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  1. Rye83

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    I've been to Boracay once.....and I will never go back. Crowded, rooms/drinks/food are way too expensive, pushy street vendors, the little town on the island is a cesspool, locals are arrogant and rude, the ferry getting there is overpriced and a hassle, once off the ferry you have to deal with getting an extremely overpriced trike ride, any side activities you could sign up for are at least triple the going rate anywhere else in the country, need to learn Korean or Chinese to talk to any other tourists, police stop you from building a sand castle.....but you can pay some little snots a ridiculous amount to build one for you, can't drink/eat on the beach. I'm sure there is a lot more I hated about being there that I have forgotten. The only thing positive I remember about Boracay was when I got on the ferry to leave that crap-tourist-trap of an island.

    Never been to Palawan myself but from what I've heard it is much better than Boracay and is a much better value.
     
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    Rye83, Mar 11, 2016
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    Those dogs, chickens and drunks only have owners if there is money to be made out of killing it.. if they need to pay you will quickly find out that no one owns that dog or chicken or local drunk.
     
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    Currently, as far as I know, 3 ferries are operating daily between Dumaguete and Dapitan (Puluan). None is going to Dipolog. Sailing time is 3 till 4 hours, delayed departure not included. Only Cokaliong (no daily service) allows you to do advance booking. All other ferries on the day of departure. The fare for a 4x4 is around 3500 peso one way, terminal fee of 129 peso for the car in addition and 15 peso for passenger, driver is free of that charge On your way back passenger fee is 25 peso as well as for the driver plus the afore mentioned 129 peso.
    Don't forget to check out @the Coast Guard before passing through the 2nd gate to enter the restricted area.
    Going to Ozamiz is turn to the left when you reach the highway. The road is for the most in pretty good condition and generally few traffic though slow trucks can be bothering when an overtake action cannot be performed due to oncoming traffic or winding roads with curves. From Ozamiz to Tangub I cannot give you any recommendation.
     
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    RR_biker, Mar 26, 2018
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  4. PatO

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    Killing some time so where have you been that you liked? Me - Paris, Chester England, train up the Rhine, Cologne Cathedral, Ardenne, Rome, Salzburg, Mt. Fuji, Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Bali, Sydney, Singapore, Victoria BC, Hawaii, Seattle, San Francisco, Napa Valley, San Diego, Vietnam Wall.
    Places I wish I could have seen - Ireland, Switzerland, Barcelona, Capetown, (old) Beirut, Barossa Valley and Margaret River, Bordeaux (yes
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    I wasn’t really much of a tourist. Work took me around and a few vacations. I could have done more and seen more (too many bars). Still, no regrets.
     
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    Finding a "nice" girl is always a challenge. Keeping her is a continual work. A lasting relationship has to be built on trust and respect in my opinion. As a parent who wants to have nice children, one has to learn to say and accept no as answer sometimes. If neither one can accept being told no, then the relationship is doomed to fail. Nobody gets everything.
     
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    Please keep your learn bisaya thread to your own thread and not spreading around everywhere!
     
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    DavyL200, Sep 20, 2019
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    The only vehicle to ever pass me while riding my 1000cc sports bike on the national highway was a v-hire. I was moving along at around 120 kph and this completely insane v-hire driver passes me like I'm sitting still...and I didn't see him coming in my mirrors. Scared the sh*t out me when that d*mn van just popped out of nowhere. I wanted to tell him he was an idiot and tried to keep up but he was taking corners at speeds that made me a bit nervous to do on a super sport. Ended up backing off as he was blowing through populated areas at well over 140 kph. That driver had absolutely no concern for his, his passengers or anyone else's lives. Driving like that in the US would not just get you a ticket, it would get you thrown in prison.
     
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    Proceed with caution. You may have requests to send money, probably not the nice girl you are looking for. Families here are very close and many daughters feel an obligation to support their families, and that expectation increases significantly if they have a foreigner partner. Just the way it is.
     
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    I AM TOTALLY PREJUDICED: against liars, cheats, jerks, psuedo ninjas, big shots, braggers, pretend special forces members, nonsensical morons AND bad drivers :mad:- the colour of their skin or their race, creed, religion or accent has absolutely nothing to do with it.:cool:
     
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    For anyone who is driving to Cebu, The Maayo ferry added an early morning service yesterday. It leaves at 4:30 am and unloads on the Cebu side just as dawn is breaking. That meant I got a great ride as far as CarCar with next to nothing on the road as far as traffic. Breakfast at MacDonalds in CarCar at 7:45 and then traffic from CarCar to the city, but the trafffic was moving at a good speed so still a great trip.

    I don't know how long Maayo will keep that 4:30 am trip operating. Not many on it yesterday.
     
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