Travel Photos: The best Quiet Beaches in the Philippines
With growing tourism in the Philippines, it becomes harder and harder to find those unspoiled beaches or your private beach moments. Most beaches are so crowded that every selfie you take or every photo includes strangers or belongings of strangers. …
Travel Photos: People in the Philippines
There came a moment in my travels that I started to take photos from people. Street images, random faces which caught my eye. I’d never done that before. Usually, I find people a distraction in my photos. But the Filipino…
Travelling from Puerto Galera to Iloilo, via Caticlan – costs, time schedules etc.
Time to move. I’m going to Iloilo for Christmas and New Year. So I say goodbye to the Badladz Beach Resort in Small Tabinay and a tricycle brings me to Puerto Galera Jeepney terminal. There I take a UV-Express Van…
Bureau of Immigration in Puerto Galera
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Puerto Galera has moved. Services have been transferred to Calapan. I found the office, which was supposed to be on the first floor of the Public Market building, hidden behind a second-hand shop, empty…
Devil’s Mountain, Mindoro Occidental
The pointed peaks of Devil’s mountain rise up in the scenery before us as we descend to the green rice-fields. We are staying in San José, but we would not miss a ride to this phenomenon for the world. Getting…
Brownouts in the Philippines
A brownout is an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage. Usually, in the Philippines, that means there is no electricity, sometimes for hours. Most brownouts are unscheduled. But the long ones that involve maintenance can take up to 10 hours…
Traveling to Semirara, Caluya and/or Libertad in Antique
From San Jose on Mindoro Island not only the ferry to Coron departs, but also to the Islands of Semirara (the mining Island) Caluya and even Libertad on Panay Island. All Island is located in the Province of Antique. San…
Ferry schedule Abra d’Ilog to Batangas City and vice versa
In Abra de Ilog a RoRo depart daily to Batangas city. The port is a little outside the village itself and offers not much. There are a hotel and a diner, but that is about it. For the rest, the…
Ferry schedule to Boracay from Bulalacao
In the small town of Bulalacao FastCat operates a daily schedule to Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay and vice versa. Onboard FastCat which is supposed to be the safest and reliable ferry company in the Philippines, you can buy food…
Ferry schedule from San José to Coron, Palawan
Travelling from Mindoro Occidental to Palawan you travel through San José port. Montenegro Shipping Lines provided daily trips. Travelling from Coron to Mindoro you leave in Coron and Arrive in San José in Occidental Mindoro. Passenger fare is 1,180 pesos.…
How to travel from White Beach to Batangas
Hop on, hop off, that is what you can do for a quick visit to White Beach Puerto Galera, Philippines. The ferries depart daily from Batangas Pier going to Muelle and from there by tricycle to White beach or with…
Ferry Schedule from Puerto Galera to Batangas
Minolo Shipping lines provide high class, fast bankas sailing from Puerto Galera to Batangas and vice versa. Minolo Shipping Lines provides, as an extra service, transport to resorts, just ask onboard or in the port about the details. Or contact…
How to travel from Caticlan to Roxas with a motorcycle
The busy port of Caticlan, gateway to Boracay Island holds more ferries than only the shuttles to Boracay. Ferries leave to all destinations there, for example to Roxas Port on Mindoro Island. A 4 hours crossing with Starlight Ferries. They…
From Boracay to Mindoro Island on to Puerto Galera
Leaving Boracay Island and heading on to the north you may have some trouble finding information on the internet about ferry schedules and connecting buses. In the Philippines, schedules are dodgy and sometimes even non-existing. You just have to trust…
