Tacloban-Marabut Trip: Summary, Itinerary and Budget – Philippines

July 21, 2011 by 11 Comments
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Frankly, our Tacloban-Marabut trip is probably the most unfortunate of all of my trips. It wasn't because of the place --- Tacloban and Palo, Leyte and Marabut, Samar are awesomely beautiful places. It was the rain. Although from the very beginning we knew it would be a "wet" trip because the weather forecast said so, we still, somehow, hoped for a bluer, brighter, better skies that day. Creating a 3D/2N Tacloban Itinerary It started with Cebu Pacific's PISO fare. We booked it for an extremely low price at the time when fuel surcharges were not sky high. Almost a year later, as the travel dates drew nearer, we started working on our itinerary. … [Read more...]

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Leyte Landing Memorial (MacArthur Park) – Palo, Leyte, Philippines

July 21, 2011 by 20 Comments
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Many times, I consider the rain a friend. It helps me think. It makes me feel. It brings inspiration and brings back memories. But during our City Tour, the rain was a complete and utter b*tch. All it did was pour when we were exploring the great outdoors and stop when we were indoors. And then, when we were back outside it will be at it again. Friendship over, rain. Blame your unpredictability. The rain was the hardest when we emerged from the Santo Nino Shrine (Romualdez Museum). As much as we would have loved  stay at the museum, we wanted to visit the other tourist spots in the Tacloban-Palo area very badly. That time, we braved the rain and found our way to the Leyte Landing … [Read more...]

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Grandeur and Power Inside the Santo Nino Shrine (Romualdez Museum) – Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

July 18, 2011 by 14 Comments
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The biggest buzzkill in our Tacloban-Marabut trip was the rain. On our third day --- when we were scheduled to tour Tacloban City --- it rained the hardest. So hard that we had to spend a couple of hours more at Caluwayan Beach Resort until it became a bit tolerable. When it did, we rode a van to Tacloban City. But the weather in Tacloban was no better. If anything, it was worse. We had to drop our plan of getting off at the foot of the San Juanico Bridge for a camwhoring session. We went straight to a restaurant for brunch and waited for the skies to get better. It never did. Braving the rain, we decided to start our City Tour at a place indoor and the first thing that entered our … [Read more...]

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Planning a Tacloban – Marabut Trip – Philippines

July 17, 2011 by 10 Comments

Leyte and Samar are two of the most underrated provinces in the country. These big islands is home to a number of fantastic beaches, breathtaking rock formations, and glorious waterfalls. The sad part is that not many people know about them. It was not a surprise that during our stay in Tacloban and Marabut, we always found ourselves the only non-locals in the area. Perhaps one thing that's going against Leyte and Samar is the weather. Located on the easternmost end of the Visayas, they are at the frontline --- almost always the first to be hit by typhoons that get spewed by the Pacific towards the Philippines. On the upside, many of the natural wonders of Eastern Visayas remain pristine, … [Read more...]

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