Travelling from one island to another by a bus?
By junrapmian
@junrapmian (2169)
Philippines
April 18, 2010 6:08am CST
My country is composed of around 7,000 islands. Did you know that you can travel from one island to another by a passenger bus? Of course, boats, ships and airplanes are also available here, so you can travel faster. But if you want to save some more, you can travel to other parts of the country riding a bus and this cost less. Just prepare yourself for a more tiring trip since you are going to pass by most of the time rough roads and you'll experience very dizzy trip while the bus is loaded in a passenger ship. The only problem you'll encounter here is though you want to take a plunge to a bed so you can relax and rest you can not do so since you are only allowed to occupy your seat in the bus. How about in your country do you have such mode of transport?
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4 responses
@maryantilok (487)
• Singapore
19 Apr 10
that is a lot of island in your country , i can not take bus to go from one to other like you it makes me sick , and dizzy , in my country is so small ,i can go from this part to other the end other part just in hours by subway so it does not have much experiences .
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Apr 10
I think it is nice that there many different kinds of transportation in your country. I often choose to travel by bus, because it is less expensive. It can be hard if you are travelling for several hours, but aside from that I like travelling by bus.
In my country (Denmark) there there are about 400 islands, but I don't think it is possible to get to those islands by bus. On some islands there is a bridge, but if you want to visit some of the small islands you usually have to go by ferry. On some of the islands cars and buses are not allowed, and those islands are very peaceful. It is not possible to visit every Danish island, some islands you can only visit if you have your own boat and some islands are completely closed to the public.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
18 Apr 10
Thinking about your home country I would imagine travelers go about by ferry and when they are pressed for time plane. I know your country has buses but I didn't imagine they would leave the mainland or the larger islands. It is great that riding a bus doesn't cost much money. I am sure it offers some exciting adventures. I wish to you island hopping and snorkeling. I adore traveling and that is one of the many countries on my travel wish list.
@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
18 Apr 10
I know what you are talking about I think you describing Roro (Roll on roll off) vehicle. It is much easy now to travel around the Philippines because we have many different mode of transportation. If I have money I would love to travel also in different places here in the Philippines.
