Tuesday, September 06, 2011

THE BEAUTY OF BOHOL

Me overlooking the Baclayon Church's Bell Tower :)


Our Loboc Cruise post card and passes



The Loboc River Cruise
At the man made forest



Last August, I had a trip to Cebu-Bohol with my mother, aunt and grandmother. I haven't been to Bohol ever since, and since it is my grandmothers 85th birthday my mother decided to book us to the famous Bohol Beach Club and of course a day tour to their famous landmarks and tourist spots in the island. I really fell in love with their beautiful long white beach shoreline, despite the resort being very overrated. But the good thing is, there are no annoying vendors or irritating passers-by that goes around to and fro. You can have a complete peace of mind at the same time enjoy the beach and the scenery.

The island itself has preserved so much of its history and protected its wild life and natural habitat. These are some of the notable places that you must not miss during your day tour. The Chocolate Hills, famous for its natural wonder, still number one on our list. I was left in awe when I got there myself, it's really beautiful and one of a kind. Your trip would be incomplete if you miss Panglao Island's beautiful white sand beaches, some are a bit pricey but it's worth the experience. You should definitely have your lunch at Loboc River (Cruise), let yourself be serenaded by their friendly locals and enjoy some good Filipino food, by the way it costs you around 350 php plus a terminal fee of 100 php. Bohol is also known for their Tarsiers, have a pic worthy pose with this little guy, unfortunately we are not allowed to touch them. Some of the notable places that we visited were the Baclayon church, The Blood Compact site of Legazpi and Sikatuna, the hanging bridge, the biggest python in Bohol or yet the Philippines Prony side by side with "Marimar's" lip-synching, Man-made forest and of course their pasalubong centers.

Here are some photos during our brief trip....


With my lola who just turned 85 with my aunt. This is the cage of the biggest python in the Philippines named Prony
Local performer marimar doing her tricks to entertain us.

This trip wouldn't be possible without our financier hehe my nanay :)


More of Bohol Beach Club beachline...
The famous Loboc River. This is also the location shoot of the movie "Panaghoy sa Suba" Starred by seasoned Filipino actor Cesar Montano
The tarsier smiling at me, isn't this thing the cutest! :D
Some tarsier replica pasalubong sold around the island at affordable prices. Never leave Bohol without bringing some.
BUBU the cow outside the Baclayon church. Bubu is my "travel buddy" kuno by the way.

MY PHOTO BLOG: I kinda started at Flckr

Yellow balloon and the sky
Our new Daschund "COCO" using softbox
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I've been into photography since I was a small girl, my father is a photographer/videographer. So, I grew up having this notion in photography that it somehow puts food on the table. I remember during my younger years he brings me along during weddings, events, shows, etc. He oftentimes makes me his 2nd photographer and pays me extra cash to add up my allowance, after which the rest is history. I never thought that I would be into it not until 2009, Digital Photography opened up my mind and brought my interest to a different level. Not that because Tatay will give me money for extra allowance but because I wanted to do so. During my free time, I tend to juggle up my schedule so that i can do photo sessions by request or fun shoots, or even go around the house just to practice different settings. I may not do shoots every day, but God forbid, it's already part of my system. I take pride when people are happy to see the output. May it be for a living perhaps or just for fun. My Flickr account is my avenue to share recent photos online. Will be so glad if you could visit it. Thanks :D
My 2011 Holy Week inspiration :D