Category Archives: Snorkeling

Snorkeling Utopia Beach Club, Al-Qusair

More Red Sea snorkeling, this time to Utopia Beach Club, about 30km SSE of Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Philipp (who we snorkeled with one day at Makadi Bay) had been to Utopia Beach Club before and assured us it … Continue reading

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Bicycling and snorkeling in Siargao

The end of a wonderful three months in the Philippines. Where to spend the last week? We were at the southern end of Panaon Island so the first thing to do was get a ferry from Benit to Surigao City … Continue reading

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Bicycling and snorkeling in Southern Leyte (and whale sharks!)

Leyte treated us well — friendly people, pleasant riding, tasty food, good places to stay, and — one of the highlights of our trip to the Philippines! — whale sharks. When we were doing a little research for our ride … Continue reading

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Bicycling and snorkeling in Siquijor

I left Jeff in Dumaguete on Negros where he had booked a day with a bird guide up in the mountains/lakes/forest to the west of the city. I was in a bit of a hurry to get to Siquijor because … Continue reading

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Bicycling and snorkeling in Negros Oriental

From the very north of the Philippines Jeff and I traveled pretty quickly rather far south — from 19°N to 9°N. We started with a 10-hour overnight bus ride from Pagudpud to Manila. Those big pink Florida buses that look … Continue reading

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