Comments on: The Tricycle Diaries – RoRo from Negros to Panay and on to Guimaras Island

By: 6 Months Philippines – the Best, the Good, the Ugly » nomad4ever

6 Months Philippines – the Best, the Good, the Ugly » nomad4ever — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:26:25 +0000

[...] This journey saw me visiting most of the main islands and regions, like Oriental and Occidental Negros, Panay, Guimaras, Mindoro, Luzon, Bicol, Samar, Leyte and [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:50:52 +0000

Charvi, I left meanwhile the Philippines, but will surely return! Thanks for your recommendation – it’s noted – and hopefully I have the chance to go there during one of my next visits.

Jay, glad you enjoy the Philippines. though I don’t know what ghetto travel is.

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52:22 +0000

Hello Chris! Bro your a cool guy. You got more balls than me traveling around on a tricycle hahaha. I been going some ghetto travel as well bro. We need to chat some more. Been in PI for 9 months now and going strong now. I been here since I was 23 and my story was similiar to your… 24 now..

By: Charvi

Charvi — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:32:12 +0000

Chris,

I encourage you to visit and relax on an island off northern tip of Antique. The Municipality of Caluya along its coastal islands Sibato and Sibolo will give you the exclusion that you will rarely experience from most Philippine destinations. You get to enjoy dusk ’til dawn walk and photography. It’s white sand beaches and marine life are well preserved. It’s my hometown, not that i’m promoting it because i’m a local but because I also do volunteer work for the marine sanctuary establish early this year by Philippine Spotted Deer Conservation Foundation.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:57:37 +0000

Ryan, it looks pretty hard to catch you for sure, always on the run! I definitely want to make it again to Palawan (El Nido, Sabang this time), but probably without the Tricycle. The roads on Palawan are just not good enough, it would be too hard a punishment just to drive a few kilometers there. Come by here in the Visayas and you can have a ride anytime!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:30:37 +0000

Hi Chris,

If ever you are going to make it to Palawan in December, may be we can hitch a ride on your trike. Oh yeah, will be in Pangasinan tomorrow, Bicol next weekend- Northern Mindanao next month, then back in Luzon (Baler, Ifugao, Sagada (again)) October. Possibly either Batanes or Siquijor in November and Puerto Princesa, Sabang, Port Barton and El Nido in Dec.! Oh yeah, Kalibo (Atiatihan) and Romblon in January and Sorsogon and Albay in February. Game on?

Ryan

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:17:41 +0000

Joanna, I like your novel, hehe! Nice read already so far. How did you cope with the temperature differences, being used to hot/humid weather and then in the Chinese cold?

And you will have your own mango farm soon? That sounds like the stuff of what dreams are really made of! I was thinking of going back to Guimaras some day during summer, when it’s not so wet everywhere, guess I probably missed the best parts due to bad weather. Panobolon sounds like something I should make a mental note of to then check out further…

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:20:49 +0000

Yeah, I’ve been to Great Wall last February and it was snowing the whole time we were there which makes it so difficult to go farther.But all in all,it was very fun.I am currently working in Qingdao,a nice coastal city in Shandong Province.I may go home on December and probably visit Guimaras because we have some ancestral land to divide and papers needed to be processed.Well its an island property so I am planning to save and make my small mango farm coz we have some existing century old mangoes and lately it’s been neglected so I want to utilize it.Panobolon is remote and accessible only by boat and it’s very laid back and I guess there are very few foreign tourist ever went there.I remember though when i was younger, we are a host family to a peace corps volunteer from USA and we always go to Guimaras by “Paraw” or the local sailboat..We actually have pumpboat and sailboat..this is a novel already..lol

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:55:53 +0000

Hey Joanna, I bet China is also very nice! There are so many things to do and see, I wouldn’t know where to start. Was only in Hong Kong a few times and visiting Beijing and the Great Wall, although before 1996. There must be so many changes!

Homesickness is a good thing and reminds us of where we are coming from and why we are in a new country. Too bad I didn’t make it to Panobolon when on Guimaras, sounds like a cool, yet remote place to check out. So when are you going back for a visit?

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Hi Chris, nice stuff here.You know what, I was born in Nueva Valencia,Guimaras in an islet called Unisan. It’s very nice and very laid back..I have relatives all over the place though we opt to stay in Negros Occidental now.Nueva Valencia is the unchartered Edens of Guimaras because of their remoteness but really cool.Panobolon Island for example could be well compared to Boracay because of its long stretch of powdery white sand.Now i miss home!Wish I could go back home soon and visit my birthplace. I’m China now by the way..Goodluck on your tricycle expeditions. =D>