There is no immigration office located anywhere on Siquijor Island. If you want to extend your stay on Siquijor, you must go to the Bureau of Immigration in Dumaguete city. The immigration office in Dumaguete is located on Dr V. Locsin Street, not far from the port. In order to reach the office from the port, just walk south along the coast and take the right when you see a … [Read more...]
A Scooter Ride to San Rafael from Donsol in Sorsogon, Philippines
Having settled in Donsol village for a couple of days, and given that no whale sharks were viewed in weeks, there wasn’t much other to do than rent a scooter and go for a ride. There weren’t many directions to ride to, either: it was either east along the coast or north along the coast. In the morning we took the east direction towards Pilar. Apart from some nice views and a … [Read more...]
Watching Cockfighting in the Philippines
While riding a scooter near the village of Donsol in the Philippines, at some random spot by the road, we noticed an accumulated crowd raising quite a fuss. They were clustered around a small arena where a seemingly important event was just taking place. Some kind of sport, was the first idea. As we approached closer, we figured out it was cockfighting, seeing a big poster that … [Read more...]
Renting a motorbike in Donsol, Philippines
Donsol village on the south of Luzon island is famous for one thing: whale shark diving. When we arrived there, after 14 hours on the bus from Manila, we found out that there isn’t much more to do in the area other than go looking for whale sharks. Furthermore, despite of theoretically being there during the shark season, we got to know that we most likely may look for the … [Read more...]
