Today was a good day, Gabbi and I went to see the chocolate hills and tarsier monkeys. We started early to get the bus as we needed to be back in the city in plenty of time for our ferry back to Cebu. We got a tricycle to the local bus station and we were in luck as when we arrived the bus conductor asked us where we were going and told us to get on the bus that had started to leave, perfect timing. It was an extremely pleasant journey through the hills and win...

Today is fight day, Pacquiao vs Mayweather. A massive fight for the world, and the Philippines. Pacquiao is like their hero, even the lonely planet says so. Sport basically begins and ends with him here. Gabbi, dave, Phil and I decided to spend the day at the beach and watch the fight there, so we got ready and went to find a jeepney (a popular form of transport here made out of old american army trucks, they're everywhere). Every jeepney that went past was ful...

We tried to find breakfast this morning, there was nothing that took our fancy whatsoever. Just local restaurants selling rice and meat dishes that looked like they had been sitting out for a hell of a long time... Oh and some dried fried egg. So we found some bakery and had a tiny pastry. Once back at the hostel we organised our boat over to Bohol. We took a taxi and to the ferry port and were duly informed that tickets for economy and tourist were sold out, wit...