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PHILIPPINES
Siargao
Area code
86
Touchdown
Sayak Airport
Get
to town via
extended seat motorbike
Check-in
Buddha’s Surf Resort.
Catangnan,
General Luna; tel: +63 919 945 6789; www.
siargaosurf.com
Eat
Pork Barbeque and curry soup at
Rolando’s along the road to Cloud 9, in
front of Patrick on the Beach.
Don’t miss
Go for a motorbiking adventure
around the island and come out for the
mad parties at Tattoo Jungle and Nine Bar.
G
eneral Luna
Got more time?
Swim, jump and dive in the
crystal-clear waters of Caob Lagoon. Also,
try the Yoga Asana classes by Lili.
tel: +63
917 838 5743;
Shop
Buy nice surfboard keychains at the
stalls near Cloud 9.
trip journal
Shugah Pauline
Gonzales
travel blabber
PHILIPPINES
Cagayan de Oro
PHILIPPINES
Butuan
Area code
85
Touchdown
Bancasi (Butuan)
Airport
Get to town via
taxi, van, jeepney
Check-in
The Red PalmSuites and
Restaurant.
VillaKanangga Rd, near the
Provincial Capitol of Agusan; tel: +63 85 341
2000
Eat
Gerry’s Grill serves delicious Filipino
food.
1/F, Robinsons Place Butuan, Km3 JC
Aquino Ave
Don’t miss
Delta Discovery Park is home to
the longest zipline in Asia.
Bonbon
Got more time?
Hire a boat and dive with
the crew at JJ’s Dive Center. They offer trips
to Punta Diwata, which is about an hour
fromButuan.
tel: +63 926 463 4000
Shop
MadyawKadyawSouvenir Shoppe
sells authenticmalongs and embroidered
shirts.
Area code
88
Touchdown
Laguindingan
Airport
Get to town via
taxi, express shuttle
Check-in
Casa Crystalla.
Cnr of Pabayo and
Chaves Sts; tel: +63 88 856 1704
Eat
Try Sentro 1850, Brewberry Café and
Oro Shawarma. JRJ fried chicken and
barbecue stationwill delight your taste buds
without burning a hole in your pocket.
Don’t miss
Experience white-water rafting
and ziplining.
Got more time?
Visit Xavier University
Museum, CityMuseumand theMuseumof
Three Cultures of Capitol University for a
glimpse of Mindanaoan history and culture.
Shop
Centrio AyalaMall is home to an array
of shops. For pasalubong, SLERS chicharon
and Vjandep Pastel are themust-try
homegrown goodies.
Inyaki Yuson
makeup artist /
fashion designer
Jessica Ann
Magno
managing director
BUTUAN PHOTO
BOBBY TIMONERA
CAGAYAN DE ORO, OZAMIZ & CAMIGUIN PHOTOS
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