
Peaceful morning on the waterfront in Dumaguete. Sometimes the noise on the highway along the seawall can be a bit much but this really is a special place to relax and walk in the mornings. There is no beach but the view is great. Good place to talk a walk. Big shade trees ! The [...]

Chocolate Hills of Negros These hills have a striking resemblance to chose heavily touristed ones in Bohol. They are on the south side of the road as you pass over the mountains from San Carlos to Bocolod on the island of Negros. Mountain pass I had put up a page about the Chocolate Hills in [...]

Mike’s Dauin Beach Family Resort – Adventure Dive – Dumaguete Negros The top place to stay for people with kids is Mike’s resort on the beach in Dauin. It’s only 15 kilometers from the hustle and bustle of downtown Dumaguete but it seems like a different world. Mike and Joan and the kids give the [...]

Robinson Cruse Beach Resort Punta Ballo, Barangay 4 PH-6113 Sipalay City Philippines Robinson Cruse Resort E-Mail: robinsoncruse @ sipalay.com Tel.: 0063 920 3318508 (0063 920 8890139) Robinson Cruse is a small but cozy resort. They have a great pool and also advertise “easy diving” but the original Easy Diving shop is further down the beach. [...]

Nataasan Beach and Dive Resort Brgy. 4 Sitio Punta Ballo Sipilay City, PHIL contact : Lou & Joyce Simkins divetludie @ aol.com – Lou Simkins amiel_j1976 @ yahoo.com – Joyce Simkin Nataasan is perched in a prime location with clear view of the beach and out over the ocean. Building is still underway at this [...]

Easy Diving and Beach Resort Punta Ballo PH-6113 Sipalay City Philippines E-Mail: diving @ sipalay.com Tel.: 0063 918 979 2804 Easy Dive is the last of 4 resorts on the beach around the corner from Punta Ballo in Barangay 4 Sipilay. It is set on a hillside but the beach area is just down the [...]

Artistic Dive is set on a perfect strip of sandy beach in Barangay 4 Sipilay. Punta Ballo, 6113 Sipalay City, Negros, Philippines info @ artisticdiving.com Mobile: 0063919 409 55 94 Tel: 0063 34 453 27 10 Sipilay Dive boat This upscale resort is on prime beach front, but they have budget accommodation as well. Swiss/Filipino [...]

Sugar cane workers on Negros Island Sugar cane grows well in flat areas with a lot of rain. Working those fields is backbreaking for both the carabao and the cane cutters. The cane cutters get up early in the morning and start cutting the cane. They clean the stalks and line them up in long [...]

Sulu Sunset Beach Resort Bar and Restaurant Beach Cottages Sugar Beach Langub Sipilay Negros cell 09197167182 pick up service from Sipilay City mail @ sulusunset.com www.sulusunset.com Sulu Sunset I stopped in at Sulu Sunset for breakfast this morning and really enjoyed the freshly brewed coffee made from locally grown beans. The Sulu Sunset Resort seems [...]

Bermuda Beach Resort Sipilay Negros Philippines Frank and Zenaida www.bermuda-beach-resort.com tel 63 92 05292582 63 91 86363613 I noticed they had a couple of plastic kayaks in the shed. Check their website for current rates – I am not able to keep up on that sort of thing. Bermuda also advertises diving and snorkeling. Bermuda [...]