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    PG is indeed a nice place to visit.

    Nice pics, Katie.

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    Thanks Kate. You have inspired me to visit there in oct or november after I catch up with a long lost friend in Manila.

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    When I see Puerto Galera mentioned it always reminds me of a chap I used to know called Ole - Danish fellow.

    We used to go to PG regularly when I lived in Manilla ~1982, it was undeveloped back then, no mains electric. They used to rent out sail boards, on one trip we all rented boards and tried to learn, we were not very good - apart from Ole, he went far out to sea and we all remarked how well he was doing in-between rum & cokes and San Mig - little did we know he was unable to turn it around and was clinging on for dear life - long story cut short - 24 hours later, after the coast guard had rescued him, Ole was back with us, still alive but suffering! never seen anybody as sun burnt as he was since!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
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    I recognise that bag...

    Katie, thanks for the update - you do get around and good on you.

    One question if i may, do you ever hire scooters to get about on ? instead of using the local transport.

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    Thanks for the greens & comments.

    @toot - no, I don't hire scooters since I'm not confident to use one. But scooters can be hired for a day or two - some resorts provide that service. I remember that Badladz Dive Resort (near Mueller Port, where I stayed in 2016) had scooters for rent. For this recent trip, I was with other people, so we just hired trikes.

    @Tizme - maybe PG is more popular these days bcos of the more stringent rules re: Boracay? After the re-opening of Boracay, tourists cannot just go to the island on a whim - you must show advanced booking of accommodations. Unlike before, wherein you could just drop in without prior booking. For PG, you can still go there without advance booking. But it's best to have prior booking if it's peak season, as with most places.

    Last Easter break, there were loads of Chinese tourists in Sabang beach. They also patronized the "ladies of the night". White Beach area is more like a mini Boracay, wherein you have a long stretch of beach and many food establishments. Some firedancers at night too. Mostly Filipinos were at White Beach, while there were more foreigners (whites, Koreans, Chinese) in Sabang Beach - from my observation. My group stayed at Sabang, but we went for dinner at White Beach on our final night, and we saw the difference in the crowd composition.

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    To continue with the pics...

    On the next day, we decided to go to another falls, Tukuran Falls, which was farther away, as it's in another town. To go there, one must use the road to Calapan. Tamaraw Falls was along the way, so we stopped by for photo ops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    To continue with the pics...

    On the next day, we decided to go to another falls, Tukuran Falls, which was farther away, as it's in another town. To go there, one must use the road to Calapan. Tamaraw Falls was along the way, so we stopped by for photo ops.

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    Yea..

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    To go to Tukuran Falls, you could either trek ~45 minutes (with river crossing) or hire a buffalo cart. We chose to do the latter. This was our ride.

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    To go to Tukuran Falls, you could either trek ~45 minutes (with river crossing) or hire a buffalo cart. We chose to do the latter. This was our ride.

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    Here you go

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    ^thanks toot!

    More of the ride...

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    ^buffalo cooling off

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    ^part of Tukuran River + Falls (downstream)

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    Tukuran Falls.. Only a handful of ppl were there.. When we arrived, the ppl decided to leave, so we had the place to ourselves. We took pics, then swam and enjoyed the water.

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    ^upstream of the falls

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    On the way back, we passed by a hanging bridge and the PG arch. We stopped for some photos.

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    We also stopped by Aplaya Munti, another beach. In 2016, this beach was deserted. This year, it had ppl and an inflatable water park!

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    That last evening, we decided to have dinner at White Beach. We saw some fire dancers.

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    ^you can have photo ops here as well

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    That's it for this year's PG trip. The next day, it was back to Batangas by ferry. The port was again chock full of people returning to Batangas/ Manila after the long weekend. I didn't take pics anymore, since it was a bit chaotic.

    For prices of rooms/resorts in PG, you can find a/c rooms from 1,O00 to 5,000 pesos, depending on your budget (1 USD ~ 51 pesos). Lots on Agoda or Booking. Cheers all!

    BTW, thanks Airport 2 for the anecdote. Great story!
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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    ^thanks toot!

    More of the ride...

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    ^buffalo cooling off

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    ^part of Tukuran River + Falls (downstream)
    Sorry for the delay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Tukuran Falls.. Only a handful of ppl were there.. When we arrived, the ppl decided to leave, so we had the place to ourselves. We took pics, then swam and enjoyed the water.

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    ^upstream of the falls
    Looks like a really pleasant walk

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    On the way back, we passed by a hanging bridge and the PG arch. We stopped for some photos.

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    been over some richety one like those, that looks well maintained

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    We also stopped by Aplaya Munti, another beach. In 2016, this beach was deserted. This year, it had ppl and an inflatable water park!

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    Pretty Good in Puerto Galera (Sept 2016)-img_20190421_140329-jpg
    .....

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    That last evening, we decided to have dinner at White Beach. We saw some fire dancers.

    Pretty Good in Puerto Galera (Sept 2016)-img_20190421_190751-jpg

    Pretty Good in Puerto Galera (Sept 2016)-img_20190421_192201-jpg
    ^you can have photo ops here as well
    really nice trip Katie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    "ladies of the night"
    Pics please.

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    ^ I think she means vampires. They look like this Norts:


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    I would like to go back to PG; it is quite a nice trip down from Manilla, through the pier and quite easy travel around the island (I didn't visit anywhere near as many places as Katie).

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