One of the most recommended spots to visit in Surigao City is a small island very close to the city proper, the Basul Island. The island is characterized by a long stretch of fine white sand with assorted shell fragments and lined with coconut trees. It is about 15 minutes boat ride from the city proper. …
Last Saturday was my college friend Liza’s birthday. To celebrate it, we had a day trip to Rizal with her daughter Mika and our friend Hanna. We had lunch in Martessem Mountain Resort, checked out the windmills in Pililla Wind Farm, and had early dinner in Bulawan Floating Restaurant. Located in Tanay is the Martessem …
“Unplanned trips are the best because planned trips never happen.” This best describes our trip to Pagkawasan Beach in Surigao City the day before Labor Day in 2017. Pagkawasan Beach is located in Brgy. Buenavista in Hikdop Island, an island less than 30 minutes away from the mine where we are working. A week prior …
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Last Eid’l Fitr, we explored another beach in Surigao City. Our plan was to go to Aurora, a barangay located in Hanigad Island. But while we were in Brgy. Cantiasay waiting for our boat, we were told by one of the residents there that there is no swimming area in Aurora. He recommended Zaragoza in …
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Ever since I have been assigned back to the mine site two months ago, instead of just staying at the staff house on Sundays I try to explore places in Surigao City. Last month, I together with two workmates Salee and Jill explored the pebble beaches and water village of Surigao City. For this post, I …
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Last Sunday, I went on a solo adventure again. I am still on fieldwork (meaning I am still at the mine site), but it was our rest day and I didn’t want to spend Sunday sleeping or watching movies the whole day so I pushed through with my plan of revisiting Dinayugan. The last time …
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Finding accommodation is one of the challenges when planning a trip. If you book during the peak season, chances are most of the hotels are already full. So to help you with your trip to the Surfing Capital of the North, I have made a compilation of the hotels, hostels, and resorts in San Juan, …
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I was supposed to hike Mt. Gulugod Baboy with my Egyptian friend but because we boarded the wrong bus, we ended up hiking Mt. Manabu. Four weeks after, I finally climbed Mt Gulugod Baboy. I was supposed to hike with him again. Unfortunately, a few hours before our scheduled meeting time, he texted me and …
Two Sundays ago, I did a Mt. Apayang and Mt. Talamitam solo hike. Doing a twin hike was not part of the plan. Actually, hiking that weekend wasn’t planned at all. But I had been getting too many negative vibes in the office that I felt the need to de-stress again even if the weekend …
This Masungi Georeserve Guide was originally published on February 26, 2017, and updated on January 10, 2020, to include a little information about the Legacy Trail and the Night Trail of the Discovery Trail. They didn’t have the Night Trail and Legacy Trail yet when we visited in 2017. Last Saturday (February 25), I was …
