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi
Posted from: Internet cafe in Naga
For our second visit to Manila we stayed at Malate Pensionne, a simple but gorgeous accommodation with lacquered wood everywhere. The rooms were basic, but we had AC and plenty of restaurants and Internet in the neighborhood. We didn’t really want to come [...]

Tagaytay

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Typed up at: Roldan’s Beach Resort on Camiguin Island
Posted from: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi
We took an air-conditioned bus from Manila to Tagaytay. Despite being just 56 kilometers away, it took 2 hours to make the trip. There was no special delay. That is just how long it takes when including stops and traffic. We [...]

Manila

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Typed up at: Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Roldan’s Beach Resort on Camiguin Island
Posted from: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi
Our first experience in Manila was to stand in the biggest immigration line yet. But everybody was polite, gave each other enough personal space, and things ran very smoothly although it took a while. Despite [...]

Hong Kong

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Typed up at: Cherry Blossoms Hotel in Manila, Malate Pensionne in Manila
Posted from: Momo’s in Manila, Drahcir Internet Cafe on Camiguin
We flew Thai Airways (Air Thai, Thai Airlines, I forget whichever particular Air-word they use). The food was nice, and the flights were short. We had a layover in Bangkok where we spent about 25 [...]