tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047261198523569622011-07-28T16:09:04.952-07:00Philippine island | Philippine beaches | Philippine lakes | Philippine waterfalls | Philippine tourist spots | Philippine scenery | Philippine landmarks | Philippine tourjan2xnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304726119852356962.post-29712861663952240372007-08-08T19:37:00.001-07:002007-08-08T19:38:12.578-07:00Well, I will move the contents of this site to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://jantalks.blogsome.com/">jantalks</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for reading bout my escapades.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1304726119852356962-2971286166395224037?l=thephilippineisland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jan2xnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304726119852356962.post-21357683857699171172007-06-20T09:14:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:22:13.151-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camotes_Islands"><b>Camotes Islands</b></a> are a group of four islands that are part of the province of Cebu. They are located east of Cebu Island, west and south of Leyte, and north of Bohol Island. Click <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&amp;msa=0&om=1&amp;msid=116609402183213083028.0000011349ecd8ad83844&ll=10.803631,124.260864&amp;spn=0.642097,1.2854&z=10">here</a> to view the location of Camotes Island.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I went there last May 2005 together with my officemates at Cebu-based ADTX Systems, Inc. We stayed in <a href="http://www.mylittleislandhotel.com/">My Little Island</a> hotel. We stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights; it was a very nice place to stay and the people were very accommodating. Immediately we were toured around the Camotes Islands, actually I can't remember what was the name of the specific island. We went to San Francisco beach an unspoiled, cotton-sand sea (I'm not kidding here, the sand just feels like cotton). Next was the Mangodlong Beach Resort, a resort with an islet/rock that can easily be reached by a raft. We also went to Bukilat Cave. Next stop was a quick canoe ride in Lake Danao and lastly viewing the whole island on top of its highest peak. All in all it was a very nice experience.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYOR4mw2I/AAAAAAAAAPo/7b4SjePtuLc/s1600-h/dsc04692.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYOR4mw2I/AAAAAAAAAPo/7b4SjePtuLc/s320/dsc04692.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078187057179181922" border="0" /></a>San Francisco Beach.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYfB4mw3I/AAAAAAAAAPw/nWf2R2QidTE/s1600-h/dsc04699.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYfB4mw3I/AAAAAAAAAPw/nWf2R2QidTE/s320/dsc04699.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078187344941990770" border="0" /></a>Unspoiled Beach.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlXFR4mwyI/AAAAAAAAAPI/WE1s5fQx4nU/s1600-h/dsc04629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlXFR4mwyI/AAAAAAAAAPI/WE1s5fQx4nU/s320/dsc04629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078185803048731426" border="0" /></a>The Mangodlong Rock.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlXUR4mwzI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/4pgTtuLi88g/s1600-h/dsc04631.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlXUR4mwzI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/4pgTtuLi88g/s320/dsc04631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078186060746769202" border="0" /></a>The Mangodlong Beach Resort.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlXwR4mw0I/AAAAAAAAAPY/pLeISpPTXsI/s1600-h/dsc04540.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlXwR4mw0I/AAAAAAAAAPY/pLeISpPTXsI/s320/dsc04540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078186541783106370" border="0" /></a>The Bukilat Cave.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYBB4mw1I/AAAAAAAAAPg/ifVHoadLgHM/s1600-h/dsc04686.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYBB4mw1I/AAAAAAAAAPg/ifVHoadLgHM/s320/dsc04686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078186829545915218" border="0" /></a>Lake Danao.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYtB4mw4I/AAAAAAAAAP8/pbRwKLd_FNo/s1600-h/dsc04663.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RnlYtB4mw4I/AAAAAAAAAP8/pbRwKLd_FNo/s320/dsc04663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078187585460159362" border="0" /></a>Highest Peak in Camotes Islands. A view of Danao Lake.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Best time to visit Camotes Islands is during summer where the beaches are unspoiled and beautiful, and not only that Camotes Islands have other scenic views.<br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1304726119852356962-2135768385769917117?l=thephilippineisland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jan2xnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304726119852356962.post-21737202584342840162007-05-26T22:28:00.000-07:002008-12-09T10:22:13.894-08:00<b>Bantayan Island</b> is an island in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> located at the western portion of the northern tip of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_Province" title="Cebu Province">Cebu</a>. The island can be reached by ferry from Hagnaya Wharf in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Remigio%2C_Cebu" title="San Remigio, Cebu">San Remigio, Cebu</a>, or from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City" title="Cebu City">Cebu City</a>, or from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadiz_City" title="Cadiz City">Cadiz City</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negros_Occidental" title="Negros Occidental">Negros Occidental</a> For a view of its location go to <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&amp;q=Bantayan+Island&sll=11.227572,123.749313&amp;sspn=0.327996,0.6427&ie=UTF8&amp;ll=12.21118,123.75&spn=40.967465,82.265625&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;z=4&iwloc=addr&amp;om=1">Google maps.</a><br /><br />I went to Bantayan Island last May 2005 in part to visit my relatives at the same time to once again marvel at the unspoiled islands beauty. We stayed in Marlin Beach Resort in Santa Fe, Bantayan and we also visited what they call as Virgin Island because the island is uninhabited.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkZ5VvxbHI/AAAAAAAAANw/jp-ls3-rrLQ/s1600-h/b1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkZ5VvxbHI/AAAAAAAAANw/jp-ls3-rrLQ/s320/b1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069111328462957682" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Beautiful sunset captured from Marlin Beach Resort.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkaPFvxbII/AAAAAAAAAN4/yoTRae9ZaWI/s1600-h/BantayanIsland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkaPFvxbII/AAAAAAAAAN4/yoTRae9ZaWI/s320/BantayanIsland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069111702125112450" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is the beach in Marlin Beach Resort. Pure white sands and crystal clear water.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkajFvxbJI/AAAAAAAAAOA/JvGNJLnrCbc/s1600-h/virginisland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkajFvxbJI/AAAAAAAAAOA/JvGNJLnrCbc/s320/virginisland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069112045722496146" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is the unspoiled Virgin Island - well forget about the little guy with shade. The strait between the main Bantayan Island which they call Pulong Dako and that of the Virgin Island is used for Pearl culturing.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkbyVvxbKI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Khcwa_CrbsU/s1600-h/b3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BadMMDBriAw/RlkbyVvxbKI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Khcwa_CrbsU/s320/b3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069113407227128994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">You will never get enough of all the seafoods!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">The best time to visit Bantayan Island is during the Holy Week because of various festivities during that time.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1304726119852356962-2173720258434284016?l=thephilippineisland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jan2xnoreply@blogger.com4