"i came ... i saw ... i conquered"
My favourite thing is to go where I've never been. -- Diane Arbus

One of my life's goals is to see the beauty this world has to offer ... and if travelling is the only way to reach that goal, then so be it. Just give me a good destination and together with my travel buddies and my trusty camera, we'll make time for it and we'll be there...if you're as interested, come join me and see the world through my eyes .... ENJOY!!!

enchanting camiguin


 ... camiguin. a small island province in northern mindanao; it has hot springs and cold springs, Katibawasan falls which drops 250ft; it is where you'll find the best tasting lanzones -- they celebrate Lanzones Festival every October; and of course who can forget the yummiest PASTEL ...

camiguin really is quite small, they say you can tour the island in a few hours (we've been there september 2004, i forgot how many hours exactly ... uhm, maybe 24? joke) ... we flew there from cebu on a small plane that sits 19 people, it was the scariest hour of my life but once you get to camiguin it's all worth the scare. this was a very funny and memorable vacation for us in so many ways. thank God for his providence on this trip, He is amazing all the time!!!


   my friend tied us up with the right people who brought us to the right places and provided us with good food, yum! you can enjoy hot springs and cold springs; they have "white island" which is like a sand bar--enchanting how the sand is black by the shore but just 15mins away is purely white sand which changes shape depending on how the winds blow. they have the 250ft Katibawasan falls which drops to a pool where you can swim and enjoy the cool (oops, cold) water, they have an interesting tree house, the church ruins of san roque, the sunken cemetery submerged after a volcanic eruption marked today by a huge cross (would you dare go under?) ...

  before you go, don't ever forget to grab a box (or more) of the yummy PASTEL, from what i remember they have different flavors but YEMA is the best, for me! If you want a good 7-day vacation, this is a good place to spend it in. you have nature at its best and historic sights to see as well. the view of mt. hibok-hibok is picture-perfect, just remember not to take any "souvenir" from the White Island and you'll be fine hehe ...


...appreciating God's wondrous paradise...

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1 comments:

Shanix said...

what a beautiful Camiguin, that i wish to visit someday. nice photos.

October 25, 2009 at 3:03 AM  

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TO DO LIST

* to watch a broadway show, phantom of the opera in new york
* to go on a cruise to the carribean
* to see the great wall of china
* to go to vegas
* to see the grand canyon in arizona
* to go to california
* to see the rock formations in utah
* to see the white dunes in colorado
* to see the alamo in texas
* to go to hawaii
* to see mt. rushmore in south dakota
* to go on a cruise to alaska
* to go to australia
* to go to new zealand
* to try sky diving (but not bungee)
* to go para sailing
* to ride a hot air balloon
* to ride a helicopter
* to go to capitancillo, bogo
* to go to boracay and have my own sand castle
* to go to palawan and do the underground cave tour
* to go to hongkong disneyland with my niece
* to go back to disneyworld with my kuyas and their families
* to go to paris, see the eiffel tower
* to go to italy, see the leaning tower of pisa
* to go to rome, see the coliseum
* to go to greece, see the parthenon
* to see the taj mahal
* to go to dubai
* to see the pyramids in egypt
* to see the stonehenge
* to go to korea
* to see the taj mahal (not the hotel!)

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