San Juanico Bridge San Juanico Bridge The San Juanico bridge links the islands of Samar and Leyte together. Read more...   Tacloban Leyte Tacloban The "Welcome Home Pension" is a good place to stay if you happen to be spending the night in the bustling seaport of Tacloban on the northern tip of leyte. Read more...   Sulpicio Liner to Tacloban Sulpicio Lines Cebu to Tacloban A tourist class ticket on the air conditioned deck costs 400 pesos including tax on the Sulpicio ferry from Cebu to Tacloban, Leyte. I actually prefer the common deck because there is a fresh breeze blowing through the bunks. Read more...   Ormoc market in Leyte Ormoc Market Leyte Philippines Shopping at the market around Christmas time in Ormoc is an adventure in itself. The holiday season is a mad time of year anywhere in the Philippines where they start preparing for Christmas around Sept 1. Read more...   Basic Rooms Hotel Basic Rooms Hotel The best place to stay in Tacloban, Leyte that I have found is the Basic Rooms Hotel on the waterfront. A very nice deluxe room for two goes for 580. pesos for 12 hours. Tel 325-4465 Read more...   Nueva Vista Leyte Nueva Vista Leyte Philippines The town of Nueva Vista is a 25 peso ride into the hills from the Ormoc market by jeepney. There are enormous sugar cane fields and pineapple plantations up there but the most impressive thing to me is the geothermal power plants that generate the electricity for the area. Read more...   Zenaidas Chateau Zenaida's Chateau Tourist Inn and Restaurant Zenaida's proved to be a nice place to stay for 600 pesos for a double with cable tv and air conditioning. I am not that uptight and can do without the AC but it was the Christmas season and I didn't want to spend the night in a dive. Read more...   Christmas in Leyte Christmas in Leyte Christmas in the province is a simple but beautiful affair in a way, with the people going around the neighborhood singing Christmas carols. The kids pump a lot of energy into it and it sounds good. In the cities Christmas starts in September and lasts until the 3rd or 4th weekend of January. Read more...   Flowers in Leyte Flowers in Leyte I tested out my Canon camera on these flowers growing alongside the road in Nueva Vista about a half hour into the mountains from Ormoc. Read more...