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BOHOL! My Dream Trip on a Budget (Part II)

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Virgin Island, Bohol, Philippines Yours truly,biyahera, together with travel buddies Lheila, Pyke and Squall had an uber time touring Bohol on our day trip ( previous post ),the second half of the trip--the island hopping part--however, seals the deal. While the road trip showed us the cultural and natural wonders of the island, we saw the other marvels of Bohol--its beaches, dolphins, and amazing marine wealth--during our island hopping, dolphin watching and snorkeling trip the following day. Bohol is truly one of the best places in the Philippines that boasts of beautiful white sand beaches. It also has a marine sanctuary that is a must-see to snorkeling or diving enthusiasts. Anyways, for our island hopping trip, our itinerary was: 1) dolphin-watching, 2) snorkeling at Balicasag Island , and finally, 3) Virgin Island . The duration of the tour: half-day. The author, @Dumaluan Beach Resort Dumaluan Beach Resort "Our" bahay-kubo... Our day started early. As per previous po

BOHOL! My Dream Trip On a Budget :) Part I

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The Author--Relaxed and Happy at the Bohol Bee Farm (Pls. click on image for larger view. Special thanks to Lheila and Pyke for the pictures.) My Bohol trip was sort of a dream-come-true vaca for me. I've been planning to go there way back in college since a very close college friend, Dorothy, is a Boholana who has been intriguing and enticing me with stories of her beautiful home province. I cannot wait to lay my biyahera feet on Bohol's soils. Hence, the morning we left Cebu for Tagbilaran, my usually lethargic, nocturnal body snapped to wakefulness 4AM sharp, at the sound of my alarm. Yup, I was darn excited! Tired and still slightly sleepy, but happy and excited. As per my previous post , we first went to Cebu before heading to Tagbilaran in order to save on airline fare. While in Cebu, we paid a visit to the Basilica del Sto. Nino, strolled around the city, bought Santo Ninos and other trinkets as pasalubong, stopped by at SM Cebu and spent the night at La Guardi