Tag: travel
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A Paradise Called Siargao: Day 5
It was another lazy day on the northern shores of Siargao. The wind was steady and the sun was out. After having breakfast we decided to motor out and visit the famous and oft-photographed Magpupungko tidal pools. It was just a quick 10-minute motorbike ride from the resort we were in. There was ample parking…
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A Paradise Called Siargao: Day 4
Vacation. Lazy. Day. That’s how I’d properly describe our fourth day in paradise. Lazy. Day. We woke up late. After a quick breakfast composed of eggs, bacon, and sausages with a slice of bread on the side, we just dozed off by the beach doing nothing. Nothing but looking out into these views. No lunch…
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A Paradise Called Siargao: Day 3
On the third day of Christmas… oh wait… Rewind. On the third of the Siargao trip, we checked out of our Airbnb. This was the day we’re headed to Pacifico in the town of San Isidro. Change of scenery. Nothing against GL really but a respite into a quieter side of Siargao is more than…
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A Paradise Called Siargao: Day 2
Rise & shine! We woke up early on the second day for aquick breakfast at a cafe in Cloud 9. Gotta get that dose of caffeine before heading out for the tri-island tour for the rest of the day. So, there we were at Cloud 9 at around half past 7 in the morningat Cafe…
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A Paradise Called Siargao: Day 1
About a couple of months ago, April and I traveled by plane to Siargao. It’s about an hour of flight time from Davao to Siargao via Philippine Airlines’ Bombardier Q400 service. It’s a pleasant flight. And if you’re not that used to flying in a smaller plane, it may feel a bit queasy at first. You…
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Boracay Music Festival
This year’s Labor Day weekend shenanigans at Boracay was my first. It’s been a few years that I’ve tried going but just can’t becaue of some reason. Thankfully, this year, it pushed through. Most likely because I didn’t have a desk job already. April, my girlfriend, and I booked right away our plane tickets and…
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Roadtrip along the East
A long weekend was coming up because of the Chinese New Year so we rushed to do a road trip. We’ve been to Mati City so many times already so we thought we’d go further up the road to Manay. We called ate Jojie and got her to come with us because she’s from there.…
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South Batan, Batanes
Day 3. Batanes. Final tour day in Batanes and we’re headed towards the southern part of Batan Island. Highlight of the tour would be Honesty Cafe. What you have heard about this cafe is all true. Nobody is there to watch over everybody. Nobody is there to accept payment of what you buy. It’s all…
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Sabtang, Batanes
Day 2. Batanes. This time though we’re headed off to another island – Sabtang. Sabtang is a 30- to 45-minute ride on the faluwa, the traditional Ivatan boat. It’s a big boat. Wide. It’s front end slopes towards the sky as if in constant salutation. It’s probably because it needs to break the waves it…
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North Batan, Batanes
Batanes. I used to only dream of seeing this unspoilt frontier. Unspoilt because I’ve never seen a mall or a Starbucks shop in any of the photos I’ve seen online. Frontier because, although there are flights going there on a regular basis, it’s still far enough to disconnect you from the rest. My chance came…