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 – To Panglao
MAY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I had spent 3 nights in the Palm Tree Guesthouse on Siquijor Island. I had been slowly making my way south from the famous Boracay Island to Siquijor Island before turning north through Bohol to Cebu. I was […]
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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 moreDumaguete – Philippines – To Siquijor
APRIL 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I had spent 3 nights in HAROLD’S MANSION in Dumaguete, Western Visayas. I was slowly making my way south from the famous Boracay Island to Siquijor Island. My trip had taken me via Roxas (Panay), Iloilo (Panay), Bacolod (Negros) and now […]
Read moreBacolod – Philippines – To Dumaguete
APRIL 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I had spent 3 nights in the SUITES AT CALLE NUEVA in Bacolod, Western Visayas. I was slowly making my way south from the famous Boracay Island to Siquijor Island. Dumaguete was my next stop on the way. My trip […]
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