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Travel documentary shows ‘unusual’ RP transports

By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:33:00 10/27/2009

Filed Under: Travel & Commuting, Tourism, Television

MANILA, Philippines?From eight-seater motorcycles, to non-metered, non-air-conditioned taxis, a team of travelers visited the Philippines to try out some of the country?s unusual modes of transportation.

The team, led by Charley Boorman and cameraman Paul ?Mungo? Mungeam, went from Manila to Davao and reached as far as Bukidnon on board some of the country?s innovative yet unusual modes of transport.

Boorman is the host of ?By Any Means,? a travel documentary that will be aired on the National Geographic Channel and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), according to the Department of Tourism.

Boorman and Mungeam?s 10-day itinerary started in Davao City, where they took a skylab from Davao to MalayBalay. A skylab is a motorcycle fitted with a wooden plank that can seat as much as eight people.

The skylab is indigenous to Mindanao, particularly in mountainous areas where four-wheel transports cannot traverse.

Upon reaching MalayBalay, the team then hitched on a fruit truck to reach Cagayan de Oro, where they took a SuperCat to Camiguin. The SuperCat is a twin-hulled sea vessel that is fast and is comfortable at the same time.

From Camiguin, Boorman and Mungeam hopped on to a Navy boat to reach Bohol. They then boarded another SuperCat to reach Cebu.

The team then traveled by air on board a military chopper to reach Ormoc, Leyte, after which they took a bus to Tacloban and visited the famous Leyte Landing.

The team then took a Jega spider cab, a small taxi cab that is open on the sides and without any existing taxi meters, to Basey.

They then took a fish truck from Calbayog to Allen in Samar.

The team then navigated around other parts of the country on board a rescue ambulance, scooters, a railroad trolley, and finally the popular jeepney.

?Apart from presenting accessibility of our different destinations through our creative means of transportation, the show also highlights the unique facets of our tucked-away destinations,? said Tourism Secretary Ace Durano.



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