A quest to see the world and to get more out of life
While we stayed in the island of Panglao, we were unable to go around town as much as we wanted to. Transport around town is scarce, and while there were tricycles, they simply charge too much. We didn’t avail of the Panglao tour anymore. There were just a few things to see apart from the…
There are three big tours currently in place in Bohol: the countryside tour encompassing the main island of Bohol, touring the island of Panglao, and a day full of adventure in Danao. Since my parents were present, Danao was not in our plans, and we tried to fit the countryside tour and Panglao in our…
Unbeknownst to me, there were actually two river cruises servicing the Loboc river – upstream and downstream. The upstream river cruise is run by the government, featuring local life in Bohol plus a folk dance performance. The downstream river cruise, on the other hand, is privately-owned, with high emphasis on nature tripping. Kuya Tata arranged…
Our next destination for the Bohol Countryside tour was the Tarsier Sanctuary. While I thought that this was owned by the government, it was disproved by Kuya Tata, our driver, who informed us otherwise. It is a privately-owned entity. Quite like a business, I must say. We entered this forest-like property on our own, following a…
After a good night’s slumber, we were off to see Bohol. The first stop on our Bohol countryside tour was the Chocolate Hills. We just passed the town of Bilar when we saw these little mounds of land suddenly emerging on our sides. Soon, we were going uphill. Kuya Tata, our driver for the day,…
If your time wasn’t as limited as ours, I would discourage you to take the evening ferry from Cebu to Bohol. The sea was turbulent, and we felt it inside the ferry. My insides were screaming, and I wanted to just release the tension building up inside my body. It didn’t help that I heard…