Philippines Travel Blog

Caramoan Calling

In about 10 hours from now I should be wetting my feet in one of Caramoan’s beautiful beaches. Barring all natural calamities, I intend to have a wonderful time swimming and taking photographs of this awesome part of the Philippines. [ad#336] If Caramoan sounds familiar to you, this is probably because Survivor is filming there [...]

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Butuan and Balanghai ~ A Journey Through Time

Butuan City is a storied place, and not without it’s controversy. It’s been said that even before the Philippines came to be, there was already the Kingdom of Butuan. Of course a lot of people were quick to dispute that claim. In this featured post, Francis of Butuan City Today, gives us a glimpse of Butuan through its artifacts and its month-long Balanghai Festival.

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Discovering Camiguin

This post is the first in a series of featured articles/photos from other travel related blogs. In this blog post, Abbie Maquiling, who owns Discovering Pinas, dives deep into the island of Camiguin. Aided with pictures, Abbie takes us into the heart of Camiguin Island. As you can see from her post, Camiguin offers more than its sweet lanzones and that little strip of sand people call the White Island. Enjoy!

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Flores De Mayo

Flores De Mayo (Flowers of May) used to be a rather exasperating time for me as a kid. My old folks would force me to attend those bible classes along with dozens of other kids. The only incentive to attend then was the free asucarada (biscuits sprinkled with sugar, totally bad for your teeth) and [...]

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The White Island

Some say that it’s just a piece of white sand; this little strip of dandruff that’s visible from the shores of Camiguin. Too small to be anything significant. Too insignificant to catch the fancy of bigtime developers. And even if it does, it is not commercially viable (unlike the red light district that is Boracay). [...]

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