Bacolod City Travel Forum

hey guys,got a conference in iloilo with sidetrip to guimaras april 13-15 and planned on going to bacolod apr 16-18.i'm on a solo budget trip.

besides bacolod city tour,i'd like to visit silay for their heritage houses and la carlota for their steam locomotives and mambucal resort as well.would anyone help me with my itinerary.travel time,fare etc.

i dont mind commuting to these places and back to my base bacolod where i'll be staying with a former dormate.april 19-22 i'm off to cebu( i"ll stay with a former workmate para budget travel to the max)& panglao.

lastly,VT meet over a cup of coffee anyone?would be nice to meet VT bacolodnons on the 16th

thanks in advance

Hi. My husband and I would love to meet with a fellow traveller. No problem with Silay, lots of jeepneys go to Silay which is 15 min away, one way fare probably PHP15. La Carlota you might have to take a bus. Lots of buses every half hour. Its 30 min away. First time to Bacolod?

yup,it'll be my first time in the city of smiles...i can understand ilonggo fairly well,hindi lang gani ko kahambal kaayo.my childhood years were spent growing in mindanao and although we speak tagalog,most people who lives there were of visayan descent,thats why po.also for that reason ive grown accustomed to eating ilonggo food like batchoy and inasal but Kansi is a big favorite of mine,Manamit Gid!

thank you so much for your quick respond eversure.hope to meet you and your husband in april.

Hi Jenny,

Sayang, I wanted to join the meeting too but my fiance and I will be arriving on the April 20 and will leave on the 21st baka I can have a separate meeting :-)

I've been to Bacolod 3x or so when I was working in the Training Dept of FEBTC and I always couple Bacolod with a short side trip to Iloilo. What bus goes to La Carlota and can I go there to see the locomotive without appointment?

Love the products of ANC!! Thanks.

Jing

Hi Jenny,

Sayang, I wanted to join the meeting too but my fiance and I will be arriving on the April 20 and will leave on the 21st baka I can have a separate meeting :-)

I've been to Bacolod 3x or so when I was working in the Training Dept of FEBTC and I always couple Bacolod with a short side trip to Iloilo. What bus goes to La Carlota and can I go there to see the locomotive without appointment?

Love the products of ANC!! Thanks.

Jing

Do you know I have never seen the locomotive in La Carlota but that sounds interesting and I will ask. Ceres bus is the most popular and they have their own terminal. The only time we go to La Carlota is to visit Guintubdan Falls.

Oh sure. We'll be here the 20th. On the 21st, the hubby and I have a road trip scheduled for sipalay. We're a boring couple and we usually stay at home, so any reason to go out is quite welcome. Meeting a fellow traveller seems like a good reason, di ba? :)

Thanks Jen. See you on the 20th. I'll email you my cellphone number when the date is near. We might arrive by 7 pm because the flight out of Manila is by 5 pm. I must agree with homepage comment that you looked like a cool couple riding that motorbike.

Enjoy your trip to Pagudpud, a scenic coastline view!

I got the info on the locomotive. The "iron dinosaur" used to be located inside the central but its now been transferred to the entrance near Eusebio Subdivision which is just along the main road as you get into La Carlota. No appointment needed as its a stand alone thing. No stand, no brochure no guide, no tourist support stuff. You can't miss it. Just tell the conductor you want to get off by the locomotive. The bus will stop.

hi yellowbell,sayang,weve got different travel dates to bacolod,anyway perhaps we might meet in the upcoming VT meet on the 30th.

hi jen,you must be pretty excited for your holy week excapade,have a great time in pagudpud.hope we could meet while you're in transit here in manila.

not really, the thought of looking over 3 boisterous boys is not exactly tempting. :) We're taking Cebu Pacific connecting flight so I don't think I'll have time. When we're not travelling with the kids I'll bug you with a meet. hee

Thanks for the help. See you in less than a month's time.