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Baler is a quaint and coastal town in the eastern side of the Philippines. Its location is a bit off from Manila and you need to travel for 5 or 7 hours, private or commute, just to experience the surf-able waves. But aside from surfing, Baler also proves itself as a tourist destination with the…
For the sake of swimming with the turtles in Apo Island, I spent more than 24 hours wide awake from work, to the bus ride to Lilo-an Port in Santander, ferry to Sibulan Port, and another 45-minute jeepney ride to Malatapay Market. The journey didn’t end there as we needed to brave the gigantic waves…
Siargao Island is facing the Pacific Ocean and best place to view sunrise. But people visit the island not for the sunrise rather for its big and crazy waves perfect for surfing. This is the reason why it was called as the surfing capital of the Philippines because waves can go as high as 10…
Presence of a tropical depression led me to visit Surigao City without any research and expectation and relied fully to a Surigao-based blogger/friend, Ate Nats of www.mywanderingsoles.com, for attractions, things to see and do. Nearing final descent, the pilot announced that the weather in Surigao City is not that great and we might go back to…
Without the installation last year, Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is back for the nineteenth time and people will again be converging to Clark Freeport Zone on February 12-15, 2015. Joiners will see different flying activities and demonstrations like sky diving, paragliding, microlight aircraft formations, and of course, the flight of the gigantic and…
You enjoyed the waves in Cloud 9 and the result of your excitement in riding the waves led to a starving tummy. Not a problem because Siargao Island has a lot of places to offer when it comes to dining and I had the opportunity to try some during our visit. We didn’t surf by…
The owner of Ging-Ging’s Restaurant, while waiting for our orders, asked us if we attended the local disco the other night. We recalled the events we had on our night in Malapascua and we answered her question with a “Yes” and a laugh. Eighteen hours before that, we were scrambling like kids, as we boarded…
With its area, considered as the second smallest province in the country, Camiguin proves that a weekend is not enough to explore its natural attractions: beaches, springs, waterfalls, and heritage sites. Given 48 hours, I tried to go around the island as much as I can to discover the beauty of this paradise to create…
High noon and we just got back from White Island. Famished, we searched for the nearest restaurant available. The bistro we found close to the jump off point in Yumbing, which satisfied our craving, is Luna Ristorante. We started to go over their menu and ordered Crispy Pata and Sizzling Squid. They’re known for pasta…
Total darkness enveloped the entire island and I was still busy taking a photo of the driveway of Bahay Bakasyunan sa Camiguin. Ate Nats called a motorella and already conversing with the driver in Bisaya. Our next destination on that day was Enigmata Tree House Eco Lodge where we booked a reservation for our last night…