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Bohol - Magaso Waterfalls This is a brief recap of our 7-8 days in the Phillipines. What it is: Bohol: Beautiful island off Cebu. 2 hour ferry ride from Cebu to Bohol running from early morning till evening. Famous for: Chocolate hills, Tarsiers Cebu: Large city in the phillipines. Good base to launch Bohol/Coron/Borocay excursions Coron: Small island in the north of the phillipines. Expensive to get there and can be avoided unless you're a big diving fan (lots of japanese warships apparently sunk here). Nevertheless- it is gorgeous Getting there: Singapore to Cebu: 230 SGD return by Tiger for 2 pax. Dirt cheap - keep your eyes on the deals Remember remember: Get visa- painful process- you need to have all your documents ready and go to the consulate there (we had to turn back the first time due to lack of documents). This is expensive!! Cebu to Bohol: above Cebu to Coron: Return flight by the local ATR: 400 SGD return for 2 pax Itinerary: Day 1:...

Having lived in Singapore for 4 years, I was fortunate enough to explore a number of countries around. This is my shoot-from-the hip view of my travels. I've broken it down into 4 sections: i. general overview ii. summary iii. rankings (blog post 2) iv. comparisons (blog post 2) General Overview: Visa on arrival: Enough has been said about the complete lack of inability of Indians to travel freely without the need for extensive visa procedures (being grouped with countries referred lovingly as the Axis of Evil). Towards this, please note 1. Countries with No Visa Reqs/ Visa on arrival (AFAIK): a. Hong Kong b. Indonesia (Bali, Lombok, Gili Islands) c. Thailand (Krabi, Bangkok, Phuket) 2. Countries with online visa procedures a. Cambodia (Siem Reap, Battambang, Phnom Penh) b. Vietnam (Hanoi, Tamcoc) //inputs taken from parents 3. Countries where you need to visit the consulate a. Philippines (unless you already have a Singapore visa-then you can enter at Manila with no...

 Image: Boat ride from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon Trip 1 (how not to visit Hong Kong) "Mumbai" - it looks a great deal like Mumbai and I discarded it. My first trip to Hong Kong was a mess. I was on a Marketing team offsite, alone and had apparently serious issues in my life. This brings me to my first rule (As an engineer I fall back on rules more often than makes any logical sense): a. Travel is as good or bad as your frame of mind My colleagues were more obsessed with shopping and I have faint memories of remaining on Lan Tau (the airport island) with a brief forgettable visit to the local Office near Causeway bay. Towards the end, I felt bad for wasting away a golden opportunity and visited the Buddha temple in penance. Which brings me to significant point 2 b. The cable car and Giant Buddha are good and worth a visit: score: 8/10. Views from the cable car were appreciable - rolling forests lay underneath as the cable car winded ...