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Category: Negros

Trip Report: Mambukal Mountain Resort, Murcia, Negros Occidental

[ 13 Comments ] Posted on 09.26.08 under Bacolod, Nature, Environment, Where to Stay?

Mambukal (Mambucal) Mountain Resort consists of beautifully landscaped grounds in which are set a swimming pool, picnic shelters, ponds, rental cottages, a Japanese bathhouse, a butterfly garden, and a food court. From Mambukal one can hike further up into the mountains to a series of waterfalls.

Trip Report: Bacolod and Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines

[ 11 Comments ] Posted on 09.23.08 under Bacolod

This begins as an account of a May 2008 visit to Bacolod and environs but we hope to expand this section as we spend more time in Negros. We have been living in Iloilo City for nearly two years. Our Iloilo stay was supposed to only be for a month and then we were to [...]

Furnished Dumaguete Rental Units Available

[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 09.22.08 under Dumaguete, Where to Stay?

Our friends Bobby Ray and Char Little live in Bacong, a few KM south of Dumaguete City. They have newly built apartments for rent as follows. They can be ideal for individuals who wish to try out life in the Dumaguete area without committing to a long-term lease or purchase. DOOR 1, The rent for this [...]

We give Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines a look…

[ 7 Comments ] Posted on 09.22.08 under Dumaguete, Nature, Environment

We spent two weeks in Dumaguete in February 2005.  Our visit was part of a plan to select the best place for upcoming retirement in the Philippines. Dumaguete is more genteel than any Philippine city I have visited. Most Philippine cities aim just to survive; being pretty is not high on the list. Instead of the [...]