Dao Diamond Hotel and Tagbilaran City

When we went to Bohol, we decided to stay at a hotel in Tagbilaran City. We chose Dao Diamond Hotel because of the great reviews that it got and because of their support for the deaf people which comprise their staff. Another plus for Dao Diamond is that it is very close to Island City Mall and to the airport and is reasonably near the beach resorts at Panglao Island. If you are looking for a noisy and busy hotel with glittering lights like Las Vegas casinos, you might want to look for other hotels.

Dao Diamond hotel has a serene ambience and since the staff are mostly deaf – the place is very, very quiet. Its perfect for those that are looking for a relaxing place to stay. The hotel also has a free Wi-Fi, although its not as reliable. Still its enough for many of the tourists to check their emails or play Online casinos which seems to be popular with them.

Having stayed at the Hotel and having traveled a few times within Tagbilaran, I have mostly good things to say. Although labeled as a City, Tagbilaran retains the feel of a provincial town, which is a good thing in my opinion. Trees and plants are everywhere and the streets are not too littered by ads and buildings. In fact it reminds me of how my own hometown looked like when I was a kid – which sadly is now a city with very little trees left. The only thing that put me off are some of the roads that need dire repair.

Panglao Island Nature Resort

Panglao Island Nature Resort is easily my favorite among the many places we visited at Bohol. The view was nice, the ambience was relaxing and although the beach was not as great as Bohol Beach Club’s – the infinity pools more than make up for it. And my tastebuds also loved the food at PINR more so than the ones we ate at BBC or Loboc River Cruise. The only thing I can think of that would make Panglao Island Nature Resort even more family friendly is if they had a rheem pool heater, making the pool a pleasure to swim on at night or early in the morning. Here is Kuya and Bunso playing around at the pool:

Z’s Toy Boat

While vacationing at Bohol, we visited a nearby mall called The Island City Mall of Tagbilaran. While replenishing our supplies, we looked at the toy section and bought Z a simple and cheap toy boat. This decision was one of the best purchases we’ve done at Bohol because Z really loved it. It made his swimming experience a lot better and enjoyable. He played with it a lot while swimming at Panglao Nature Island Resort. Too bad that we could not find the required screw driver to install its battery which was a duracell procell aaa, thankfully the boat still floated on its own and moved which kept Z’s enjoyment at maximum.

Z’s Red Cap

Before we went to Bohol, we knew that the weather will be a bit hot so we decided to buy Z a nice cap. Z was looking for the best hat, he looked at baseball caps, hard hats, fedoras and even Cowboy Hats. Until finally he picked a nice looking red cap, which is quite big for his head. Since it is adjustable, we bought it for him and that red cap shielded Z from the fierce sun during our beach stays at Bohol Beach Club and Panglao Island Nature Resort. He also used it during our Bohol country side tour and removed it on his head when the wind was too much while viewing the famous Chocolate hills of Bohol. Looks like the purchase was well worth it.

Online Books

Ever since we had our iPad, my entire family loved reading electronic books. We get children’s books, Bible related books and other story telling books. Now if you ask me – what is the best ereader? My answer would be the iPad, but its just because its the only tablet that I have tried. I feel sorry for traditional books – electronic books are years ahead specially with its multimedia capabilities, having the capability to have interactive games, music, videos and anything else you could think of.