Travel and Tourism: Subic Bay, Philippines

Friday, August 15, 2008

Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway

You can now reach Subic via the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, or SCTEx. It is a 94-kilometer four lane expressway north of Manila, Philippines. It can cut land travel time from Manila to Subic by as much as 30 minutes.

Construction of the expressway started on 2005 and was subsequently opened to the public on April 28th, 2008. It is the country's longest toll expressway to date.

My Subic Blog Inactivity

It's been a long time since this blog has been inactive. We will try to update this regularly beginning today. Please accept my apologies.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Picture of the Day: USS New York Wreck Dive Site at Subic Bay

A green rendering of the wreckage of the U.S.S. New York at the bottom of Subic Bay. Courtesy of http://www.oz.net/~markhow/pre-dred/newyork.htm

Monday, November 5, 2007

Picture of the Day: Subic Bay Shipyard

Friday, November 2, 2007

Picture of the Day: Subic Bay Marina

Here's an aerial view of the Subic Bay marina and yacht club. You can see some of the berthed yachts and pleasure boats. And for those interested in karting, the Subic Bay go-kart course can also be seen on the lower right corner of the picture.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Subic Trivia - 001

Did you know that the Subic Bay Freeport Zone was once an American military naval base?

It was formerly known as the Subic Bay U.S. Naval Base, a major ship-repair, supply, and rest and recreation facility of the United States Navy.

It was once the largest U.S. Navy installation in the Pacific and the second largest overseas military installation of the United States Armed Forces second only to Clark Air Base, which is also located in the Philippines.