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Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Philippine tour (2)

The aircraft is the most interesting thing happened, walking in the out of the airport gangways, suddenly, a dark and cry out, nobody dares to go. Three men stood hand in hand for a better. Surrounding a noisy knows what guohua said. Suddenly lights up, everyone a laugh, continue to the customs. In China is not the cursed Niang? airport stair probably belong to our 70s department store of that style, the lobby is very small, some customs team took office filled, but very colourful. They fill out all the immigration forms, (many are blind write formalism, or rows) of a family of three shadows and Hing Hing so set foot on the land in the Philippines. Airport taxi is very expensive, starting at the SM city 70P on 30P (the only formal get playing table car places), the creeps in the 250P when the time came to me out of the hotel. In addition to remind all Exchange friend, Hong Kong Airport exchange rate too low · 36p = 1usd, SM is 46p = 1usd, forget I lost about two 2000P LEE Jeans. This loss includes back in Hong Kong Exchange losses, do not change the roadside shops, exchange rate very low, or to the Bank to change, although the handling fee to 100HKD. Write here only to the hotel, my blog is too long. It is the great mother. The hotel's front door is made of wood is very high, very high by two black big Philippine Cobra Guard (very interesting thing, where security really carry guns, supermarkets, hotels and private hotel also has security with guns), our car to the door, gate, Costa pushed this open another world. In TAXI, see Philip Street really broken, is our 70 's countryside, however, that the door is completely different world. Green meandering pools, lush tropical trees, low villa-style hotel that is so beautiful. That moment was very excited, I selected the wrong place, spend more money worth! but soon proved me wrong. The BOY is too warm, do not come with the luggage, smile MAMA to shouting. Especially reception of MM low gentle tone, very comfortable. (From that time, my daughter gave me the name KOREA FAT MAMA). Reception of MM said give me a free ROOM upgrade to HONEY, is a POOL VIEW room, very nice, free upgrade how wonderful, especially with STAR of the hotel. Very kind was flattered, and drink the sweet-acid drink to our big room. Beautiful, is too big, too. Haha, just can't lie down to sleep at all, only to find beautiful is a secondary key to be able to sleep. Because next to the road motorcycle motor mechanic, hawkers selling KALA OK, with the sound of ears, and the next day, the next MM could not bear to protest loudly by the Japanese really hilarious! Sparrow and light rain in the morning and started this new day. The next day breakfast is in the swimming pool will enjoy, BLUE WATER HOTEL at MATAN island is also very famous hotel has three swimming pools, both not-like design. This is a feature of it, then we check for another AMORITA is swimming pool design of Pinnacle side swimming side enjoy endless sea view, winding Beach and Coconut Grove, think about this, I was excited, although not and I first met him joy, but also the aftertaste in my mind after deep joy of India. Swimming pool had finished, why not say that the sea? here really is DISAPPOINTED by the beach, the pool size to ferry in the Lake, go to the other side of the beach, as can be seen swimming in it. Or province. This is me on CEBU BLUE WATER of a big disappointment, while on the Internet also understand the situation, but the disappointment was great. This is also prompted me to look at the Shangri-La. It was the morning of the third day, the Sun is good but then, we pay close attention to this half a day a TAXI to Shangri-La. There's more stringent security and Western-style, as we stroll around the swimming pool is there for MM Please back. By I can speak English, I am unwilling, and there's nothing bad that big brother security, allow us in addition to all the private beach. As we walked, must have a radio report at any time. Because I always saw the MM off our wuliubai metres far looking at us not to bother. This is the kind of good manners. Shangri-La's beauty as if it is not self-evident, WONDERFUL! In particular, faces the sea of MASAJI (how to spell, forget) too extravagant, but be sure to also come to live in it, the key also faces the sea MASAJI back and forth. Cebu CEBU sat SUPERCAT ship (the day before at the SM CITY 2GO to buy tickets) to Mint (BOHOL) TAG Terminal to 1 and a half hours, the sun shines on the sea takes on a deep blue, the sunlight is sullen black look. After several unknown Island, into the terminal driver still warm so .TAXI does not play the table, the owner doesn't allow to 350P to AMORITA. subsequently realized that drivers want to travel around the island after it promised price, our third day trip from the hotel to Terminal comes out to 600P, because not found commonly in Hotel Hou car TAXI. I always remember the AMORITA MARY, a Filipino girl that leisurely calm and gentle. hotel is not big, but very easy. location of the swimming-pool with magic, ALONG the beach most East rock on at AMORITA under the big tree look to the West, (really very large trees, do not know the name could flourish, can only be used to describe), in the most beautiful sunset-beach side, that afternoon I sat alone in that, silly watching clouds, sea, CRAB boat, beach, coconut, people look seems to still or motion of things, everything is so happy-clouds in the world, sunset in the world, unchanging just my mind wonderful impressions. There really are many like me who stay foolish, especially foreigners, (that to me are foreigners).There is a beautiful woman has been holding the book, bikini bathing in the Sun, a person is very seriously looking at it, from noon until sunset. There are two foreigners, BOTH MAN, sitting on the whisper, unchanging position and a drink. hotel services can I get the best service, no one, and so on that you want to tip, and even in the garden master peitu will greet you, very polite courteous greeting us, is not rigid greetings, natural and free smile-daughter becomes courteous and have a rest much, unlike at home as a glib tongue. during those few days, a lot of clever, I watched her more like that of a young girl, she looked at me is Korea Momma. everyone thinks we are in KOREAN, and we kept correct almost missed Chinese. it has been said that the Chinese people less place, where the local Chinese people, the better it is a bit like this may regret saying-.

(AMORITA)

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Mint Manila Cebu/long beach 9 free line (Mint)

2009 11 from Malaysia Pulau redang Island parking back after brewing the 2010 Spring Festival travel arrangements, preferred or Southeast Asia, because my footprint is not involved in the Philippines, so not much compared to travel the country given.

Philippines hot line has long beach I., mint and Palawan. Considering that use 9 days or so, so we discard relatively popular Palawan love nidao, long beach and Mint two lines into one as the destination of this excursion, Manila and Cebu and as a transit point. Parking with heat waves, which are four family trip together, the number of 10 persons.

The destination set, consider travel time, the festival ticket prices are high, to begin to come down in the first five six, due to the Mint Island Loboc Church children's choir singing Sunday, mint Island inland tour as a time node must arrange in Sunday.

Combined with the above two factors, taking into account how to time reasonable to the fourth in a series, for which the Cebu airline for Manila, long beach, Cebu, mint and four air services between the time together to finalize the Manila flight Mint, peppermint ofunato Cebu, Cebu fly long beach, long beach flying Manila line. The travel time is set at 2, 19-27 February.

In addition there is also a problem is from long Beach Airport have card Declan and card standing wave, in order to save time and avoid running around, so I do not consider card standing wave, plan go traffic convenient card Clain, but it is said that because the repair track, Cebu air have not restored opened this route, and thus before 5 December in Cebu aeronautical site set up Shanghai roundtrip Manila (2030 yuan/person) and Manila flight Mint (2038 pesos per person) 3-ticket, later discovered that Philippine Airlines flying card Declan flights, on 15 December in a PAL website booked Cebu fly long beach (4666 pesos/person), long beach flying Manila (5134 pesos per person).

Because personal to Philippine Consulate visas required unit proved that not all Companion is very convenient, so on December 9, a and cruise travel agents delegate ($ 450/person), in five days it all here.

Ticket Visa get, 20 December started booking the hotel.

Comparison of several booking site, ultimately selected have many booking through Hoteltravel website. Control map, considering price, transportation, and hilarious, and then choose two or three. When you selected the hotel Cebu is no suspense, make the city Crown Crown Regency Hotel Richland homes Residences Hotel (57 USD/room). Manila in Malate district Marat Las Palmas hotels Las Palmas Hotel (55 USD/room), mainly consider the bustling night market, and the location away from the city in the city, Manila Bay and coconut Palace distance are similar. Long Beach I. set at S1 's sprained Waling Waling Beach Hotel bells Beach Hotel (133 USD/room), on the ground that it is not far away from the S1 S2 lots. The above three hotel booking smoothly, all in a day or two was confirmed, but Mint Island Hotel is in trouble. Location must be in the island, next to the guy, but the BBC choice cannot be ascertained, the first of the selected room type cannot be met, and reply to the first day 19, no room, two days after the last connection is not, then change the ' white beach resort Rona Alona Kew White Beach Resort, the resort with Hoteltravel website just build relationships, so the information is not very clear, and encounter new year's day, so until 4 January succeeded booked in mint Island accommodation two days before (177 USD/room). After a day out in the next guys island on the other side of the Sherwood Bay Resort & diving school Sherwood Bay Aqua Resort & Dive School (6000 pesos/room), the holiday resort without the prior advance online, but when the front cover.

From December 5 to start booking until 4 January all tickets accommodation and visa get all, spent the whole month.

At this point from 19 February travel there is one and a half months. Because I 5 January to 14 January led to Malaysia Langkawi Pangkor Island, so I can travel the day before the next trip preparations disposed of, it is really very nice.

The first day of Feb. 19th, 2010 year six Friday, Cebu air Shanghai fly Manila flight is in the middle of the night 679 0: 30 a.m, the comparable time arrive at Pudong airport is 18 February 22.

With the two previous riding horse flights to Kuala Lumpur transit, Cebu air baggage cannot directly consigned to Mint Island Tower tagbilaran, only to Manila and then run the baggage to the next leg of the shipment, the next leg of the boarding pass can do together in Shanghai. Left blank when, after inspection, the aircraft in flight 679 0: 30 a.m, sailing three and a half hours to 4 o'clock arrived in Manila airport.

Smooth your baggage immediately after, and then went to talk to the ATM machine, see several sets no UnionPay logo on the ATM machine, try to take the view, the result is smooth through to the peso.

With three different bank debit card total took 120500 pesos per ceiling 10000 pesos, back to Shanghai after the deduction of payment records that the query, each Fund fee $ 12, handling fees vary by Bank, ICBC is 1%, slightly lower Shanghai Bank, Bank of China. Purse drum drum later to Cebu air domestic departure procedures, consigned to the Manila international go home preferably an airline, a terminal building, if transfer to Philippine Airlines plane, that had to go out and ride to another Terminal.

Cebu Cebu air Manila fly first class flights is 6: 15, my bookings taken into consideration and baggage, money and other factors, so

Select the 8 point 35 minutes flight takes off, so turn 617 time is 4 hours and a half, we also have plenty of time in airports ate breakfast.

Bought 200 pesos/person's domestic airport taxes last inspection, the inspection of the Philippines must take your shoes off.

Aircraft access point after take-off, 0950 reach Mint Island Tower tagbilaran airport, the airport is very small, stop on the runway at our flying the aircraft, shipping luggage conveyor belts, nor by the workers directly moved to table claimed by the visitors themselves. Get good luggage went to talk to the car, on a bus can take 10 people and luggage Van, 800 pesos to the hotel.

10 point 25 minutes away from the airport to travel to and from the island next to the guys, the next connection Mint island and have a Yankees island and South Bridge, Tower of tagbilaran on the North, and airport terminals are going North Bridge.

More than half an hour after the arrival of white sand beach, Rona resort Alona Kew White Beach Resort, I booked the beach before Executive rooms Executive room beach front, 177 USD/room.

As the room is not free, first to the right hand side the beach in front of the restaurant spent 2680 pesos ate the meal Philippines lunch.

After dinner on the beach looking for a boat out to sea tomorrow, definite 1800 pesos/boat to see Dolphin-Dolphin Watch, Balicasag Island Sea Cliff and Virgin Island three projects in the Crescent beach.

Nearly one o'clock came back to the resort, for the master room is not good, because the standard check-in time is 2 pm, so can only rest in the corridor, not sleep all night, ladies all play dozes off to play.

Noon check out even if the room is the holiday resort of waiter still collective rest until 2 points, attendants began collective to clean the room, but action is fairly quick, soon after finishing, quickly seize the time to sleep.

Wake up to 17: 30, came to the Argentine Rona go back and forth on both sides of the beach, the beach has a lot of green seaweed, the beach is not very clean.

' White beach resort Rona today to the batch of Taiwan tour, holiday resort at the beach on a buffet restaurant, eschew Wow Wow direct response, the guide describes a loud Dolphin time tomorrow, feeling a jumble.

We 10 people at 7 o'clock collection came to distant point beach open dining table had a wealth of seafood dinner meals 5640 pesos.

After a meal to Arroyo na white beach resort restaurant reservation tomorrow's breakfast, the restaurant in order to facilitate early and see dolphins, you can make an advance booking of overnight with breakfast, tomorrow morning to sea to restaurant took away.

Disposed to return to the guest room balconies, collective play "look on in despair," from "look on in despair" tonight with the entire itinerary of idle time, one dollar, greatly satisfying a bunch of ladies and young adult "addiction".

Complete back to the room to sleep.

The second day on 20 February, 6 o'clock appointment to sea swim, with restaurant for our breakfast good package to Arroyo that beach, first boarded the ship, in the Philippines crabs both sides stretched "xiejiao" in can play a very good balance.

Today the sea waves, breakfasts on board ship, crab go straight to the South, 6: 40 arrival Pamilacan Island near the sea, the boat's skipper stopped four feet, then around a few of the crab boat, which I had uneasily the dolphin's shadow.

After a boat and start moving forward, open open do not know where to take a lot of the crab boat's skipper, could have contacted the signal between? suddenly front called the finger's skipper, all eyes turn there and saw qishuashua many dolphins alternate blinking arc wipe the water formed columns in the same direction, next to the former, the murderers of the crab boat race to trailing, but soon be dolphin far left. However the sea Dolphin has a number of groups that have just gone up again over there, there was a time when we bow near over a group of dolphins, attracts travellers a screaming cheers. And so the boat in the sea cruising around the moment many clocks, 7 points after the dolphin was gone, and all the vessels that have been dispersed, we ship to the Balicasag Island, southwest of.

Boat for half an hour, 7-point 35 minutes reach Balicasag Island, where they landed on the island's South Shore, here is a piece of rock's Beach, the shore with a row of gazebo to build places of rest for dinner, we enter a family rest, taking into account the fact that the water is too cold in the morning, going to a back to back later to submarine Cliff snorkeling.

Ladies rest, male compatriots on the beach walk, the rest at the right hand side is the only resort on the island Balicasag Island Dive Resort, the resort looks like a lot, in the heart of cabins scattered in the open sea, swimming pool and the restaurant are near the front the beach, very quiet here environment, but in the evening may be too quiet, there are the beaches here are not very good, as its name, to the person most of the guests to Dive deep diving.

The entire Balicasag Island, rectangular, from the rest and turn on the left is its long edge, it was a long, sandy beach, a tourist and service points, it seems that people come Balicasag island just to look at the sea cliff.

Stroll around in a circle back to rest at 9 o'clock, storms at sea's skipper said noon will be even greater, so I decided to go to the bottom of the cliff, the sea cliffs on the shore 100 meters in the shore of the sea, you can see the sea of ferry boats and life jackets figure dressed in red.

Sea swim crab boat because eating depth, is not on the domain of wrecks, our 350 pesos/boat price package three boat to the bottom of the cliff. Sea Cliff strange is that, in a spacious flat full of coral seabed along suddenly becomes a dark blue world, I walked along the Sea Cliff junction (equivalent to land on a cliff cliffs), longitudinal and enjoy a colorful coral, one side is the head of the open pit unmeasurable, on several occasions tried before to the direction of the abyssLine, but had a psychological fear immediately, lest encounter swirling undercurrent, quickly back to the edge of the cliff. In addition to the features of submarine cliff, where fish varieties in particular are abundant, saw many previously seen in color, just not the fish Nemo. But here the number of fish but not many, but not like Malaysia Alba ya Islands and Thailand Krabi Chicken island that piles of fish stocks, the other lacks is coral, compared to Thailand Pipi island waters and Hin Klang Malaysia heat island Kalong Bay deep-sea coral color and variety that is poor too far. But in any case, the body Pro long undersea cliff edge shock is unique.

Seen enough beauty after 10 minute ferry on the boat back to shore, at noon in the gazebo next to rest, because you know in advance homework to Virgin Island Crescent beach only at low tide, two hours, so the most beautiful, spent early ordering food 2630 pesos ate's Beach House lunch, 12 point 25 minutes leaving Balicasag island.

Balicasag Island, Virgin Islands in the East of the island, more away from the Mint, the Balicasag island from Virgin Islands need half an hour, which is why many travels to featured in big waves's skipper, time to catch up as an excuse to abandon this trip, I scheduled vessel has repeatedly stressed that must be in the low tide to the Virgin Islands.

12 point 55 minutes to uninhabited Virgin Island, the island itself is very small, that are not marked on the map, but it is an extension to the sea of Crescent Beach, low tide in knee following can reach the islands of the maximum distance at least a hundred meters, the length of the island itself must longer many, this is really a big spectacle, because the vertical stretch of beach, wide but more than ten meters, in the middle is similar to the Ridge, left and right sides of the beach to the sea, we ran with water after the disembarkation in the backbone of the beach, look ahead, blue blue waters have a sparkling white ribbon is curved-shaped stretches, looking back over the island, the beach gradually wide re-appear, with small island shore beach even together, imagine that from the air, the picture sure looks more beautiful, the shape should be like a greatly comma, dot is a small island, the long apostrophe is Crescent-shaped beach.

We walked along the Crescent to the depths of the sea, the sea go a long way, but also in the knees, I walk in the front, I'm a good walk, gradually and the rest of a very long distances, far away from the crowd alone at sea, some sense of micro-fear of shadows, see depth while you walk a lot, but I don't really have the guts to go to the end of the beach.

Slowly walked, embodied the main, close to the Virgin Islands, beach side has some fishermen draw over the sale of boat in the Sea Urchin, at first glance, the needle of sea urchin puncture in the Palm of the hand worming, fishermen will split the AX, cutting to sea urchin visceral, will depend on the Sea Urchin hard deposits on the inner wall, scraping down some more spice, bile, and then it can be eaten raw, 10 pesos a puffing, sell.

13: 50 bid farewell to the Virgin Islands, possibly because the relationship is so smooth, came back ship so quickly, the total spent half an hour back to Arroyo's beach.

Back to the ' white beach resort, Rona, came to the front flower 800 pesos booking a Van, agreed to the bee farm 16 dot eaten dinner and then sent back to the resort.

Then contact the front desk Advisory tomorrow Mint Island tour itinerary, tomorrow is Sunday, before homework has to this day arrangements for Mint Island Tour, just to catch up with each Sunday morning in Loboc Church children's choir singing, but the hotel front desk said now children choir of time instead of Friday night, and in front of our face once again it is a call to confirm information lag, knew to Friday night, we arrive on the day of mint Island (19 February Friday) and are able to catch up with, is really a man better than day, let's leave some regret.

Since children's choir singing is not, then don't get up tomorrow, take 3500 pesos booking a Van, Convention-8 am, visit Mint Island some regular spots.

Because you don't know to buy scheduled ticket terminals will have unexpected, considering that collective action, in the resort reception reserved acquired from Peppermint to Cebu Island, the ferry tickets 500 pesos per person, plus 100 pesos per person reservation fee.

Back to the room to rest, arrive at the door, passenger cars also arrive on time, get straight a bee farm.

The farm of various color honey ice cream is very good, I eat this not that old cold drinks also couldn't stomach Once More, however the so-called bees meal is not afraid to flattered, 4961 Peso did not eat out of a feature. The farm has cabins, here although linhai but there is no beach, plus hillside environment is not very good, so personal that it select here the resort accommodation. For this visit of tourists also many, seems to be buggy, and farm gate commissary business very well, from time to time someone comes out with honey products.

After dinner, multiply by bus back to the ' white beach resort, Rona, playing cards, as usual, the rest of the rest.

The third day, 21 February, ate breakfast at the front desk got scheduled tomorrow going to Cebu's ticket, then all luggage will be taken to the lobby, yesterday, when the Convention today baggage car, truck, run-length after direct us to tonight's accommodation point Sherwood Bay Resort & diving school Sherwood Bay Aqua Resort & Dive School.

8 took the bus from the island to the next guy, the guy next to Mint island and Mint are two bridges, from Mint terminal or airport into the alongside the guys go north to Mint Island attractions went south, because in addition to the chocolate mountains is in mint, the remaining spots in the middle of the island are basically in the South.

8: 40 arrive at the first attraction Alliance Memorial

Tablet Blood Compact, five superior iron casting portrait Wai together, the two sat leaders toasted Covenant, three men Shou-li. Memorial statue is located at the beach, the sea of time than at the time also long statue. Photo shoot hurry, 9 o'clock came second spots glasses Tarsier monkey visitor centre Visitors Centre, which can see the novelty of the only Palm-size eyes like a monkey sitting on the bushes, squint of dozing off, open eyes watching visitors, blind manner, no matter how you enjoy taking pictures, the garden is not just a dozen eyes monkey, the door without tickets, but with donation boxes around, visitors are very consciously put some money to these precious little animals donated some money also.

Next stop the third spot is man-made forest Forest, at the Made Man go chocolate hills, mountain side is a large artificial afforestation results, bus stop for a moment on the roadside, photos, feel the breath of the forest, and then on to the chocolate hills, car on the way already saw in the heart of the Hill, 10 point moment came the first four places of the chocolate mountains, get off and buy tickets for 50 pesos per person, and then walk 10 minutes uphill stone steps on to the top of the Hill.

Mirrorlike surrounded by small Habitat Ruddy, like Gers, like high village bread, like a good chocolate, like fentou, anyway, is like that. Now this season most of the mountains are a green, only a mountain seems to be burnt, so is chocolate brown, I wonder if is not is the local people in order to create a mood of chocolate and intentionally.

All attractions in the chocolate mountains far away, after the car back down the mountain, 11: 05 minutes came fifth spot Butterfly Garden, tickets 20 pesos per person, it seems after domestication of butterflies, let the staff placed in tourists head face on it do not fly the camera shoot, butterfly dotted with pretty girls on the hairpin and head of the overhead and the young woman's nose, brought laughter.

The butterfly garden, 11: 40 came two slings bridge, here not attractions, the river has several small shops, in fact, is a tourist souvenir shopping spots in this rest bought some coconut taste.

12 point 25 minutes to 6 spots Krobo Loboc River tour River, incl. lunch 350 pesos per person, each way visitors with chartering, two boat on the shelves of a circle of cabin, became a small tour boat, we call this a not many people, so a smaller Board, if the person did have a rectangle of larger vessels, of course, is in a small boat on a large cabin, swimming in the River, a guitarist has been singing, wait until the end of the tour of the River, the waitress will come to receive tips.

Because you have to lunch time, so the ship was just a start, they begin a lunch buffet, the River is a tropical jungle scenery, over dinner enjoy very pleasant. Almost finish, such as ship shore, here is a poor base, ashore and came to a place that looks like the indigenous tour funka, archery, play lizard, swing rope, there are specialized with tourists taking pictures of smart kid, but each has donated money for the small box. A laugh after returning to the boat trip, journey headed home.

13 point 55 minutes back to shore, and get off at 14 h 05 Min to the seventh spot Bakla Yang Baclayon Church, this church is known as the Philippines second oldest church, the oldest of the Philippines coral stone church.

Go to a church out of children 's, we just missed a couple in the wedding, and the Krobo Church children's choir to slip past, only to hear the sounds of the journey is as well as gain, sit down quietly listen to, and then entered the next wedding ceremony, the platform for a while singing for a while, the following people for a sit down for a while standing, because we know the road, plus the language barrier, follow with stand up sit down, can't stands for our several Enron meditation, sit for a long time did not wait for the exchange of rings, so he went out of the Church.

The church door with small traffic in ice-cream, 25 pesos a buy eight, hawker will only do the addition does not do multiplication, brutally in cold drink paper wrote nine 25 (wrote a) after one together, it seems that the mandate of the United Nations to combat illiteracy is very difficult.

Leaving the Church, today's run was all over, then go to accommodation place tonight Sherwood Bay Resort & diving school Sherwood Bay Aqua Resort & Dive School.

The hotel is recommended by Hoteltravel website, the Mint Island accommodation when I was first considering three days all in mint Club Bohol Beach Beach Resort (BBC), however, travel in this without all three days of the BBC, the next best thing, select front man Islands to the southwest of Arroyo na white beach resort, now that is not the original intention of ideal 's, I chose two days living in ' white beach resort, Rona, last day of the change, select the next guys island is located in the North-East of Sherwood Bay Resort & diving school. This is a well known small holiday resort, with private drivers are not found in the road, en route stop asking twice before they reach the gate, the gate closed Mengen Mody will have security to open the door, because few people, the environment is very good, close to the seaside swimming pool, we provide a Standard family suite and Superior jet room rooms of different room types, all spacious and tidy, but it was in peer who sigh, it should be three-day live here. Of course there is the inconvenience of traffic, into and out of the vehicle must be booked and also the whole no Arroyo, Marina Beach business climate.

Reception our landlady and waiter is the boss's daughter, her father is Japan, not at home, the mother is the United Kingdom, from time to time to see the silhouette of the United Kingdom woman busy.

This is a deep dive services resorts, wall hung on the certificates of many types of diving and snorkelingLocation map of the sea and a their own sailing yacht. There is no beach, the shore are basically all the rocks. Not many guests here, the whole afternoon in the pool to see three generations of a family of young and old, of Western tourists in the dining room at night to see a young tourists in Shanghai.

Living here is not easy to go out for dinner, dinner at the resort restaurant, though less but restaurant service and quality tittle, price is not too expensive, ten people took 5680 pesos.

After dinner in the luxurious Superior room room party jet cards, and then enjoy the quiet of the night.

(More pictures please visit my blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/weishuhong2000)

(Sherwood Bay Resort & diving school Sherwood Bay Aqua Resort & Dive School)

(Eye-monkey)

(Comma-greatly--Virgin Island Crescent Beach)

(See dolphins)

(' White beach resort Rona Alona Kew White Beach Resort)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Philippines diary (1)

Morning departure from Pudong airport, Manila, Cebu air fly is somewhat similar to domestic Spring Airlines, mineral water are not sent, but each seat has a magazine with food and supplies two plates, has a list price, but the peso to buy one drink, RMB 10, mango juice, taste good, then bought a pair of sunglasses, 40 Yuan RMB, and domestic passengers, up and down the plane we are all very courteous, aircraft are not stationary, nobody was eager to open suitcases, because the night, a lot of people go back to sleep, only a few visitors who speaks Mandarin Chinese, you may continue to chat to go on vacation so a bit of excitement, stewardess empty least looks are also line, service is also good.

Flew to Manila is half past three in the morning, in Manila airport clearance staff attitude and domestic same, debt-like face, fortunately prior contacted local government hospitality sector, there is a charge with a local airport follow the escalators at the airport, the airport, exactly the opposite, to each person wearing a wreath, in this official's guidance, the intricacies of various classes are small, each gate staff have become very enthusiastic, even the heavily armed military police to see we neck Garland, lights, all processing is complete, some with dollars, 1 dollars pesos 47 pesos, gave the official 50 pesos tips, (the national popular tip) handshake farewell from Manila to Cebu's aircraft to take off 10: 00 in the morning, we stuck in the airport to six hours, the thought that you can find a comfortable place to live, but the airport has only one small area of the three small shop selling some beverage and food, a lot of waiting passengers are lying on the couch and go to bed, we do as the Romans do, buy some hot drinks and cake eating, find a few benches and clothing while sleeping, the most difficult is the entire airport is no smoking room, smoking must be out of the airport, and then into the airport must be queued for inspection, it appears that there has been a security breach or Manila, only looked at the door, not far away is a very ambitious Catholic Church, or returns, and then go around urban areas.

Finally wait for the departure time, flight ticket to enter inside the security inspection, separate for men and women, all passengers must be placed in the shoes of the x-ray machine, security doors, bare feet and too little meaning.

Fortunately, from Manila to Cebu as long as an hour and sit in the aircraft immediately sleeping the past.

Arrived at Cebu Jimmy Dan Island Airport is at noon, Raiders says don't sit airport rental, then rejected all to provide the car, going to the airport, found a minibus, owner doesn't allow to minimum 400 pesos to hotels, driver named William, looks quite frankly, the way has been about our trip, the introduction of numerous projects, no new ideas, and finally gives a business card, that is on call, in fact, there's every means of transport were that, don't ask price, or else around you.

Enter online for a good hotel, but there the TAMBULI is divided into three parts, Eastern, Western, and CEBU BEACH CLUB, we first go to the comparison of the old Eastern District, room, a bit like barracks adapted, but opened the door for the sea, not far from the beach, with its own swimming pool, the scenery is very pleasant, in addition to the simple, live a little senses other are very nice, the hotel's public facilities are good, can't wait to lay down their luggage, and put on slippers, sat in the seaside open-air restaurant, a table of the dish, look at the blue sea and white sand beach, there is parking in the nearby beautiful octopus boat, all the fatigue is blasted by the sea breeze, the meal will head into the sea, enjoy the sunshine and the sea Symphony.

At night, we decided to go out of the hotel, some features of the restaurant, by the way, take a look at the nightlife, didn't want the evening of Cebu is a country, then called the cheapest means of transport across the way bucket motorcycle, bump into a bright, many luxury hotels and strewn of snack market intertwined, go on the road has been followed by the local adults and children, children to money, adults are constantly and you chat and closely trailing, you walked into the dining room, and indoor restaurant for a rebate, claiming that we are him, the hotel has a guarded by security at the entrance, one eye can distinguish the locals and visitors, we are all very polite, but old us as Korea and Japan, are always greeted with Korean and Japanese, the street is the highest number of Korea restaurant, Korean signs everywhere, for some reason, listen to William said this happened people shot dead in South Korea North Korea's human events, these should be studied, very exaggerated is here small supermarket has armed guards, we go shopping, they politely to your door, go also did not forget to say thank you, regardless of the day, evening, in the hotel and the street has a revolver in PEI police and security were on patrol, but unfortunately no one can speak Chinese, Chinese people less likely, in the evening a out of the hotel door has a lot of people come to you, as the Hunter found a game, of course, as long as they have ignored the problem, in a good while restaurant supper, but still rush across bucket motorcycle back to the hotel, everything is calm, seated into the night by wooden Gallery restaurant, have a cup of iced Cola, a cigar, watching the moonless, listening to the sound of the waves, there are Jacuzzi Philippines radio broadcasting English songs, holidays and so began the ... ....

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Mint Manila Cebu/long beach 9 free line (long beach)

The sixth day of February 24, morning idle after getting up, at the seaside restaurant disorder and Bell breakfast ready, hongfu couples because physical reasons to stay in the hotel, so today is eight persons at sea.

9 o'clock came to the agreed location, on the sea shore, the S2 a quarter of an hour, a crab boat was drifting, collective boat after today's first destination Crystal cave to Crystal Cave, Crystal cave is located in a small island in the South-East of long beach I., proceeding from the S2 Beach after S3 after counterclockwise and long beach I. Pier, 10 o'clock a Crystal Island.

Bought 200 pesos per person for tickets.

Island built many pavilions, along the trail of artificial paving on the island of hillside walk, long beach, Taiwan, and floating in the Sea offers Anonyme Island, especially at the end of the island tip shibao, through four of the naked form, from the four directions Northwest Southeast look out, just like the four sites of landscape painting.

Of course, to the Crystal Island, the largest watch point is the island's caves, we first went to a number of caves, by only one person can be accommodated by spiral stone staircase down to the bottom is an open cave, the cave on the three sides of the mountain rock, another face the sea, the waves before the flop with Karst rocks, if water level is high to some degree should be poured into the cave.

From the first cave to cave to go in the second paragraph of undulating sea road, no. 2, 1, hole, another difference is that the phase II cave back both directions, linhai some only can accommodate one person bent down through the rock crevices, like a flat of the hourglass to see both sides of the sea must be hands and feet.

10 point 55 minutes away from the Crystal Island, the next item is the crocodile Crocodile Island snorkeling around the island, the crab boat to crocodiles, long crocodile island and sure enough-as its name implies, one end of the island of reef like the crocodile's mouth, big waves here, water is very clear but almost do not see fish, underwater coral as if it was not much, so there is no water, where I feel the same, 11 minute decided to leave.

The next destination is the puka Puka Shell Beach, the Beach is located in the extreme north of long beach I., continue counter-clockwise go away a little shorter, but the owners say long beach I. East winds and greater, or walk clockwise going back again after a long beach I. Pier, S1, S2, S3. The depths of those along the see S1 luxury resort is very nice, the neighbouring beach cabin, built on the hillside of small building, facing the sea and low decrepit.

After a turn a bend of S1, 12, drove to the puka beach.

Today haven't dived into puka, Brooks's wet water, here is famous for its sandy beach to coral, coral and fish in the sea, it seems that in this regard Mint Island than long beach superior, however the water here is clear. I'm in puka Beach stroll around, don't see resort village, also fresh tourists, the most popular place is the dining service, from the boat down the tourists are concentrated here, naturally attracted small crafts sells seashells coral adhered to.

In the dining room flowers had dinner 2820 Peso, after a break 13: 45 on the boat returns, S1, again way 14: 15 back to S2.

At this distance from the sea in the morning is over five hours, lower than the original packages time of an hour and finally even rent snorkeling, gave 2300 pesos.

Sprained back along the beach, in the lobby of the Bell Desk tomorrow on Lu Huoshan car, only you can take a person and their ATV, 10 personal car, very expensive, TuTu car cheap, but worry about the climb up the Hill to get a positive answer, you are subscribed to three, agreed at ten o'clock in the morning departure after Luciano Huoshan, down the mountain to D'talipapa market end, 350 pesos/car can take three to four people.

Tomorrow things implemented, have a rest with Hong-similar to Nami hotels go after the glimpse of a sea view, then returned to the room wash oars.

16 point lijuan and I meet with Hong-at the beach, along the beach to the North, where S1 Beach wider, sea, beach, chaise-lounges, cabins, coconut, constitute a beautiful Visual ladder.

Go to the end of the beach is the legendary Nami Private Villas Hotel, cliff side of an elevator, similar to a simple lift elevator door adopts bamboo baoshi, coordination with the surrounding environment is. Venture into other people's territory, carefully pressed the down elevator button, waitress smile and greet us into the elevator, Elevator stopped along the cliffs rising from the other side is Nami's help desk, we Hsuan waiter smiles after nods, it makes me think of the first to go to Thailand Chiang Mai, the Mount Royal rashly Denise Hotel Imperial Mae Ping Hotel's 15 floor, take a look at the news of her perennial holiday rooms, the elevator's hostess is smile leads even introduced this heartfelt sighs of Southeast Asia's tourism services environment.

Stand in front of Nami services looking out the window, you can look down on the beach on the left side of the multitude, turn right towards the vast expanse of the sea, far away from the shore to scan, light blue, light blue, blue, green, blue, sapphire blue, blue, dark blue, light and dark until the horizon horizon, colorful fluttering sails, decorated in the meantime, suddenly mukojima.

Thanked waiter after the lift was building to continue North through a small sea caves, to another family resort, is built on the cliff edge, through countless open-air stone steps connected everywhere, stone steps at one resort security, Hsuan was friendly access, although see the cliffs of the beach, also hear the voice on the beach, but down to the beach will have to continue to ascend the stone steps through the rooms before they arrive, then this stop turned down the back.

After the beaches, the S1 on a beach in the Western new wedding, stop rolling for a while.

17: 30 return to the place in front of the beach, when tourists increased significantly

Many are waiting for the beautiful long beach Sunset. Previously seen numerous seaside sunsets, but whenever the Sun is sinking into the sea, the sky always has a long cloud cover at the drop of the Sun, while golden glow is also very impressive, but didn't see the Sun sinking into the Red Sea at that moment will have a little regret, today as yesterday, the long beach of the sky without the slightest clouds like poached egg yolk-like the Sun, the larger the sinking down speed faster, 6: 05 minutes immersed in the twilight of the sea.

Enjoy the sunset over the sea, along the beach to D ' Mall, in a Chinese restaurant spent 4000 Peso dinner, after dinner stroll D ' Mall the night market, then like yesterday in Boracay Boulevard Road stopped three TuTu car back 30 pesos per person.

Then he is playing cards, on the beach back to the room after the conclusion of the sleep.

The seventh day of February 25, today woke up early, so he decided to go on foot alone Bulabog Beach stroll.

Breakfast 8 to 10 minutes after departure, Bulabog Beach in long beach of white sand beach on the other side of the long beach I. main road through the slip, slip sides Bulabog from locals living areas, schools and shops, there are several household door on rental housing information, the hygienic kitchen with air conditioning 2600 pesos/day, cheapest fan room no other device 1000 pesos/day. If you plan to stay in long beach for a few days here is a good choice.

8 Bulabog Beach, here come the winds and significant than white beach many, so totally not swimming, but here it is a kite surfer's paradise.

Surfers stood at the designated Board and let colorful kites hauling in sea cruising, look to the sky colorful kites like fluttering clouds, and was nice. Play kite ski is a waterborne and guts, from time to time to see the kite and the skier has fallen into the water, but see practiced into scrambled after dive, wind on a sled pulled up the kite to continue to soar.

Bulabog Beach to rotating in a circle after returned just 10 points, booking of TuTu car has, next to the hotel, because of the steep uphill slope, so each TuTu car sitting three, our ten people called the three cars, then discuss it with the drivers of the four weight lighter to hop on a bus, train to consent then Lo Huoshan.

There are two road leads to the top of the Lo Huoshan road link on a white sandy beach next to the main road, a connection to the other side of the Bulabog Beach, we used a mountain along the way, a path from the back down the Hill.

TuTu car uphill is indeed very taxing, experiencing a steep slope, the car to stop and then hype settled hedging.

10 minute to reach the destinations, get tickets 50 pesos per person, and then climbed five-minute steps to the top of long beach I.. At first look, the right platform and toward morning Bulabog Beach go ahead panoramic show, at the traffic lights you can still see the kite on the colorful point, to another the viewing platform to the left hand side, from near and far will Lapuz-lapuz Beach and panoramic view of the beach, this Llig-lligan several great beaches and waves, from the top looking down, commotion White Ribbon in blue sea winds.

Enjoy the beauty of the mountain, after previous agreement with TuTu car to D'talipapa market, down the mountain after passing Bulabog Beach, because other people are at first glance, kite ski, so just stop in the middle of a shoot.

10 point 55 minutes reach D'talipapa market, this is a comprehensive market and sell seafood vegetables, selling dry goods, sell commodities, and souvenirs are sold, there are many restaurants, the restaurants here are done processing business, there is a menu specially marked with various types of seafood processing costs, as well as a variety of different processing methods.

Few Lady with their abilities, in the supermarket has selected the crab, lobster, shrimp, and then choose a restaurant processing, spent 5300 pesos ate this row most sumptuous meal.

After a split, the rest returned to the hotel, take the TuTu alone I walked back along the beach.

From D'talipapa market in the direction to the beach, 10 minutes to 13 point S2, left hand corner was going forward is to go to S3, S3 in sparsely populated areas began to return, the sand on the beach here is indeed the difference than S1, S2 and hilarious, some are very good resorts. It is said that S1, S2, S3, originally Pier, in the S3 and S2 on the beach of two separate buildings, not knowing is that port waiting.

13: 30 from the end of S3, 14 points returned 20 minutes back sprain in the Bell hotel, back to the room to sleep, after flushing when he woke up to the service desk contact tomorrow morning departure from long beach car boat, just hit the next boss Mr. CAI, so together and discuss when the waiter to buy tickets for standard car rental.

Tomorrow's transport arranged after sitting on the beach, meet a third long beach Sunset, or same cloudless, or the same beautiful, goodbye, long beach of the setting sun.

Dinner time, a market economy and D'talipapa tasty cuisine, and a taxi to D'talipapa dinner, who would have thought that evening people here, the gas more restaurants along the street were all full, bought after the waitress dishes lead to market on the other side of the indoor restaurant, change the burning method and tastes, Rimau down a total of 3200 pesos only ate, really is both economic and delicious.

Travel back to the House after dinner again sitting at the beach gazebo, killing time, Mr. Tsai said hotel a VIP tomorrow morning to leave here back in Manila, the hotel has arranged for their own vehicles and ships sent him, Mr. CAI us travel hotel travel and this visitor walking, boat fee in accordance with the public terminals ferry fees collected from 125 pesos to the pier Hotel fare is not collected for this repeatedly assured thanked Mr. Choi, the next chat that CAI

Mr. Clark also has a hotel, to obtain this to Mr. CAI a business card, look forward to if you have the opportunity to contact.

Tomorrow also up by boat to catch a plane, so after playing a few put on their back to the room to rest.

(More pictures please visit my blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/weishuhong2000)

(S1-beach at sunset)

(Nami resort on view)

(LU Huoshan top looking lapuz-lapuz and llig-lligan Beach)

(Bird's eye view of long beach I.)

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Philippines Cebu, mint with the group travel summary

In the spirit of everyone for me, I thank you for all the spirit of sharing friend on ctrip, while also sharing their experience.

2010 18 April-22 April 5 day 4 night

Shanghai-Hong Kong-Cebu (live Crown Hotel)

Cebu-Peppermint (Live BBC garden room)

Mint (Live BBC garden room)

Mint-Cebu (live Crown Hotel)

Cebu-Hong Kong-Shanghai

My travel experience (as with the group a lot of things don't have to worry about yourself, these experience purely personal feelings and express more colloquial):

1. on the currency exchange: Shanghai's major banks not directly service the RMB exchange pesos

1, if it is with the group, is very convenient, there directly in the Guide, while some redemption prepared, on a guided tour there for RMB and pesos 1: 6, is not effective; however, the Guide to help you with a good amount of various denominations and enough nothing big shopping friends.

2, according to the experience of students on ctrip share: advance Office "Huaxia bank debit card" in overseas UnionPay logo on the ATM, the ATM machine every day before 3 pens don't charges; however in Robinson supermarket (not sure if this is the Chinese translation of supermarket) near a blend of Asian banks, UnionPay logo on the ATM machine, cash is easy.

But because the ATM are displayed in English, English is not very good friends, we must first know how money is what English translation.

3. in the country for good dollars, and then swap pesos, Crown Hotel front of the exchange rate is relatively low, the Guide 1: 42: 43 there 1, Robinson, 1: 44 in the supermarket.

If with the Group of friends on the Internet the exchange rate strategy said SM top to go there and change, please be sure to note: be sure to bring a passport (as with the Group passport will be away uniform custody, you want to get your Passport).

4, Cebu airport exit several currency exchange point, too small, I is not psychological feeling of laminate, just how I feel, the airport on the right-hand side there is ATM but it is UnionPay signs.

Airport of departure, there are many currency exchange points.

5, this trip, I own currency exchange experience is: feeling or dollars directly exchange more cost-effective.

@ In domestic Exchange dollars go to the supermarket, local heat exchanger: 6.84 RMB: 1 us $: 44.35 pesos.

@ In the Guide to renminbi: 6.84 RMB: 41.04 pesos.

@ Huaxia debit direct from Peso: 6.84 RMB: 44.25 pesos

5, Robinson supermarket currency shops in similar and great times restaurant city, American Donald nourishing counters opposite car.

SM of currency exchange points on the first floor. 7, go directly to the door on a 3-step where is coming.

Second, with regard to shopping: because of my trip in almost no time shopping, mango, banana, coconut powder ...

You can purchase at the tour Office.

1, mango stem is the most special small snacks, compared the Cebu/licensing and licensing, there are guided tours in the Philippines where the brand, personal favorite Filipino brand mango stem (106p/200g, 53p/100g really content with little appetite for big three two just ate.

Sm m), although the price is the most expensive, but well, HA HA. Where to buy in the Guide, the most convenient, no fees.

2, the banana stem, not comparing the supermarket's taste and price, the tour Office bought, also improvise (100P/200g), the more chewing the sweeter.

3, coconut powder (250P/package), this is a very strange things in the tour guide gave us a taste of rich, creamy tasted, and so they buy the mellow home then try think and Hainan * State licensing of taste.

So personal feelings are not recommended for purchase as a gift, too doesn't pay the same price you can buy two packages 200g and 1 Pack 100g mango stem, if individuals like that on the other.

4. coconut oil (250P/bottle), small bottles, no attention is how many ml.

Claims to be the Sun, not sure that I own a good sunscreen liquid or coconut oil is better, anyway I didn't get a Tan.

5. health oil (44P/box), a bit like our tiger brand essential balm（20G）, but not our essential balm（20G） cool, the tour is called and coconut oil mosaic together smudge body: sunscreen, promote wound healing, anti allergy, huh, huh, I don't believe it.

6, jeans, LEE Jeans for men, the counter is at the gate, sm8 into the left elevator to 2nd floor, also in the left look is LEE's Womens jeans counter.

Their fitting room in each counter, multiple clothing brand focus, special arrangements for a fitting room, if you want to try more than one word, as long as the teller, agreed that a good time to try out directly, or always in the dressing room door and wait, when our shopping less time, this method is useful, the question is to be honest.

7, mango, tasty, sweet flesh is very delicate, but not greasy.

Other fruit is more expensive that I bought are happy papaya, also feel pretty sweet, but all music brand estimation is not necessarily the Philippines when real estate.

8. the monument to the pledged to be blood Alliance, can spend 100P buy six glasses monkey refrigerator magnets or cell phone small pendant or a small purse, cute for girls.

Second, with regard to food: as with the group, so only one meal is own solution for the food does not have a lot of experience.

The only time of eating out experience is:

1. we are the Guide to the BBC's public beach on the left side of a House called the DBR of barbecue gear to eat, 4 individuals as a combination of 4 shrimp, grilled grouper, 1 block 1 grilled fish (don't know what the fish), 1 basin salmon soup (acid very), 1 grilled large squid, 1

Bunch of chicken strings, 1 skewered sausages, baked pork, 1 1 baked chicken legs, 4 mango ice (45P/Cup), total 1755P.

No 2, DBR, not steamed vegetables, so grilled grouper is overtaxing the people day, dry and flavorless.

Salmon soup no more light, put a lot of onion, tomato and what a mess of things, do not know what caused the lack of consistency and flavor of the fish, hehe can comfort themselves experience film country food.

3. chicken with roasted pork, grilled, marinated chicken legs are well ahead of time, the taste is full-bodied, sweet.

In particular, grilled pork worth recommending.

4, mango ice: in the bar, the BBC 145P/glass, very expensive, but many people have said that this is a very fine sand and ice, so everybody will.

Mango and mango ice delicious, but some people say that this fruit is hot, just the right amount.

5, bee farm: it is a little like our farmhouse, dinner of seafood soup very material, big shrimp Ah ~ ~ ~

Third, as regards traffic accommodation:

1, the Crown Hotel in double room in bed, really very very high, but the towels, sanitary ware, bathtubs, seems to have been a lot of people have torn, don't expect too much.

There are hair dryer, slippers. In mid-April the country unlike imagination of very hot, so the night sleep is important to note that air conditioning temperature.

2. Crown Hotel near car 21B, 7P can directly to SM square, but probably 15-20 minutes or so.

Their bus and definitely worth a sit, so special.

3, SM square off the Pier near Mint (possibly the city has a lot of the pier, I didn't notice the name of the Terminal).

4, BBC room no bath, no slippers, no hair dryer, electric mosquito and tablets, as well as Gecko can protect you.

Because the climate is not mint was like imagination so hot, so the night cold out of swimsuit day 2 is to do, it is recommended that you bring cool clothes, rope and many dress has a local cold.

5, previously seen Raiders says in the BBC's front desk can be used with water glass, but we did not find the device, do not know this is not provided, or RP.

I'm in the pool BAR with 45P bought a bottle of water (200ml or so), the water in the supermarket as long as the bear, peer 9P friends spent 20P tips let people provides a pot of water or hot water. So my experience is that the Crown near bought large amounts of pure water, anyway, is placed in the car, not your back, then, in the BBC's drinking water problem will be solved. Them a bath of water is salty.

IV. other:

1, if someone asked if I would recommend this trip, I will recommend: Mint's airport completed before you go, then definitely worth.

2, Virgin Islands (Crescent Bay) is a small island, a tiny little island, a crescent-shaped Beach, few coconut trees, but the scenery is very beautiful, definitely worth a look. running.

3, colorful Jeep also worth sit, get on to the innermost sat, then with the rear of people get off, move, and then moved back to us.

But please don't forget to take a mask, the dust on the road with your subject

4, Luo Bo River Cruise and local kids together dance, and the ship's choral singers together, to put the present in order to play out wonderful, otherwise it is very common for a boat to go to the "world's largest waterfall".

5, Cathay Pacific's duty-free shops within some Eastern Pudong airport also offers price ratio, such as tree planting show cleansing oil.

6, Hong Kong-Cebu we sit is Cathay Pacific aircraft, aircraft fish food meal will make you a long time is difficult, if you have the guts to try.

7, the post Office at the airport into the gate on the right side of the road, walk a bit.

Postcard from there back to Shanghai probably 40P I delegate guide posted, but now also did not receive.

8, breathing tube, snorkeling locations are provided, if the mind health problem, you can purchase on their own in taobao, unless is keen, or General on it (I own only spent $ 30), because real time at sea snorkeling personal feel that there is no more than 10 minutes.

I use the camera's video recording capabilities in a waterproof bag shooting underwater world, too, this method is not recommended.

Friday, February 10, 2012