White Beach, Puerto Galera in the island of Mindoro

White Beach, Puerto Galera in the island of Mindoro

The second leg of our road trip was a stay at The second leg of our road trip was a stay at White Beach, Puerto Galera in the island of Mindoro. We were only there for one night and half a day but I like Galera better than Boracay; it’s easier to get too, less pretentious, and it feels more alive.

One thing I noticed as we were looking for a place to have dinner is that there are a lot of simple, hole-in-the-wall type restaurants that offer kabab on the menu. Maybe it’s because there are a lot of tourists from the Middle East who go to Galera. There were about ten Israelis sitting at the table behind us, and their conversation was like background music to our meal. It almost felt as if we were in another country.

Besides kabab, they also grill fish, squid, and all kinds of seafood.

For dinner, I had curry rice (P60)…

…to go with my juicy beef kabab (P180). The meat was so tender and juicy, I didn’t even need to put garlic sauce on it – and I love putting sauce on my meat. We were only there for one night and half a day but I like Galera better than Boracay; it’s easier to get too, less pretentious, and it feels more alive.

One thing I noticed as we were looking for a place to have dinner is that there are a lot of simple, hole-in-the-wall type restaurants that offer kabab on the menu. Maybe it’s because there are a lot of tourists from the Middle East who go to Galera. There were about ten Israelis sitting at the table behind us, and their conversation was like background music to our meal. It almost felt as if we were in another country.

Besides kabab, they also grill fish, squid, and all kinds of seafood.

For dinner, I had curry rice (P60)…

…to go with my juicy beef kabab (P180). The meat was so tender and juicy, I didn’t even need to put garlic sauce on it – and I love putting sauce on my meat.