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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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I am there now. I am staying at Sabang. Sabang is certainly not a place for families, but the hotels and dive shops are affordable. There are a few good beaches nearby.
Everywhere good in PI is a hassle to get there.
The weasther sucks here too, depending on your definition of suck. It hasn't gone over 20 degrees. |
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Shan84
Joined: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Okpo, Geoje Island, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Boholdiver- I've read several of your posts. Any updated info on Bohol? I'll be traveling there the last two weeks of April (yes during holy week) and we will be staying about 10 minutes from Alona Beach. Any tips, advice, etc? |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:49 am Post subject: |
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No updates. I was there at Xmas. I didnt like it as much the 2nd time. Too much cavalier boat parking. It is hard to swim anywhere and boats don't regard swimmers at all.
White Beach (though not Sabang) in Puerto Galera is a way better beach as far as sand and water. There are a lot more hawkers and the Bohol people are nicer, but White Beach is cheaper and cheaper to get there. |
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loveless
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
Location: love is a danger of a different kind...
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:48 am Post subject: |
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No updates. I was there at Xmas. I didnt like it as much the 2nd time. Too much cavalier boat parking. It is hard to swim anywhere and boats don't regard swimmers at all.
White Beach (though not Sabang) in Puerto Galera is a way better beach as far as sand and water. There are a lot more hawkers and the Bohol people are nicer, but White Beach is cheaper and cheaper to get there. |
im with the Bohol-dude! just got back from White Beach, Puerto Galera and its just like waking up from a hot wet dream with Kate Perry and Scarlett Johansson... 
...planning all this summer on White Beach, baby...  |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Puerto Galera is above the typhoon belt, however. Bohol is not. You might want to check typical weather reports for that time of year.
Puerto Galera is one of the cheapest places to learn diving. Possibly in the world. We stayed in Sabang for that reason and caught a jeepney/tricycle combo to get to White Beach. Big Lalaguna just off of Sabang is nice too.
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
No updates. I was there at Xmas. I didnt like it as much the 2nd time. Too much cavalier boat parking. It is hard to swim anywhere and boats don't regard swimmers at all.
White Beach (though not Sabang) in Puerto Galera is a way better beach as far as sand and water. There are a lot more hawkers and the Bohol people are nicer, but White Beach is cheaper and cheaper to get there. |
im with the Bohol-dude! just got back from White Beach, Puerto Galera and its just like waking up from a hot wet dream with Kate Perry and Scarlett Johansson...
...planning all this summer on White Beach, baby... |
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Shan84
Joined: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Okpo, Geoje Island, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Bohol Diver- Thanks for the heads up on weather. We checked and it says it usually doesn't get the monsoon rains there until mid May/June.
We are keeping our fingers crossed.
Any insight on good websites to go to for real information about Bohol and not just traps for foreigners.
Appreciate it. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:08 am Post subject: |
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I didn't see anything in Bohol that I would consider a trap. If you get ripped off, it will be for very little.
Just shop around with the touts for any tours you take and haggle for anything else.
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Bohol Diver- Thanks for the heads up on weather. We checked and it says it usually doesn't get the monsoon rains there until mid May/June.
We are keeping our fingers crossed.
Any insight on good websites to go to for real information about Bohol and not just traps for foreigners.
Appreciate it. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Lonely Planet Philippines says Bohol offers little for the independent traveler who is not into diving. I hope the place takes off but... |
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Shan84
Joined: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Okpo, Geoje Island, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| Well we are going there because the bf loves diving. I'm hoping to find something else to occupy my time while he is doing that. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:57 am Post subject: |
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There is a land tour and a sea tour. Each one could take a day and you could see a lot of stuff. I recommend the sea tour over the land tour if you want to do just one.
If you are a backpacker, you can stay in Nuts Huts (google it) and there are some jungle trails there. There's a zipline, for one thing. I know someone who did it and enjoyed it.
Swimming is great, the food is decent, there's live music every night.
You can always go off the beaten track and see other parts of the island. It's pretty big.
If they mean, in other words, there are no whores, then they're right. Not many whores there, so not good for single men I guess. Quality writing by LP writers.
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| Lonely Planet Philippines says Bohol offers little for the independent traveler who is not into diving. I hope the place takes off but... |
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ntchimy
Joined: 06 Nov 2008
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
I didn't see anything in Bohol that I would consider a trap. If you get ripped off, it will be for very little.
Just shop around with the touts for any tours you take and haggle for anything else.
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Bohol Diver- Thanks for the heads up on weather. We checked and it says it usually doesn't get the monsoon rains there until mid May/June.
We are keeping our fingers crossed.
Any insight on good websites to go to for real information about Bohol and not just traps for foreigners.
Appreciate it. |
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Hi BoholDiver
I am planning to get my diving license there this July, in Puerto Galera. Do you recommend Big Apple service?
Thanks |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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Yes I do. The main instructor is a guy named Peter, a surly Australian guy. He's been diving for 28 years and knows what he's doing.
Their prices are low and equipment is decent.
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
I didn't see anything in Bohol that I would consider a trap. If you get ripped off, it will be for very little.
Just shop around with the touts for any tours you take and haggle for anything else.
| Shan84 wrote: |
Bohol Diver- Thanks for the heads up on weather. We checked and it says it usually doesn't get the monsoon rains there until mid May/June.
We are keeping our fingers crossed.
Any insight on good websites to go to for real information about Bohol and not just traps for foreigners.
Appreciate it. |
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Hi BoholDiver
I am planning to get my diving license there this July, in Puerto Galera. Do you recommend Big Apple service?
Thanks |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
There is a land tour and a sea tour. Each one could take a day and you could see a lot of stuff. I recommend the sea tour over the land tour if you want to do just one.
If you are a backpacker, you can stay in Nuts Huts (google it) and there are some jungle trails there. There's a zipline, for one thing. I know someone who did it and enjoyed it.
Swimming is great, the food is decent, there's live music every night.
You can always go off the beaten track and see other parts of the island. It's pretty big.
If they mean, in other words, there are no whores, then they're right. Not many whores there, so not good for single men I guess. Quality writing by LP writers.
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| Lonely Planet Philippines says Bohol offers little for the independent traveler who is not into diving. I hope the place takes off but... |
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Chances are, you will find some tipsy Korean stumbling around looking for Caucasians to have sex with and have free English lessons (which seems to be very common thing in the Philippines and the local Korean expatriate community hates to admit- the rising number of Korean prostitutes in the Philippines are being whispered around but not really openly admitted). Not a very pretty sight.
http://tourism-philippines.com/why-go-bohol/ |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:55 am Post subject: |
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I saw a lot of Korean sex tourists in Sabang, not in Bohol. They were visibly numerous. My wife was shocked. She knew they existed but had never seen them.
There are a lot of children in Puerto Galera area with no fathers. Some of them are mixed-blood Filipino/Koreans. It is whispered about.
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
There is a land tour and a sea tour. Each one could take a day and you could see a lot of stuff. I recommend the sea tour over the land tour if you want to do just one.
If you are a backpacker, you can stay in Nuts Huts (google it) and there are some jungle trails there. There's a zipline, for one thing. I know someone who did it and enjoyed it.
Swimming is great, the food is decent, there's live music every night.
You can always go off the beaten track and see other parts of the island. It's pretty big.
If they mean, in other words, there are no whores, then they're right. Not many whores there, so not good for single men I guess. Quality writing by LP writers.
| Yaya wrote: |
| Lonely Planet Philippines says Bohol offers little for the independent traveler who is not into diving. I hope the place takes off but... |
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Chances are, you will find some tipsy Korean stumbling around looking for Caucasians to have sex with and have free English lessons (which seems to be very common thing in the Philippines and the local Korean expatriate community hates to admit- the rising number of Korean prostitutes in the Philippines are being whispered around but not really openly admitted). Not a very pretty sight.
http://tourism-philippines.com/why-go-bohol/ |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:13 am Post subject: |
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No updates. I was there at Xmas. I didnt like it as much the 2nd time. Too much cavalier boat parking. It is hard to swim anywhere and boats don't regard swimmers at all.
White Beach (though not Sabang) in Puerto Galera is a way better beach as far as sand and water. There are a lot more hawkers and the Bohol people are nicer, but White Beach is cheaper and cheaper to get there. |
thought i'd bump an old thread.
i'm planning a trip to PI and am deciding on puerto galera or boracay. did boracay already.
was thinking of staying in sabang for the cheaper accommodation, restaurants, and bars...how long does it take to get to white beach in order to go swimming for the day? also, is it pretty easy to get back to sabang if i sample the white beach night life? |
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