Travel: Bohol, Philippines 2016

Our first trip together! Thanks for this mini vacay from work (internship), Ate. It was our first time in Bohol and it was perf. Our hotel was perf, flight was okay, tours were satisfying enough and cheap refrigerator magnets! We stayed for 4 days and 3 nights and here is how we spent it. 

Our flight was late in the morning at around 11AM and there were no delays, surprisingly. We went by AirAsia and as short hauls are, it was unpleasant. We reached the hotel, checked in and finally got to chill right before sunset... since you can't really do anything Bohol things (what?) once the sun's out, we walked around Alona beach and chilled in the pool until dinner.

Second day, we went for a countryside tour. You can see the list of places we went to down below, we skipped the zipline and all those activities, you'll need more than 4 days if you're into that. The tour was from 8AM to 3PM, it can be longer it's really upto you. 

Third day, we went for a sea tour. The same tour guide with his boat friends (lolwhat) took us to see the dolphins, the marine life of Balicasag and this virgin island... Before we had lunch, we went for a massage by the beach and fell asleep. 

On our last day, we just stayed in our hotel and spent our last hours there. We finally had the bee farm ice-cream whatever we've been eyeing the whole time. 

Our hotel was really nice, if you want to go to Bohol you should stay there it's the least expensive expensive hotel. Our tour guide was okay, not the best (what do I know) but you can also hire him if you want to (lol) scroll down for his contact number. People knew Kuya Bernard or what he does so you don't really pay for him where there are fees for entrance, environmental, etc. FYI, it's not a legit tour guide (what are those) but he is a local who has a car/van and can drive you around. There are no cabs in Bohol, you just hire carpool and they can also become your tour guide. I saw tourists with scooters, Idk if they rent that. We just met ours at the airport, he dropped us at the mall for an hour and then to our hotel. The next day he was also the one who took us for the countryside tour and on the next day sea tour. Hotels provide tours too, we just thought we'd save money if we didn't have it from them and I think that you have to go in a group if there were more people. 

Hennan Resort, Alona Beach

Countryside Tour

The countryside tour consists of the following in the list below. 

1. Chocolate Hills

2. Butterfly Farm

3. Manmade Forest

4. Tarsier Conservatory

5. Loboc River Restaurant

6. Wildlife Farm

Sea Tour

1. Dolphin Sightseeing

2. Balicasag Island

3. Virgin Islands

Driver/Tour Guide Details

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Travel: Singapore 2015

What a pretty place! We need to go back because 4 days was defo not enough. Get ready for a photodump of awkward action cam selfies. And also, my dad couldn't come with us because his passport had exactly less than 6 months left on our arrival in Singapore.

I was so sick half of the time. My feet hurt so much and had such a bad headache but I still pushed myself to see more of the city. When we went back to Manila, I had to stay in the emergency room for a few hours for my temperature to go down. 

Travel: Maldives 2014

Third country I have been to and I live in two countries (layovers don't count). Well, my family have never traveled before in other countries so this was something!

We stayed in the Maldives for only 4 days and 3 nights. From the airport we took a speedboat straight to the island of Maafushi. The island is inhabited with locals. It has their own hotels for tourists but most of the island is for the residents. Their beach was only a small fraction of the island, this area was the only area people were allowed to wear their bikinis and swimming trunks since it's a Muslim country they covered the area with a fence.

On our second day we went on an island resort of Fihalohi! This is where we found the villas that stood above the sea. We only stayed for a whole day with lunch and went back to the inn in Maafushi before sun down. On our way back, we got stranded in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It was absolutely terrifying! Our speedboat ran out of petrol and we had to wait for another one from Maafushi to take us and bring a gallon. 

On our third and last full day we went to the beach area of Maafushi before getting on a ferry to Male, the capital city. It was unpleasant compared to the island environment but we had to see it all! We took a walk around the city after lunch because you can't really cab it anywhere, they only have one-way roads. Also came across the market which looked like it doesn't happen all the time. It was like a bazaar but they sold household items as well. Saw their Artificial Beach, Grand Friday Mosque, the Sultan's Park, Jumhooree Maidhaan, their White House/Malacanang and many more. Had dinner at a Thai restaurant named Thai Wok just right in front of Trader's Hotel on our last night in Maldives!

And finally, we flew back to Dubai on the 4th day.