PG is indeed a nice place to visit.
Nice pics, Katie.
PG is indeed a nice place to visit.
Nice pics, Katie.
Thanks Kate. You have inspired me to visit there in oct or november after I catch up with a long lost friend in Manila.
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!
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.
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!
Last edited by katie23; 22-07-2019 at 09:57 PM.
^ I think she means vampires. They look like this Norts:
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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