Friday, July 14, 2017

SIQUIJOR 2016


Siquijor, Philippines 

/sɪkɪˈhɔː/ (CebuanoLalawigan sa SiquijorFilipinoLalawigan ng Siquijor)
is a 5th provincial income class island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor
To the north of Siquijor is Cebu, west to Negros, northeast is Bohol, and to the south, across the Bohol Sea, is Mindanao. 
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siquijor)


1st ride: Manila to Dumaguete via Cebu Pacific Airlines

2nd ride: Tricycle ride to the port

3rd ride: Boat from Dumaguete to Siquijor


Boat Travel Schedules: Dumaguete - Siquijor
Boat Fare starts at Php136.00 plus Terminal Fee

Travel Time from Dumaguete to Siquijor was roughly 1 hour.

Tito Larry photobombing! Wow! We rode the same boat to Siquijor!

Hello Siquijor!


clear blue waters at the port!

We stayed at the Coco Grove Beach Resort which was just a 5 minute tricycle ride from the port
  


  





while waiting for check in time


Coco Beach Resort activities...but we decided to hire the tricycle driver that morning.
Our own "tour" was cheaper and it covered the areas that we wanted to visit.

DAY 1 - SIQUIJOR TOUR:



ENCHANTED BALETE TREE
400+ year old balete tree with a natural pool of water to cool off your tired feet.
Bonus: FREE foot spa if you're brave enough to dip it in the water.


Road pit stop to take a photo of the CROCODILE SHAPED MOUNTAINS.

LAZI CHURCH



A beautiful tree arc in front of Lazi Church

Trees lined up at the church grounds



Our tricycle ride and driver/ tour guide for the day!


Bukirin by the road



Road to SALAGDOONG BEACH.


Salagdoong Beach!

DAY 2:

Breakfast by the beach...

...swimming...'til our hands were like prunes...

...and then off to Dumaguete via the Coco Princess!

It's definitely comfier here.

With our newfound friends, tito Larry and tita Tess!

We rode the same boat to Siquijor, stayed at the same hotel and rode the same van to the Coco Princess!
We love making new friends when we travel!




Calm seas, blue skies...always a lovely sight.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

BORACAY 2016


Fairways & Bluewater Resort, Boracay


Nigi Nigi's Beef Salpicao is must try!



I love his jolly attitude! We didn't buy any ice cream but he made us smile with his unique spiels:
"Ice cream! Pwede hulugan! Masarap! Malamig! Dagdag gastos!" 



This four cheese pizza is a piece of heaven on earth!

Oyster sisig





Dinner at Pamana

He sells the best balot in the whole wide world! It's soOoOooo super sarap we ended up eating 2 balots each while waiting for our dinner from Pamana hahaha!





Pool in front of the beach at Fairways and Bluewater Resort


Brunch at Sunny Side Cafe: Carbonara with Sesame Egg and a strong Thai Coffee 

Malagos Chocolate and Red Velvet Pancakes


Fries complete me!

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