Family trip to Bohol: 3 ways to experience Paradise

It had been too long since the family last escaped from the Cebuano rains and deafening karaoké. My French temper had taken the best of me, I was all grumpiness and complaining again. Even my espresso had lost its awakening power.

I know those symptoms too well and only one remedy can cure them: breathing the air of a new place!

Bohol is actually very closed to Cebu: only 3 hours from our door to the hotel on the top of a cliff in Panglao. It only took 180 minutes to move the corners of my mouth in the right direction again 🙂

The Attilas loved our little getaway, because there is something very special and totally unique about this island. Just follow our guide of the week end for a glimpse of the magic:

1. It looks like Heaven 

Chocolate Hills: no one knows for sure where those geological formations come from. Giant moles? drops of love ? women breasts? all we know for sure is that they are at least 1200

Some of the plants cooked by the Alchemists of Bees Farm hotel, a nature inspired resort making delicious meals from organically grown vegetables…

The tarsiers are only found in this region of the whole world. The world’s smallest monkey has the unique ability to turn its head to 180 degrees and jump backward. Hardly bigger than a man’s finger. The little Yoda sleeps all day and is vulnerable to extinction

This is Mr Attila when I told him that Chocolate Hills were not made of chocolate and that no, sorry sweetheart, the place is not made of candies either. It’s just because its green grass turns brown in the dry season that they are called “chocolate” 😦

2. It tastes like heaven (Bohol Bee Farm Hotel)

Bees Farm is dedicated to bees cultivation, organic farming and healthy living. The homemade food is a treat to all senses.. and the portions are as generous as beautiful!

Cassava tilapia: a light, healthy and mouth watering vegetarian starter

Ice creams are my son’s best friends: Bees Farm has the best home made ones, made with cassava cones. Chocolate, mango, avocado, ube, durian,spicy ginger, buko, lemon grass…

3. It feels like Heaven

from the deck of the Loboc River cruise

from the pier of Bees Farm

Happy girls (Mr Attila still made at me for not telling him earlier about the misleading name of the Chocolate hills)

There is much more to Bohol than sightseeing. The island is reinvigorating because of the high spirits of its people. Over the last years, Bohol has been dramatically hit by earthquakes, floods and cyclones. Where you would expect desolation and frustration, you are welcomed with open hearts and smiles.

Bohol embodies the famous reputation of resilience of the Filipinos. As our cab driver told me: “The Philippines may not be calamity proof. But the Filipino spirit sure it”!

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