Thanks GE, can you give us a phone number or email or URL?
X Man
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Thanks GE, can you give us a phone number or email or URL?
X Man
Ge: my parenthetical was ambiguous as I MEANT the attacks were on the highway in Lanao del Norte east of Dipolog, not that Dipolog was in Lanao del Norte province. Dakak Beach Resort was not that expensive if I recall correctly, perhaps 4000. It is outside town and not as convenient for mongering as is the place you are staying I am sure. I hope you enjoy your stay.
[QUOTE=X Man]Thanks GE, can you give us a phone number or email or URL?
X Man[/QUOTE]
I searched for the website in 2006, but could not find one. My gf at the time just walked in and reserved the place. I stayed one night in the Prez suite for about 30 usd and after returning from Dakak paid around 15 usd. We walked or took a trike everywhere.
There is a cafe 2 doors down that I would sneak of 2 when she was sleeping. (the town is full of cafes!)
Haven't been there for about 6 years, but when I went to Dipolog City I stayed at the Top Plaza Hotel located Echavez St. cor Quezon Ave. Tel: 065-212-5777. Still have old brochure: 61 rooms, 3 suites, 5 super deluxe. A/C, free airport trf, etc. Was pleasant, with 2 bars within walking distance.
All hotels in Sabang are girl friendly. Big Apple is the most well known and you will have no problems taking girls there. Try and get a room at the back where the pool is so you can have fun in the pool with your girl as well. Big Apple diving is rubbish. Try Marit diving a little along the beach toward the ferry from Big Apple. This is a small but friendly dive shop run by a Swiss guy with a very good Filipino divemaster. Diving is good in Sabang to keep you busy for about 5 days. For a quieter hotel, nice hotel, try Sabang Hill. Also girl friendly with a nice pool. It is located at the far end left end of Sabang Beach at you look at it from the sea to the land ([url]www.sabanghill.com[/url]). Attached is a photo from my verandah in Sabang Hill Hotel over the ocean. Also I have attached a photo of the pool area in Big Apple, again from my verandah.
There are no bars with BF girls on Alona Beach, Panglao. It is definitely a BYOG place. Girls from Cebu would love to spend a few days with you there. There are a few bars and the girls are friendly but not for barfining. The diving is great, especially at Balicasag island about 45 minutes away which is usually a 2 dive trip. 4 days diving there will allow you to see most of the best diving sites. For a night out, Friday and Saturday at the Bohol Tropics Disco in Tagbilarin City is the only option. They have modelling contents, dance contents and live bands with an entrance fee of 90 peso for guys and 50 peso for girls which includes a drink. The Bohol Tropics is also hotel. From Alona Beach to Tagbilarin city is about 30 minute drive so a taxi is the only option and they may charge to 400-500 peso each way. Alona Beach is lovely for romantic dinners and many of the restaurants are on the beach with soft lighting. Expect to pay about 1000 peso for a 2 course fresh fish dinner for 2 with drinks. I have attached a photo of Alona Beach.
[QUOTE=Genghois]First off, kudos to BrownRail on a great trip report for Bacalod!
I'm planning on some diving (and other hobbies) in a couple of months. I'm looking for GF hotel recommendations for Sabang (Puerto Galera) and Panglao (Bohol).
I was thinking of Big Apple Dive Resort in Sabang, which I believe was mentioned by an earlier poster. Would it be safe to assume everyplace in Sabang is GF?
Haven't researched Panglao much, yet (though it certainly sounds BYOG). Any info on Panglao/Tagbilaran on the hobby would also be appreciated.[/QUOTE][size=-2][b][u]EDITOR'S NOTE[/u]:[/b] [blue]I would suggest that the author or another Forum Member consider posting a link to this report in the Reports of Distinction thread. Please [url=http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/announcement-reportsofdistinction.php?]Click Here[/url] for more information.[/blue][/size]
I need advise on where to go for scuba and girls--- as an alternative to Sabang.
A wise traveler on another board wrote "Go South young man, south to the Visayas. Southern Leyte, Bohol, Camigin, Negros, Siquijor even. There loads of islands with loads of ladies and pristine reefs awaiting the adventurer." I enjoyed Sabang and would be happy to return but would go to an alternative if there is something as good.
I might like to try something different if I can find a place with great diving and at least the same number of girls as Sabang. I have tried to check these places out, plus Dumaguete, but I have not found postings that suggest that any of these places have several gogo bars plus exceptional scuba. Can people here offer specific suggestions over the next day or two? Or is Sabang really superior to any of these other places?
Another idea I had was to take a friend and travel thru Bicol and Samar to scuba diving spots in the south, I think some of the same spots the wise traveler mentions. The problem is that I don't want to be stuck with just one girl. she is a half-girlfriend and will agree to me seeing other girls, but us not sure herself how easy or hard it will be to arrange something like that.
I like to explore, but it will be high season and that makes me a bit concerned. My hotel in Sabang is already fully booked until January 14th!!!
The diving in Camiguin is nice, but not great, and it's strictly BYOG. It's laid back, pretty undeveloped and, aside from hanging out wherever you're staying, there's nothing much to do.
GE
"Wise traveler" sounds wise. Cebu city has bars, and is less than two hours from Bohol or Leyte - maybe three / four hours to Dumaguete / Malapasqua Island. Travel to dive sights may be longer than those quoted -- but how long is the Manila to Puerto Galera/Sabang trip?
If you have to have both fish and female fuzz, and have a short schedule, maybe Sabang is your best bet. Subic has both, but I doubt that the diving is as good as Puerto Galera.
X
[QUOTE=Cuba Tourist]I need advise on where to go for scuba and girls--- as an alternative to Sabang.
A wise traveler on another board wrote "Go South young man, south to the Visayas. Southern Leyte, Bohol, Camigin, Negros, Siquijor even. There loads of islands with loads of ladies and pristine reefs awaiting the adventurer." I enjoyed Sabang and would be happy to return but would go to an alternative if there is something as good.
I might like to try something different if I can find a place with great diving and at least the same number of girls as Sabang. I have tried to check these places out, plus Dumaguete, but I have not found postings that suggest that any of these places have several gogo bars plus exceptional scuba. Can people here offer specific suggestions over the next day or two? Or is Sabang really superior to any of these other places?
Another idea I had was to take a friend and travel thru Bicol and Samar to scuba diving spots in the south, I think some of the same spots the wise traveler mentions. The problem is that I don't want to be stuck with just one girl. she is a half-girlfriend and will agree to me seeing other girls, but us not sure herself how easy or hard it will be to arrange something like that.
I like to explore, but it will be high season and that makes me a bit concerned. My hotel in Sabang is already fully booked until January 14th!!![/QUOTE]
After travelling far and wide in the Philippines looking for girls and diving, Sabang is by far the best, however, there are a few other options:
1. Subic has about 10-15 bars a short tricycle ride from the hotels. Try Blue Rock Resort ([url]www.bluerocksubic.com[/url]). The diving is most wrecks dives with some easy reef dives. There is very few fish and the visibility is often poor. If you are an advanced wreck diver then there are some good wrecks. Dives sites are about 30 minutes from shore.
2. Moalboal in the south of Cebu has about 10 average-to-good mostly wall dive sites all within 30 minutes of the beach including Pecador Island where Whale Sharks are spotted twice per year. I saw a Manta there in June. Try Savedra dive ([url]www.savedra.com[/url]) for a good dive operator. There is a disco of Saturday nights where you can easily meet girls. There are also about 5 bars with 2-4 girls serving who are not bar girls but maybe persuaded with charm. Sometimes but rarely, you will see some local girls walking around that you can try and chat up to be friends and then maybe more. All bars are walking distance from the hotels. Try the hotel Eve's Kiosk ([url]www.eveskiosk.com[/url]).
3. Boracay has about 5 poor-to-average dive sites all within 30 minutes of the shore. There are a few bars with girls looking for men but not bar girls. There is a great beach bar serving cocktails and an ok disco at Cocomangas at the far end of the beach where you should be able to meet girls, but again not bar girls.
Other alternatives mean BYOG, I. E.
A. Alona Beach, Panglao where you can take girls from Cebu (2 hours away by fast ferry) or go to the Fri/Sat Disco in Tagbilaran City. See report below.
2. Malapacua where you can take girls from Cebu City 3 hours away. There is also a Friday night disco on the island but the island was damaged during a Typhoon in June so not sure if it has recovered yet.
The best alternative I have found to Sabang is Patong in Thailand where there is great diving and thousands of bar girls.
I am also looking for the 2nd Sabang beach in Philippines, so if you find it, then please post it here.
Snow
[QUOTE=Cuba Tourist]I need advise on where to go for scuba and girls--- as an alternative to Sabang.
A wise traveler on another board wrote "Go South young man, south to the Visayas. Southern Leyte, Bohol, Camigin, Negros, Siquijor even. There loads of islands with loads of ladies and pristine reefs awaiting the adventurer." I enjoyed Sabang and would be happy to return but would go to an alternative if there is something as good.
I might like to try something different if I can find a place with great diving and at least the same number of girls as Sabang. I have tried to check these places out, plus Dumaguete, but I have not found postings that suggest that any of these places have several gogo bars plus exceptional scuba. Can people here offer specific suggestions over the next day or two? Or is Sabang really superior to any of these other places?
Another idea I had was to take a friend and travel thru Bicol and Samar to scuba diving spots in the south, I think some of the same spots the wise traveler mentions. The problem is that I don't want to be stuck with just one girl. she is a half-girlfriend and will agree to me seeing other girls, but us not sure herself how easy or hard it will be to arrange something like that.
I like to explore, but it will be high season and that makes me a bit concerned. My hotel in Sabang is already fully booked until January 14th!!![/QUOTE]
Thank you Snow Koala. Great name too!
There is a Sabang in Palawan.
Too bad there are not 10 or 20 different Sabangs with great diving and plenty of women!
Thank you Xman and Goodenough as well.
Coron apparently has some bars and wreck diving.
Patong is apparently far from the dive sites--you have to travel at leat 60 minutes each way to get to the dive sites! From
[url]http://www.***********.com/diving.htm:[/url]
"There are many diving sites around Phuket and it takes between 60 to 90 minutes to get to most of these sites. Phi Phi island is a 2 hour boat ride, tought. However, many people take a ferry to Phi Phi and stay overnight. You can then dive from boats out of Phi Phi's harbor for one or more days.
Generally, one day boat dive tours from Phuket pick you up between 7:00 and 7:30 am and return late afternoon with at least two or three dives. The boats departure from Chalong Bay harbor, located on the east side of Phuket island, around 30 minutes from Patong beach."
Will keep looking
Hey Snow Koala,
Thanks for the info on scuba + girls. Succinct but very informative.
I will volunteer the info that I have: Coron Bay in Palawan has very good wreck diving, awesome Japanese WWII shipwrecks. You fly into Busuanga. Probably the best bet is to stay in Coron Town. There is some nightlife there, consisting of a few small bars. I am sure there would be a few local lovelies that would be willing to hook up for a small donation. I cannot say for certain, as I was BYOG there, but the diving is very good.
I would love to hear from anyone else that has more about good info/ recommendations for scuba + nightlife in the Philippines
[QUOTE=Cuba Tourist]
There is a Sabang in Palawan.
Too bad there are not 10 or 20 different Sabangs with great diving and plenty of women!
Thank you Xman and Goodenough as well.
Coron apparently has some bars and wreck diving.
Patong is apparently far from the dive sites--you have to travel at leat 60 minutes each way to get to the dive sites! From
[url]http://www.***********.com/diving.htm:[/url]
"There are many diving sites around Phuket and it takes between 60 to 90 minutes to get to most of these sites. Phi Phi island is a 2 hour boat ride, tought. However, many people take a ferry to Phi Phi and stay overnight. You can then dive from boats out of Phi Phi's harbor for one or more days.
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Please, what do you mean when you say there is sabang in palawan?
There are fast boats in Phuket but it is still a long way to dive sites.
And what about Phil Phi? I hear different things. Staying onPhi Phil might be the ticket.
Lets keep looking!
To answer SlimHoleDrill, there is a small village in Palawan called Sabang, but it is quite different than the dive mecca in Puerto Gallera.
The Sabang in Palawan is on the west coast of central Palawan, about a 3 to 4 hour bone-crushing car ride from Puerto Princessa over a terrible road. Pretty much the only reason to go there is to access the Underground River. Not worth it IMHO. I don't believe there is any diving to speak of, or nightlife for that matter.
I m not actually sure what Cuba Tourist really meant however. Maybe he meant that there is a place with diving as good as Sabang, which would be I suppose Coron Bay.
Snow Koala: Sabang (in PG) does have the advantage of dive spots within view of girlie bars, but Cebu and Davao have way more mongering options and excellent diving within an hour and a half or so. 15 minutes across the Olango channel by banca from the underwater wasteland that is Mactan is Hinutugan Island which has excellent diving.
In Davao the diving is on Samal Island in the gulf. Dumaguette also has lots of dive spots and a bit of action.
Agree with Igoforasain that the Sabang which is the gateway to the Underground River is such a hassle to reach that it is only worth it for those with lot of time (and as strong back for the road).
Hello Guys,
I head off for my next trip in a wek and a half.
I will spend time in both Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro.
Does anyone have current info on either place, and in particular where I can find freelancers and bargirls, best malls, married women looking for quick fucks during the day etc..
I have RTFF, but I am sure thare is more to offer than these posts.
Thanks in advance,
Gangles