...Mindanao Island in the Philippines is home to the third largest city in the country, Davao. It is also the home to the Moro Liberation Front and other less well-known terrorist groups which seem to have made Mindanao famous for. At least they have managed to bring the world's attention to this forgotten place, which is more than I can say for the Philippine Tourist Authority or media guys in Manila.
Mindanao suffers from bad publicity to the extent that even most people in Manila believe the constant media hype about the kidnappings and bombs. Let me tell you that I have been to Mindanao more than a few times now, travelling to at least four different cities and not encountered so much as a hold up at the supermarket queue let alone being in danger of being blown up.
Most of Mindanao is quite safe to visit, with the possible...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Warm, fun, lots of Choice and friendly people Disadvantages: Long Listance(but I think that is an advantage), Polluted cities, crime & corruption
...How to describe and give an opinion on over 7000 islands? This is the task I have set my self with this effort'. I have just returned from spending a month in the Philippines, during which time I took notes on what we did and where we stayed. This is the first of the opinions to come from this trip, my aim is to give you a little background to the Philippines, some general information and some ideas on what life is like there. Lookout for my tips on travelling in the Philippines. I will apologise now if I start to sound like a travel brocher, but I will tell you the bad along with the good.
The Facts
The Philippines are an archipelago of 7100+ islands set in the South China Sea. The two main Islands are Luzon in the north and Mindanao in the south, between these two are the thousands of other islands in the chain...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Not an overcrowded destination by regular and fastcraft ferries Disadvantages: None
...Love at first sight
That I landed at Siquijor, was a lucky break due to the cancellation of a scheduled afternoon fastcraft ferry trip from Tagbilaran (Bohol) to Cebu City.
While waiting time for the late evening boat which did not arrive, I saw in the port area another counter of a Shipping Lne and I decided to change my destination and bought a ticket to Larena in Siquijor.
After two-and-a-half hours sailing time for the 30 nautical miles (56 kilometers), my bicycle and I landed in the town of Larena in Siquijor, this island located southwest of Bohol and east of the southern tip of Negros.
Larena is located at the north-west tip of the island of siquijor. It is the commercial center. Its port the main entry gate for passengers and cargo from Central Visayas and Mindanao. There are six municipalities on the island...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
This product has not yet been reviewed. 
21.03.2001
