Philippine Travel Notes

As said in the previous story, Mabini is probably just a little more than 10 kilometers from Alicia , and I liked the way going to this remote town, consistently amid a topography similar to the Chocolate Hills. Like Alicia , Mabini too does have high hills with panoramic views, not yet well-known to many tourists. Finding this town however, is a little bit tricky if you are driving. You first have to reach La Union! No, not the province in Region 1 ! Just a barangay in Candijay, where you find a crossroad (there are no directional signage), and that's where you veer east, off the Bohol Circumferential Road to find Mabini. In that picture, we were coming from Alicia (north), so we had to head left (east) to Mabini. If we went straight, we would have entered the center of Candijay, and onwards to the coastal road to Tagbilaran. Mabini is a coastal town. It is in the eastern-most fringe of Bohol island . However, the center of town is still about 10kms or so away from the s...

This topic started with this article There are four towns and those are in regions 1, 4, 7 and 11! In the western part of Pangasinan, Mabini is a landlocked town. It takes the backseat from virtually all of its neighbors which are coastal towns from the South China Sea to the Lingayen Gulf. At least there is a cave system! In the southwestern part of Batangas, Mabini is interestingly at the tip of a peninsula that divides two interesting bays – the Batangas and Balayan Bays. This town’s name is easily remembered by the word “Anilao” – the most famous and readily accessible dive site in the country. This resort town has a very long list of dive/picnic/private resorts! Down south in Bohol, Mabini is a sleepy town east of the island and has its share of caves, beaches and islets. This is part of the island that is yet off the beaten tourist tracks though I suspect not for long. Just take my case, I hopped into this Mabini coming from Leyte! Further south in Compostela Valley is our last t...