tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post8027462510449465701..comments2024-03-05T14:01:34.021+08:00Comments on Ivan About Town: Sorsogon: Butanding and firefly encounters in Donsol, SorsogonIvan Henareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-18399541025756026162012-08-23T03:09:54.113+08:002012-08-23T03:09:54.113+08:00Awesome, I am planning a New Years holiday to the ...Awesome, I am planning a New Years holiday to the Philippines and Donsol is the number one place on my list. Thanks sharing your experience!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-5214460582502566122012-01-22T18:39:47.224+08:002012-01-22T18:39:47.224+08:00Hi, included n po b sa 3500 ung picture, i mean sa...Hi, included n po b sa 3500 ung picture, i mean sa kanila n ung underwatercam,?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-86829902523387544782010-12-14T13:19:53.803+08:002010-12-14T13:19:53.803+08:00Hello
I am Joel Briones. As the new Vice-Presiden...Hello <br />I am Joel Briones. As the new Vice-President of Donsol Butanding Interaction Officers, I would like to invite everybody to come and visit Donsol to swim with our Whalesharks. <br />Guests can contact me for inquiries and infos about Donsol Tourism <br />63+929-817-5654<br />Also by email you can contact my partner takz78@yahoo.com<br />Sure you will enjoy Donsol !!!JOEL BIOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-83488706165420224552009-11-20T15:36:43.758+08:002009-11-20T15:36:43.758+08:00I invite everyone to come and visit the whaleshark...I invite everyone to come and visit the whalesharks here in our town Donsol..<br />I am Takz Briones a local tour operator here in Donsol, swimming with the sharks for over 11 years and counting..<br />We have sightings now beginning last November…<br />So if you have quiries about everything that goes with our tourism pls contact me via email at <br />Takz78@yahoo.com and my number 63+921-743-5677<br />our butanding is dubbed as the “BEST ANIMAL ENCOUNTER IN ASIA”<br />Adventurers, travellers, backpackers, nature-lovers, tourists from around the globe…<br />Come and visit Philippines, visit Donsol “The home of the WHALESHARKS”takz78noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-42784574086927557932009-08-24T23:58:34.418+08:002009-08-24T23:58:34.418+08:00Hi Ivan, Greetings! great site bro..Our Tourism in...Hi Ivan, Greetings! great site bro..Our Tourism industry needs people like you. This site will surely help boost our Sorsogon-Tourism industry. Keep it up!.have a nice daySorsogon Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465748344175835432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-89218653001345936272009-01-12T18:10:00.000+08:002009-01-12T18:10:00.000+08:00ok ,, sightings are good this days... 8 to 12 shar...ok ,, sightings are good this days... 8 to 12 sharks..<BR/>takz78@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-72673423249669974472008-12-12T00:29:00.000+08:002008-12-12T00:29:00.000+08:00december 12i hope that this blog will be read by f...december 12<BR/>i hope that this blog will be read by foreign and local tourists...so far,,sightings is poor as of this days,..we are anticipating that this coming days,,sightings will gradually increase..<BR/>i have seen a couple of tourists around the town..unfortunately, they have seen nothing..<BR/>january to may is the best,,<BR/>again, for updates of sightings and inquiries..mail me at takz78@yahoo.com<BR/>63+9217435677<BR/>hope that I can give so much info as I can, to avoid frustrations upon coming here in our town..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-63209991235271113012008-09-06T09:45:00.000+08:002008-09-06T09:45:00.000+08:00Ivan ty for the compliments. Im a Donsolano. Nice ...Ivan ty for the compliments. Im a Donsolano. Nice comments, only for that BIO who fondled a breast. He was already suspended by their org.Alan as the pres of the org immediately suspendid him. If their are tourist who like to visit our town. They can contact me in my number for their guaranteed convenience and safety. Again ty very much for promoting our treasure. my email takz78. cp. 09217435677.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-57056782876374430642008-05-30T10:33:00.000+08:002008-05-30T10:33:00.000+08:00i'm from one of the town in sorsogon and one of so...i'm from one of the town in sorsogon and one of sorsogon's delicacy really is kinunot and it's really yummy. but in our town we absolutely don't use shark meat, we only use pagi (stingray) meat. pagis abound in sorsogon seas so shark meat is out of the picture, at least in our town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-15742832100335653182008-05-29T03:48:00.000+08:002008-05-29T03:48:00.000+08:00whew!!! im one of the donsolanas.. and im very pro...whew!!! im one of the <B>donsolanas</B>.. and im very proud to read all of your comments about our town...<BR/><BR/><B>dakulang pasasalamat hale sa mga taga-donsol!!!</B>(maraming salamat mula sa mga taga-donsol)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683758496137552679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-40202530431030245512008-05-08T19:46:00.000+08:002008-05-08T19:46:00.000+08:00Yes, I think that's Alan :)Yes, I think that's Alan :)Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-10847808965343126782008-05-02T23:43:00.000+08:002008-05-02T23:43:00.000+08:00is that BIO Alan in the pic with you?he was our BI...is that BIO Alan in the pic with you?<BR/><BR/>he was our BIO in my last last visit to donsol...deepdiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366477927957774366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-10876518112601304352008-04-07T19:06:00.000+08:002008-04-07T19:06:00.000+08:00We stayed at the Woodland Farm Resort. When we got...We stayed at the Woodland Farm Resort. When we got there, we just asked around for accommodations.Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-81061318534997552042008-04-06T11:49:00.000+08:002008-04-06T11:49:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan, do you have any recommendations which hot...Hi Ivan, do you have any recommendations which hotel/resort to stay in Donsol? And do you have their number, too? I find it so hard to find a site for Donsol resorts =( Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-87824820674906371212008-03-30T12:45:00.000+08:002008-03-30T12:45:00.000+08:00ur right there anoymous coz we'v there last couple...ur right there anoymous coz we'v there last couple of week and my female cousin complain to me that her guide BIO touched her breast i remembered the BIO guy called only in the name of "GONG"..the local tourism must take actions about this matter.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-62651123152402087332008-03-30T12:34:00.000+08:002008-03-30T12:34:00.000+08:00nice place a garden of eden in bicol...but beware ...nice place a garden of eden in bicol...but beware of some disgraceful/lustful butanding interaction officer,coz last few day a female tourist complained about the maliciously fondling of her breast while swimming with the shark...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-36187515557843128522008-02-14T13:56:00.000+08:002008-02-14T13:56:00.000+08:00Hey ivan!Great blog here! You definitely deserve ...Hey ivan!<BR/><BR/>Great blog here! You definitely deserve the award. I am a MD working out my papers to start work in the US. I hate to say this, but sana hin di na lang ako nagtry/apply sa States kasi mas maganda talaga dito sa Pinas -- and your blog affirms this!! Keep blogging!MONster, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668678744699394926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-34760380024181797232007-05-29T18:45:00.000+08:002007-05-29T18:45:00.000+08:00Thinking that Visayas-bound a/c Buses (originating...Thinking that Visayas-bound a/c Buses (originating from Manila) would pass by Donsol, I (a 63-yr old Backpacker bound for Calbiga, Samar to witness its Town Fiesta) made the mistake of taking a jeep ride arriving at Pilar town with no onward Jeep Ride to Donsol town at 5:30pm - nor with a return trip to Daraga at that time. Hence, I had to spend overnight as a bedspacer in a low-cost but clean Pilar Home-Hostel - only to leave Pilar at 3:00am for the Jeepney ride back to Daraga for the a/c Bus ride to Calbiga, Samar. I was told that the Butanding "Jump-off Point" is about 1.5 kms away from the Donsol Town proper - reachable only by a Tricycle Hire costing P50/trip. If my information is correct, Donsol Tourism would need to be more accessible to BackPacker Tourists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-26849689603646251042007-05-28T10:00:00.000+08:002007-05-28T10:00:00.000+08:00ay! Syanga pala. Paki link naman ako o! :pay! Syanga pala. Paki link naman ako o! :pStrayDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327195089577332016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-8878607692981236352007-05-28T09:56:00.000+08:002007-05-28T09:56:00.000+08:00You went swimming with the whale Sharks!!!??? AAHH...You went swimming with the whale Sharks!!!??? AAHHHH! I wanted to do that when I was there! When i was island hopping almost all of March, I had a choice of going to Boracay or the Bicol Peninsula from Bacolod. I chose the former. Although I don't regret having gone to Boracay, i still wish I'd squeezed swimming with the whale sharks on my backpacking schedule.<BR/><BR/>Well, now I'm back in Canada and I guess I would just have to include that on my next visit...<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>R.StrayDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327195089577332016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-8169138990614622122007-05-25T17:43:00.000+08:002007-05-25T17:43:00.000+08:00I was in Donsol and it was fun. It was an awesome ...I was in Donsol and it was fun. It was an awesome experience to swim with the whale sharks. But I quickly realized there are too many tourists going there. Butandings don’t love humans. Too much interaction with the whale sharks gives them stress and in the end they will go away. This is another fine example of “killing the chicken with the golden eggs”. <BR/>We should protect and leave those animals in peace.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495108366627361182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-72332643757561158902007-05-24T23:39:00.000+08:002007-05-24T23:39:00.000+08:00basta ang usual joke about that food is that: "saf...basta ang usual joke about that food is that: "safe ka pag nagswimming ka na may malunggay kasi katatakutan ka ng pating." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-87443887075537111062007-05-24T09:25:00.000+08:002007-05-24T09:25:00.000+08:00Oh well! Basta hindi yung endangered or protected ...Oh well! Basta hindi yung endangered or protected species, fine with me. Hehe!Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-82474695605245674312007-05-24T08:51:00.000+08:002007-05-24T08:51:00.000+08:00I shall narrate... Sina Ivan weren't there when we...I shall narrate... Sina Ivan weren't there when we were ordering... Sorry nakalimutan ko rin ikuento sa kanila. <BR/><BR/>When we were ordering, we asked what dish had pagi in it, and Mrs. Amor said the kinunot had.. So we got that, just out of curiosity's sake. (And the locals were telling us to try it). Anyhoot, during the meal, Meg and Raf noticed that the meat didn't have pagi texture, so we casually asked Mrs. Amor what was in the kinunot, and she said it was shark meat.<BR/><BR/>And Ivan, si Mark lang yung B-boy na kasama kagabi. Hehe But you're welcome to join us anytime. :-)Isaaaaaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019302955635032659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-37241719830956572112007-05-24T05:06:00.000+08:002007-05-24T05:06:00.000+08:00well actually they could be right too... it does p...well actually they could be right too... it does play around sting ray meat or shark meat... don't worry, it's not whale shark meat, but shark meat as in *tan-dan-dan-dandan (to the tune of JAWS background music)*<BR/><BR/>grabeh inggit ako sa mga travels mo... its my dream to travel and write about it noon pa. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com