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Surigao City

The last time I was in Surigao was about four years ago. Surigao City in particular is by far a peaceful city.  This part of the country is the nearest to the Visayas particurly Southern Leyte.  The port of Lipata in the outskirts is the gateway to the Visayas region. Today there are fastcraft vessels plying from Lipata, Surigao to Liloan, Southern Leyte.  Four years ago we only have the slow boats and the roro boats which carry vehicles and other travelers going in and out of Mindanao.  Roro boats takes only one hour from Lipata to Benit, San Ricardo but when you reach San Ricardo you pass by Liloan before reaching Maasin City. From San Ricardo to Maasin is about two hours.  From Liloan to Maasin is only an hour travel.  But there are no fastcraft plying Lipata to Benit, only from Lipata to Liloan. If fastcraft vessels would ply Lipata to Benit most probably it will take only around twenty minutes.  Its really very near.  If you take the roro boat from San Ricardo a few minutes undock

CDO

I have left Mindanao few years ago and since then I haven’t put new ideas about that beautiful place, but memories of those places that I have been to are still fresh. The year was 2012 when I was directed to be transferred to another place (my home town) which is another beautiful place called Bohol. Every now and then I still go to CDO for some meetings few years after. Tabilaran City to Cagayan de Oro city is just one overnight boat ride. Or you can go there via Jagna to CDO via fast craft or slow boat. CDO is a bigger city compared to Tagbilaran City and when you arrived at the port easy transport are available be it jeepney, tricycle or taxi. Another thing that CDO fascinates me are the various fruits available from sweet lanzones to red pomelo. If you go around town during night time, there is this particular place called Luneta, where in you can see night market of Okay-okay and a wide array of service massage all around and if you are tired from traveling just get out from