Finalized (mostly) my 2 week itinerary for the Philippines!
Thanks to everyone who has responded to me here and elsewhere! I've been all over Asia but never to the Philippines and as Thailand is my favourite SE country I thought it was time to finally skip it in favour of something new.
I'm flying into Manila (from Toronto) landing the morning of Nov 5th. On the 9th I'm flying out of Clark to Boracay (I'll spend the 8th in Angeles just to see it). After 5 nights in Boracay I'll fly out to Cebu and will spend 2 nights each in Bohol and 2 in Cebu City then fly home from there.
I realize I'm not going to Palawan or many of the other regions but I don't really care tbh. Good bars at night are just as important as stunning views (seen plenty of it elsewhere). I just like getting away and having some drinks while meeting some friendly people if they happen to cross my path. I'm still flexible on what to do/where to go in Manila and Cebu/Bohol but have booked hotels with free cancellation and overlapping dates I can modify later as placeholders (thanks booking.com and expedia). I'm in my mid-30s and my backpacking days are over, as are my "spend 7 hours on this bus then take that ferry..." days. I will probably spend more time at the hotel pools sipping drinks than the beach but I have a solid hotel in Boracay backing onto the beach with private lounge chairs so I'm looking forward to that as well! Yes, I'm fully aware it's going to be touristy, no travel snobbery here! I tend to have a lot of fun in those places (Patong, Bali, Sihanoukville...).
I'm happy just to have it all sorted out and booking so early gave me first choice in hotels and even airplane seats.
Thanks again, I'm sure I'll pop back for some more advice at some point.
Submitted August 30, 2017 at 03:21AM by BuckfutterB http://ift.tt/2x2HLSH
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