Philippine Travel Notes

Let's go back from Glan to General Santos City , but not yet home to Cebu. I was not done roaming! The picturesque Sarangani Bay is to the left on this route, but I could still see most of it at front seat. If you look closely at that pic, part of the creamy-white-sand beach can still be seen. It is a long coast . This is Sarangani-Davao Del Sur Coastal Road . Nice pavement, nice views, and, I saw horses again! It suddenly became gloomy. Rain seemed to be about to ruin my day! Yet, the views were still grand... This strip of road between Glan and Malapatan is known to be a favorite viewing area for tourists... That is why there are a scattering of tourist view points and this corner is most famous of them all... This is also the boundary between the towns of Glan and Malapatan. Note: this is the northernmost point of Glan. Its southernmost tip is at Brgy. Batulaki, that is about 70 kilometers to the southeast, in the southern tip of Mindanao, by Glan's boundary w

Let's go to Glan ! Where's that? Oh don't worry, it's still in the Philippines! The "southernmost" tip of mainland Mindanao, that is! Glan is the beach town of the province of Sarangani . Note there's only one 'g'" in the name, but that is pronounced 'sa-rang-ga-ni'. That's part (the tail end actually) of SOCCSKSARGEN or Region XII . Okay.., you may now imagine what you want to imagine. I won't blame you if you think 'negative' about the place. After all and in the first place, in my experience, each time I go to parts of Mindanao, friends and family always have this 'taken-aback look' as if I am going on a hara-kiri mission. Mga OA hehehe! Let this be another proof from me, your humble (pronounced 'humbug') Pinoy Traveler, that Mindanao is one of the most friendly and peaceful places in this country! No pun, no joke intended. I mean that. This trip started as my work-week just about finished