Diving in Apo Island, Negros Oriental
Posted by Lakwatsero in Scuba Diving, Travelogues on 31. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
In our continuous pursuit for great diving spots in the Philippines, Ate Claudia and I set foot in the central Philippine province of Negros Oriental to dive in one of the infamous dive sites in the country – the Apo Island. Straight from an hour flight from Manila, I arrived in Dumaguete City past eight [...]
A Day in Sagada: Fishing, Pot Making and Remembering the Departed with Bonfires
Posted by Lakwatsero in Travelogues on 29. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
I was all alone the last time I went to Sagada. It was the All Souls’ Day break of 2008, a very spontaneous decision to explore Sagada by myself. I left Manila at 10 in the evening of the Halloween and took the 11 hour Cable Tour bus to Bontoc. I reached Sagada before noon [...]
Touring El Nido in Two Days
Posted by Lakwatsero in Travelogues on 03. Jul, 2010 | 1 Comment
This is the day three and four travelogue of the five-day trip to El Nido. After a day of diving, Ate Claudia and I were not yet through with our rendezvous. There were so much to see and so much to do in the waters of Bacuit Bay but we need to maximize the limited [...]
Diving in El Nido
Posted by Lakwatsero in Scuba Diving, Travelogues on 02. Jul, 2010 | 1 Comment
This is the day two travelogue of the five-day trip to El Nido. El Nido may not have the challenging wrecks of Coron or as diverse as Apo Reef and Tubbataha, but being a marine protected area with numerous dive spots that offer great nature diving, El Nido is definitely worth diving! El Nido’s Bacuit [...]
En Route to El Nido
Posted by Lakwatsero in Travelogues on 30. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
This is the day one travelogue of the five-day trip to El Nido. The Tubbataha June 2010 plan was shelved for some reasons. But it didn’t stall our plan to pursue our backup trip. The equally enchanting El Nido, also in Palawan. El Nido, a protected area, is a town in northern mainland Palawan, 238 [...]
