7 thoughts on “Bohol”

  1. Hehehe! Tian Soo, you must be reading today’s Straits Times!

    I just returned from Cebu, Philippines from where you can get a fast ferry to Bohol. There are so many islands where you can chill out, snorkle or dive: clear blue waters and fresh seafood, but Philippine cuisine not that great.

    You can now fly direct to Cebu by AirPhil Express, a budget airline owned by Philippine Airlines, using brand new Airbus 320s from Terminal 2 Changi. I paid only S$86 return but guess you may have to pay more now. Check out their website for offers.

    Going again? Not anytime soon for me… I still prefer Thailand’s islands and beaches, haha!

  2. Hi Kenneth,

    Can give a trip report or not? Why you not interested in a return visit? What did you do there? What beach is good? Which hotel is cheap and good? Is filipino food that unpalatable? What precautions do you have to take to not get robbed? Etc etc.

  3. Hi Charles and Tian Soo

    If you two adventurers want to go to Cebu and then to Bohol, the airfare on AirPhil Express in July is around Peso5,776 (about S$175) which i think is really cheap for a 3 and half hour flight. You have 15kg check-in and 7kg hand carry luggage included in the fare.

    I was fortunate in that I followed my Philippino friends back so I got a personal travel guide. We also stayed at a beach resort on Mactan Island (the island next to Cebu) where the airport is situated. I would compare this to going to a Bintan resort. So no big deal.

    My stay in Cebu City was more interesting: I was at a backpacker-kind of place, comfortable but basic. I’d prefer staying near the big shopping malls at Ayala or SM City in part of the new town area which is not in the seedier old town area.

    Part of the touristy bit is going island-hopping. Here you charter a (bangka) boat with two outriggers and powered by a lorry engine which will take you to several islands, stopping for a snorkel or seafood lunch, etc. I didn’t get to Bohol but I think the beach there would be stunning.

    Filipino food?? The common fast food is Jollibee (like Mcdonald’s) and Chow King, an American version of Chinese take-away. Yucks!

    I won’t say the food is unpalatable… it’s not outstanding. But I did enjoy the lechon baboy (roast whole pig) and the kinilaw (raw fish salad). If you like ultra sweet and salty then much of their fare would suit you.

    The Filipinos are an easy-going, friendly lot of people. Cebuanos are the most friendly and honest (I don’t know about Manila). You can get about safely and not be hassled by taxi drivers and touts.

    My return visit will probably be in 2013, God willing. There are loads more places I’d want to go to first.

  5. Ivan

    Yes so far I have many men and women, all strangers to each other but they agree to change roommates each night.

    No more participants wanted here unless you are wild.

    Only asking for information here.

  6. Hahaha….
    In this case, no need to ask for information here lah!
    JUST GO and find out along the way…..
    OR consult Pro-Guide….. MR GOOGLE.
    Btw, please come back still “straight” in your s-e-x-u-a-l orientation and not become “crooked” from all the o-r-g-i-e-s ….. if not you will end up asking yourselves “what the fook are we doing with our lives!”
    Yaya!! sound similiar …. the cantonese-slang “What-the-fook!” hahahahhaa………LOL!!!

  7. Didn’t know that ‘what-the-fook’ is a cantonese slang. The writer simply wants to be as polite as possible (kekekekeee) whilst expressing herself.

    Also, she has this thing for guys called Ah Fook; so cute.

    p/s hmmmm, perhaps she should bring Ah Fook to meet Whiskey Fairy’s son during play group. 2-year olds waddling about. Awwww……

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