Month: October 2009
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Trip to Gen San
General Santos is about a two hour drive south of Davao. Auntie Minda lives there with
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Back to Katigan
Second trip to Katigan. This time we went with the Angeles and Tapia families. Lots of great food for the adults and Boy hired a horse for the kids.
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Overnight stay in Paradise
Any one who visits Davao should spend a couple of days in paradise. Paradise Beach Resort that is. We make a habit of it and enjoy it every trip. Prices are very reasonable, it’s never crowded, units are large and comfortable, located in beautiful gardens just a stone’s throw from the beach. There’s no surf,…
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Visiting the bat caves on Samal Island, Davao
The Monfort Bat Cave on Samal Island is home to approximately 1.8 million Geoffrey’s Rousette Fruit Bats – the largest colony of fruit bats in the world. Yes, it smells. Bad.
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Staying at Ken’s hotel in Davao
Normally when we visit Davao we stay in Linda’s family home, now run by Baby Atienza. However on this occasion the home was shut as she was visiting her daughter, Ella, in Manila. So Ken offered to put us up in his economy hotel, Viajeros. Rooms were small but very comfortable. Plus, there’s a free shuttle to his…
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Trip to the family retreat at Katigan
We travel with Ken and Boy to the family retreat at Katigan, up on Mount Talomo.
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Island Hopping
Wally and Tinet organised an island-hopping trip for some of the guests still in town after Wally’s birthday party.
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Wally Tapia’s 70th Birthday
A 70th birthday is certainly one of life’s milestone events and Tinet had long been planning a big party for her husband Wally Tapia in Davao. Their two children living in Sydney, Niña and our son-in-law Carlo (along with his tribe) had booked tickets ages ago for a surprise visit. Then the surprise started to gather momentum.…
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Guide extraordinaire Carlos Celdran shows us Intramuros, the ancient walled city of Manila
Let me say first up, I don’t like Manila. It is too big, too dirty, has too many people, the roads are hopelessly clogged and there are no visible signs of road rules. There is an astonishing gulf between the rich and the poor. It is largely in a state of decay due to shoddy construction…