Category: Tourism/Travel

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Big success for the Camiguin Action Geckos

The biggest newspaper in Switzerland, the “Tages Anzeiger” in Zurich, published a large article with photos about the successful rebirth of the Camiguin Action Geckos: 29-year-old Michele Hess from Dürrenroth in Switzerland has brought...

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New Camiguin Hotel & Resort Guide

We have completely overhauled our Camiguin Hotel & Resort Guide. Now really all hotels, resorts and guest-houses are listed   Where available all contact informations have been verified and inserted Every resort, hotel and...

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November – the haunted month of DoT

Do you remember November last year? The DoT launched their worst campaign ever: Pilipinas – Kay Ganda ! (see also here  ) And now, it’s again November, they are up to make again another...

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Tourism statistics January to September 2011

The Philippines Department of Tourism has published the visitors statistics for the first 9 months of 2011. They write: Visitor arrivals for the first nine months of 2011 aggregated to 2,887,715 registering a 12.02%...

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Point of view

We recently got an e-mail from a visitor of “Silent Gardens“: You mean all the beauty of the trash what is around you? Or the smoke of innumberable fires everyday which destroy the air...

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The Blondes strike back!

Kaila Krayewski and her gang of Blondes (see also here) have a new project simmering at this very moment in their cooking pots. While their new website http://www.blondetraveler.com/ is not yet ready, they started...

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PTA becomes TIEZA

The Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) has changed its name into Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). This authority is less known by foreign tourists than by Filipinos. Why? It is this authority that...

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Pilipinas – Kay Ganda!

Pilipinas – Kay Ganda! Kay Ganda?  Do you understand? Unfortunately the logo of the new DOT* campaign destroys immediately the curiosity of the reader and gives the translation for free. Lots of interested people...

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Philippine Airlines: Accident in Kalibo

A Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration RP-C8613 performing flight PR-321 from Manila to Kalibo with 127 passengers and 6 crew, touched Kalibo Airport’s perimeter fence and damaged the right landing gear. The crew aborted...

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NAIA Radar – updated

The “huge international embarrassment” that was Sunday’s radar malfunction at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has once again exposed the dismal state of affairs at the country’s supposed premier gateway. Read also our...

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A good idea – and good food

When you are in Tagbilaran, have your breakfast or your lunch at the GARDEN CAFE. The restaurant is conveniently situated in the center of Tagbilaran at the eastern end of Gallares Street. What makes this...

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Tangub Hot Spring on Camiguin Island

The Tangub Hot Spring is one of the best kept secrets in Camiguin. Everybody has heard of it but only few people do know the exact place. We asked fishermen to bring us there and they...

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The Lanzones are ripe and so sweet

Sorry, yesterday we could not work because the electricity had been cut between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. So we went on a little trip up in the mountains just above Yumbing. Looking up...

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New Airport Projects in the Philippines

The government of GMA pushes the airport projects throughout the Philippines. There are 10 projects in different stages of progress, two of them are the Cagayan/Iligan – Laguindingan project and the Tagbilaran-Panglao project. Following...

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What’s up with SEAIR?

Does SEAIR not fly anymore to Camiguin? Over a month ago our guests from France got stuck in Mambajao because their SEAIR flight was canceled. The next flight 3 days later was also canceled....

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Animals in Bohol

The Philippines are very rich of animals. In Bohol you can find them nearly everywhere. The only things you need is enough time and a good guide. (Thanks Hampi). First a Tarsier There is...

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