Travel Photo’s, Punta Allen Mexico
A sleepy little village by the sea, Punta Allen in Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is a little village with no cellphone reach and at the end of a long unpaved road full of potholes. It has a charming little church…
Murals in Mexico: Cancun
I don’t know about you, but I simply love murals. Every corner I turn I look for surprises. And Cancun is an amazing place for murals. I may have done a post before on murals in Cancun. This city has…
How to get from Dumaguete to Cebu City?
And again it is time to move on, this time I go to Cebu City. My bags are packed and I check out of the Manhattan Suites Inn in Dumaguete. Walking distance from the Ceres bus terminal. How to get…
Road Trip to Leona Vicario, Quintana Roo, Mexico
My first ride outside the city of Cancun and off the highway into the bush, or countryside. Following the D180 National route to Leona Vicario, a sleepy little Puebla 45 minutes outside Cancun. Leona Vicario is named after the wife…
I miss the Magic of Dumaguete
I really was looking forward to my visit to Dumaguete. After all: I’ve been watching all those videos about the place on YouTube during my preparations. So I kind of had the feeling I would know the place. How wrong…
Visa application at the Dumaguete Bureau of Immigration
The entrance is a little hidden inside an alley, but the outside sign shows that this is the entrance to the Bureau of Immigration here in Dumaguete City. Door number 8. Almost at the end of the building. I went…
April 1 2021, a visa tax for Mexico needs to be paid
April 1, 2021, a new visit tax (VISITAX) needs to be paid for all visitors to Quintana Roo that come from abroad. You can either pay this tax when booking your trip, during your stay, or before departing from the…
Bus trip from Sipalay to Dumaguete
Time to move on. Time to renew my visa. So I’m on my way to Dumaguete. Jamont Hotel (former Sipalay Suites), the hotel where I’m staying in Sipalay, is opposite of the Ceres Bus station. So I can walk to…
Traveling from Bacolod to Sipalay
Bacolod and I are a mismatch. After switching hotels it improved a little, but still, I find the ‘City of Smiles’ a disappointment after having been in Iloilo. The two are not to be compared for it would be comparing…
Travelling from Iloilo City to Bacolod
It is time to say goodbye to the city of Iloilo. It was a pleasure visiting her, but new horizons are awaiting. While it was a long travel from Puerto Galera to Iloilo city, it will be a very short…
The beggar and your travel budget – 5 tips how to deal with beggars
It breaks my heart sometimes: children in oversized Tees without any underwear sleeping in the streets, hair all tangled up and so dirty. Their parents look no different, yet they look not mall nourished. The other night I saw an…
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 good-bye 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…
My Visa extension beyond 59 days in the Philippines
My visa was about to expire. So I downloaded the necessary forms from the official website of the Bureau of Immigration and headed to Batangas for an extension. Since the Bureau of Immigration closed the office in Puerto Galera, it…
Dutch Sunset, my 5 most favorite
Don’t we all love them: Those beautiful pictures of the sun painting the sky in all red, orange and like 50 shades of blue. I think every person int he world can fall still over beautiful sunset. I’m looking forward…
