MAY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: As with many other destinations in The Philippines, the cost of pre-booking nice accommodation online was too high for a GRANDPAcking Budget. Panglao prices were comparable with El Nido and Boracay prices. High. Very high. PHP2400 / day is my […]
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Siquijor – Philippines – GRANDPAcking Costs
APRIL 2016: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Dumaguete, Negros and include: Transport from Dumaguete to Siquijor Island 3 night in a ‘just made it’ GRANDPAcking Standard Fan Chalet 50m from the Beach 1 day Scooter hire plus petrol Food & Drink Mobile Data / Communications Visa cost apportionment CROSS REFERENCES: For more detail, read about […]
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APRIL 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: As with Sabang, Port Barton, El Nido, Coron, Tablas, Carabao, and Boracay the costs of pre-booking accommodation online where too high for my GRANDPAcking Budget. Siquijor prices were higher than I was expecting – for an island that […]
Read moreRoxas – Philippines – Information
APRIL 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: Roxas City is on Panay Island in the Western Visayas. Roxas City is known as the Seafood Capital of The Philippines. That is why I stopped there. GETTING THERE: I made my own way from Boracay to […]
Read moreBoracay – Philippines – LIVING on a GRANDPAcking Budget
MARCH 2016: OVERVIEW: I have already posted the GRANDPAcking Costs for Boracay. These demonstrate that GRANDPAckers cannot afford to LIVE on Boracay Island using our standard approach. However, it is such a beautiful world-top-ten beach destination that it is worth showing how GRANDPAckers CAN LIVE on Boracay […]
Read moreBoracay – Philippines – GRANDPAcking Costs
MARCH 2016: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Station 1, Boracay. I DID NOT live to GRANDPAcking Standard; I was Backpacking in Boracay. I was only in Boracay to renew my Visa. CROSS REFERENCES: Read Boracay – Philippines – Information for more detail. Read about Boracay on a GRANDPAcking Budget to […]
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