After 5 days of Open Water Diving in the marine paradise of Apo island, we experienced a minor culture shock in Bohol. Only two boat hours from Dumaguete, Bohol is the 10th largest Philippine island and much more touristic. We stayed at Hope Homes at the far eastern end of Panglao. The reception ...
Open Water Diving in the marine paradise of Apo island
In the beginning of December, I enjoyed a 10-day holiday with my German friend Bine, who came over from Austria to discover part of the Visayas together. The first half of our trip lead us to Apo island, 7 kilometers off the southeastern tip of Negros Island. Our reservation at Mario Scuba Diving ...
Sipalay’s Sugar Beach, a backpackers paradise in Negros
During my first month working at Virlanie, I embarked on a little adventure to reach a remote backpackers beach paradise: Sugar Beach in Sipalay. From Bacolod, it takes a little more than three hours to reach Montilla by van, just before Sipalay. From there, you take a dirt road by tricycle to ...
