From despair to crush — love the Philippines

Preface

Go to the Philippines before telling myself back to writing a record of the entire trip, but come back for more than a week already, but I have always failed to trouble, don't want to do is not a record, but the memories.

The journey is happy, the hotel is beautiful, the local population is a warm and friendly, the sea is so quiet and charming, for there I have too much nostalgia and not that in hindsight the heart slightly sad.

To read a lot before friends write travels and strategy, on the help of my coming here is very large, so I would also like to take this trip learned things tell everyone, hope for those who are about to Filipino friend can help.

13 February

More than half a month ago have booked Eastern Airlines round-trip air ticket CEBU, and then began to look at the Raiders on the Internet to find the hotel, had done their homework, today finally took my own itinerary and parents are about to embark on the land in the Philippines.

Although it is free, but if my visa is the principal agent of the hotel (to do this, the hotel 250RMB/do 450RMB/bin), give me a check-in and immediately receive a lot of trouble. Our visa and a group of 28 people together, the mission team leader said: we cannot separate boarding and departure, you will need before coming out with them, but must of the follow her enrollment in the order of the words good teams, customs is also a priority for the team cannot mess, so we must and a great bunch of people then, and noisy and trouble. Finally adopted the procedure step by step into the customs, I took my parents straight duty-free shops, pick up a heap of perfume and cosmetics.

Note: day on duty free shop cosmetics will be cheaper than HK, exit friend can get some back.

Just before they become increasingly stingy, regardless of how many, to buy more or less will be sending you some sample for you, this time buying I asked them to some sample, should have been told I bought good without sample 2600 sent, at least to 3K above.

February 14

After a four hour flight lasted (plane space is too small, how to sleep are uncomfortable), finally arrived at the MACTAN international airport, first for 100 dollars (by airport rates for 4500P), and then out of the airport, the door has not found a lot of taxi, then let the airport staff help me find a bargain, 350P (by the way, the price is more expensive, but because it's too late, the parents of rest, or contract).

Car out of the airport, the city gave me the first feeling is disappointed that the housing and break old, everything around is old old, but good in the still relatively clean. The car I started chatting together, with the driver before the Filipinos speak English accent, tongue volumes are already addicted, today, to be truly imparted, and he is in the dialogue I like doing English listening comprehension examination, concentration, and the efforts to listen, he originally wanted to meet us tomorrow to go to the city shopping area, and later he reported price and I listen to the difference between the price should have a 0, HA HA, in the end we get after this deal certainly not a deal.

20 minutes later the car was parked in the HOLIDAY PLAZA HOTEL's door, or the two words: disappointed.

USD88/night (set via HOTELTRAVEL online, including extra bed fee), Shanghai 200RMB one night's room, the waiter dragged the extra bed, dirty old, did not want to directly he took it away, only to be a late anyway, tomorrow on the island.

8 a.m. more we got up, and then go to the restaurant buffet with the next, American, is very general, conventional some bread Bacon fruit or something, the waiter attitudes are good and very warm, so food usually get feelings or very good.

MOM always worried about Pier to late tickets cannot be bought, so eat full cut down things after we check out go straight to the Terminal.

Hear 4 Terminal SUPPER CAT relatively new so let drivers drive us to the pier, the discovery ticket office after a lot of people there waiting, inside the thermal bake baking, suddenly there is no sense of direction, then a blue t-shirt men upside down (staff) initiative to help our luggage, and tell me where to fill a list and go to line up to buy tickets which window, with his advice was to buy a ticket process also smoothly (one-way, round-trip 800P 500P, plus a 10 p do not know what costs), others provide services tips natural not to give him.

(I usually give 50P) 12: 30 in the shipping, it's still early, so ready to go to the nearby SM MALL shopping and swap point PESO. The first drivers too black, reported to me, I didn't want to 150P, later that help me carry the baggage staff help me find a willing to hit the car, open the table to the SM, 40 P.

SM MALL and sure enough, there is everything, the door and I'm excited to die, time is limited, so I'd rather put money changed, and so finally back on the island can be visited (SM's exchange rate change 4690P 100USD)

Back to the pier when the luggage people see us come back and come and help us with the luggage, also got called up weighing, and then asked if I was a bit puzzled 50P, I, is also limited by boat? my box overweight? reflect before I came, I saw him again in my luggage and my ticket on a sticker and then dragged my luggage, I worried, quickly called out to him, after doubling jiliguala communication has finally realized that he is put our luggage from another channel directly moved to ship first place, it is asking me your 50P removal costs.

On board, and sure enough I found my baggage has been very well placed in the luggage area. The boat is really good, very comfortable, very clean, definitely better than from Shanghai to the putuoshan of boat is much better. But this ban on either local or foreigners, all very quiet (fortunately not inState team) will play after the departure.

The sea around the piers is Green Green is very beautiful, after opening out is deep blue, the window started to drift from the rain, I looked at is asleep

1 hour 40 minutes to TAGBILARAN BOHOL's piers, quickly called a TUTU car (motorcycle conversion) to BQ MALL looking for something to eat, get there found that only a pizza no other delicious things, see a near only sell when Lao, think or back to the hotel to eat.

Surrounding the greater, under the rain, it's no fun in the vicinity, quickly find a TAXI, direct drive us to the first set of BOHOL BEACH CLUB. The hotel is located and mint a bridge connecting the island of PANGLAO Island, the famous seat of ALONA BEACH, the car was estimated to be 40 minutes to the hotel management is very strict, entrance guard booth to check you have no prior reservation too willing to let you in. The hotel's lobby is typical of South-East Asia style architecture, high roofs, above are thatched, around are open. After entering the hotel registration, all eyes fades away, beautiful hotel, almost like a garden, the sea near the Green a blue one, the distance is a deep deep blue, very beautiful, the whole hotel is like a paradise (Bali Hai and inferior compared to here many) dropped the luggage, and MOM and dad go straight to the surface of the sea restaurant eat ordered a bunch, look at the sea side, suddenly found that eating is such a good life.

Night because of the rain, on the previous day didn't sleep very well, so we walked around the hotel, I will swim swimming in the rain, very early to bed.

Note 1: the Philippines shop door are to do security inspection, male female of a two-door into the package to open it, do the security of the person are very warm and friendly

Note 2: what's the Church, the cross makes no good, so it didn't go, CEBU City nothing except SM other places worth a visit

Note 3: the Philippines is a tip for the State, so when someone offers you service must remember to tip well.

The locals still relatively simple

Note 4: strongly recommended BOHOL Live BBC (online booking as USD84/night, I was because online through HOTELTRAVEL did not stipulate that the last book through the hotel, go to USD110/late, but still felt very value)

Note 5: Although the ship full of people, but I still feel the cold, the airport wearing a thick coat is set up

February 15,

The day before the taxi driver take us back to the hotel, and he talked down today to meet us to ring the island tour (conventional line: glasses, monkey, Church, Luo Bo River, chocolate hills, the crowd what), and he he was 1300P bargaining finally reluctantly nodded, set at 10 o'clock in the morning.

Earlier we had breakfast at a nearby Beach stroll, by the way, contact the second day at sea. Previous day also raining today weather, Sun father-in-law early on face, seawater in the Sun stands the beautiful shine under even more, off-shore nearby parking at large and small crab boat, has formed the unique scenery of the Philippines. Out of the BBC's private beach, public beach parts than the hotel's Beach to dirty, (and China, the common position that no one went to the tube, haha). See a DOLPHIN WATCHING ads, then found's skipper and his talk on second day at sea, see dolphins + VIRGIN ISLAND + BALICASAG ISLAND he offer 2000P, MOM think VIRGIN this uninhabited island or you don't want to go, then finally see dolphins + one island 1500P deal. Contact good out of the heart for, and then return to the hotel's front desk and drivers to meet us to tour around the island. 10 point after the driver has not come yet, so I called him, he said that the car is broken, do not come, obvious excuse, it is estimated that he go back and think about that, not that 1300P so unhappy. And then I hastened to make hotel arrangements car for me, the same itinerary, the hotel arrange car to 2500P, no way, can only have so

The car arrived, and driver communication has decided to go to the glasses monkey, and then swim Krobo River, because exactly eat on board.

Attractions are in mint on the island, and the BBC is located close to the end of PANGLAO Island, so a long ride. Help the monkey took some photos, I swam Krobo River, tickets 300P/person (MOM heart, feel the driver wait outside our sorry, so please help he bought the ticket, together with the boat). Yellow River, the boat has two men talking guitar rock song, buffet is something very common thing, but swim Krobo River is not to go to eat, but to enjoy the carefree feeling satisfied. At the same table of two men and a woman is a native of the Philippines, the man next to me is CEBU, diagonally opposite pairs should be lovers, from Manila, age are quite light, estimation or students. Excitement when will and singer with hum, I also silly ROAR roar of ask they now sing a song of the Philippine local, then was told was the BEATLES classic oldies, Halo, anyway I never heard that the estimated they thought we would probably still be expressed in China, it is not known. An hour cruise to a close, the boss will each table to accept tips, I routinely gave 50P

Disembarkation after driver said the next attractions take us to the chocolate hills, this way long before does not say, but in the mountains of Shangrao to let go, it's like Halo of dizziness, nausea, after a long period of turbulence, to the mountain, at the root is not good, so I didn't buy tickets go in and returns the original path, then an experience turbulence, Rao road.

Then we decide what to do to go to church, drive us to the BEE FARM eating it, very strange, in the days ofI taste surprisingly good, eat 4 every day. To a BEE FARM, I hugged, fortunately did not provide the room where the environment is poor, the food taste is not as good as the online said, the people would ignore, there's nothing to say.

From BEE FARM back to the BBC, is 10 minutes by car, parents feel the driver looks very zhonghoulaoshi, so I told him to come and meet us to the day after tomorrow, price 400P I did also agreed (in fact, I would not dare also, afraid of low houses and not come) but funny is the driver English is not good, I and he said: 17, 9 a.m., he always said to me that TOMORROW 9 points, I hurry, repeatedly and he said THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, he said that, TOMORROW, a drop of sweat.

No way, I took the paper wrote his exact date, time, and put my phone number, room number to him, he does say TOMORROW (estimated he acquired is also represented by TOMORROW). Or the hotel's comfortable, our garden stroll, take a look at the sea, and then helps her mother an appointment in the evening of the MASSAGE, and then I went for a swim, night mother ready to MASSAGE, I was hungry for dragging them to the seaside restaurant to eat. Night of the BBC have tranquility in the bustling, diner with band performances, the beach or have a guest in play (non-residents of the hotel is not on their incoming), BOHOL night sky black, I first saw, is that shimmer shimmer, stars like framed in black curtains on diamonds, shiny, very strange and beautiful. Sitting in the white Chair, blowing sea breeze, quietly enjoying the tranquil and beautiful, like time to stop and stop back to Shanghai, Shanghai many tall buildings, the bustling than Philippines, but I prefer the quiet and comfort of the Philippines, this is not China affluent nation, the people's happiness index is much higher than Shanghai, they lead a slow rhythm of life, every day with a smile, is very satisfied with their lives.

Note 1: as the drivers do not have to contact, I called him up to the front desk, front desk said local cell phone also 80P/min, super expensive

Note 2: the chocolate mountains far away, the road is not easy to drive, I usually don't car of this time hard, and we do not yet a taxi is to call the hotel arrangements.

(Die, I forgot the brand), all in all it was uncomfortable, the most critical is the chocolate hills are not worth a visit

Note 3: I think living the island's best enjoyment is Hotel better, to the island is to go to the supermarket BQ MALL groceries to hotels, then where does not go to the light hotel is enjoying a daft, those spots going to also does not matter.

February 16,

Some good points to 6 and sea confluence's skipper, and see dolphins, it seems the hotel buffet was too late to eat, and then hold a try mind ask restaurant waiter, can I Pack point early, but they soon accepted, also packaged along with me, and very excited Ah, this is in Shanghai do not benefit from treatment.

To see the boat's skipper was informed crabs usually parked offshore there is still a long way, to our own trip water boat, if, in the point of the crab boat (we were 3 feet on each side, there are 4 feet on each side, and each side are only 4 feet), where they stopped are relatively deep, trip is the trip not past to do small boats on the past and then on crab boats.

) Ship, feeling boat than I thought of many, firmly and don't get seasick (was universal, Pulau too seasick feeling), feel good, my eyes have been staring straight at the surface of the watch, afraid to miss the dolphins, for half an hour, or not see, impatient, I hurried to ask the man, his departure indicated to me in the front. (At this time, suddenly found the man with the selling phase PERGA is also good, eyes concave concave, where men and women seem to have this look, quite nice) Finally it wasn't long before I followed his directions to see a small Dolphin jump out of the water, only around before we ship, don't know when all of a sudden the clustered around a lot of crabs, are competing to see dolphins, eh, poor dolphins! watch dolphins we ship opened to BALICASAG Island, the island's beaches really sucks, dirty, but the beaches are very clear waters, there are many beautiful small fish, ideal for DIVING. Playing one after tired to sleep, let the boatman to take us out to the hotel. The hotel BIKINI, hurried replaced on sunscreen, lying on the beach, by the way Sun bed Lou Tan, Hei Hei. Lying in the sea it feels like to sleep on the boat, how do you feel the ground shaking, but very comfortable, even though the Sun was bright, but the sea breeze, so don't feel hot. So I quickly went to sleep.

Waking first thing, of course, still looking for something to eat, eat out and go to the beach in the afternoon, continue to sleep, wake up to then continue eating, two words: color one.

At night, the thought of tomorrow is about to leave this place I like to start some hearts cannot but not that happy moment is always so short, you will need to work hard work for a long time before you can exchange for a few days short holiday.

Note 1: use the hotel's swimming pool, don't forget to flush out your feet first into the water again, so as not to put the sand into the beautiful swimming pool.

Note 2: the Sea proposal in black, I brought a pair of sunglasses feeling the sun light or very dazzling

Note 3: do not know whether the season not to, we eat the fruit of all are not sweet, including where the famous sweet MANGO nor

17 February

Scheduled the driver again we dove, and then let the hotel arranged a car to the Terminal (600P).

Back to CEBU, we cooked books that talk about the door a toPlay table car brought us to the SM, luggage sent out (30P a, 20: 00 before taking), and then start eating and shopping. SM in CEBU is the largest shopping mall, but there's something really cheap (at least many than Shanghai cheap), we see a Ministry in the ladies ' counter specialized sell large ladies ', the following MOM excited died, where the East at West pick, bought clothes also stared sales miss helping her with the installation. Finally went to the supermarket to buy a lot of mango dry prepared back to Shanghai to friends.

5 p.m., called the car drive us to the hotel (although it is early morning flight, 18, but considering that parents rest, so that day or booked hotel).

And the drivers turning to 300P drive us to the hotel, the hotel is located in MACTAN Island, the driver seems to be not too familiar with, all the way from the past also asked two people, the more open his brow, lock, more than half an hour has passed or not, so far, finally took 45 minutes to finally opened to the WHITE SAND HOTEL, (ctrip clause RMB512/d), considering the distance really far away, so the last pay when I give the driver 50P, always locking brow, he finally gave a rare smile. Although far from the hotel, but the room was great, Super, a single bed, a KING SIZE bed, all products are new, the hotel is also very good for the environment (of course still lags behind BBC). We organize the following things, shower and then to bed.

Note 1: it is recommended that you take half day go SM, there still is well worth a go

February 18

At three points in the plane, we point to 1, the formalities at the airport.

Coming back to the home of Shanghai

Note 1: departure tax is 550P/person, please stay out of the money in advance, because there is not enough to use dollars in PESO, they follow 1USD: 41P folded to me, the Super cell not SM is 1USD: 46.9P, very much

Note 2: there's only airport in the evening, a snack bar are open, a bowl of noodles to around 400-500P, I pay USD, then a count each bowl of noodles to equivalent RMB85, chop a collapse of a confused and served the surface actually they are the instant noodles in the basin to you, no wonder I was asking them to surfaces quickly, they said very quickly, just 5 minutes, the original is boiling water a bubble, this surface to eat really enough chest, leg instant noodles.

Note 3: If you feel hungry at night without eating, at the airport on the plane of Miss estimates after China Eastern Airlines want to hurry up to get things done their good rest, so 3 point more let us eat breakfast.

(Very non-human)

Summary: the sea of South-East Asia have been feeling is so passion, like a one-night stand of spice, but the rest of the euphoria is tired.

While the Philippine Sea feeling like a friend is an old friend, is the need for us to sit and listen to, thin taste, will find that she's OK she's beautiful, she is so beautiful and calm. Although I still have a lot of want to go but didn't go, but I believe that I will definitely come back to CEBU and back to my favorite BBC, went back to that beautiful no conversation, people of the sea.

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(The ALONA BEACH at sunrise)

(The crab boat)