Arriving Dumaguette tonight
Arriving Duma tonight, 31 Dec and staying 4 to 7 days.
PM if anyone is interested in meeting over beers or lies.
Cheers, G.
Info plus a few Q's please
[QUOTE=Free2;2278306]I realized I posted this in the wrong thread (General Info) so here is a repost.
Thanks to this forum, I was able to use the seaplane to and from Manila. What a timesaver and a pleasant way to travel! Manila to Puerto Galera via AirTrav, 7000 php. Puerto Galera to Manila via Air Juan 6000 php. Reserved on their website, using credit card, was seamless. Flying back to Manila, we could see the SLEX traffic below heading north, absolutely jam packed. Couldn't help thinking: suckers! The AirTrav plane was newer but the service was the same on both airlines, 10/10 rating for both.
Rented a bike for 300 php and had a blast exploring. Rate is good from 8 am-6 m. This is a definite must-do. Google the sites to see and away you go.
Took a FL from Big Apple, 1000 php. She was 35, a bit crazy but got the job done. The next day she wanted to see me again and stood outside my room at the Big Apple banging on the door, begging to come in. Nuts. Never barfined anybody, but visited almost all of the bars. The general quality of the girls is below AC or Burgos, but hot ones are around. Not very many hot FL's. If you want a hot one, I suggest to go early to the bars to beat all the Koreans and Chinese to the punch.
Sabang generally is a s* hole, the beach is disgusting. I could see and smell raw sewage draining out of pipes that were going down to the direction of the beach, draining out onto the sand. They are working on a new sewage treatment system and plant to fix it all.
Big Apple is a great place to stay. The room (at the front) are pretty tired and the mattress is a 3" thick piece of foam on wood slats. Who cares. Having the bar there is great and the food is decent. The Pacquaio fight was fun to watch in the packed bar.
Had to pay a guy 50 php upon arrival at the pier in Sabang. In hindsight, I think it was a scam. It was apparently for an Environmental Fee and he gave me a little colored piece of paper for proof. Can anybody confirm this?[/QUOTE]Environmental Fee has been there for a while. Prob goes straight into mayors pocket but hey 50 pesos less than 1 US so not worth worrying about.
Re Seaplanes. Where do they land and did you get a trike to Sabang. How was the road. Heard they are repairing it and esp in wet weather can be impassable.
Heard prices have increased in bars was 3000 - any updates. Heard gone up to 4000.
How bad is the smell. Usually stay at Montani down about 80 m from pier. You said sewerage drains out onto sand. Is this near pier. Did you go to Big La laguna beach? Any sewerage there. Last time could swim and snorkel off small sandy beach here.
Use to go to Sabang for diving and "recreational activities" but seems it is slowly pricing itself and smelling itself out of my plans.
Any one else care to comment also.
Appreciated.