Philippines Travel Blog

Magpupungko, Siargao | The Sitter

Some of the more precious things in life come in small packages. The smaller or rarer things are, the more precious they become. Add temporary to the equation and that rare valuable thing becomes Gollum’s my precioussssss. And this is what I imagine Magpupungko to be. I don’t want to go into the etymology of [...]

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Siargao Island – More Than Just Surfing

When our hosts in Siargao Island took us to see the famed Cloud 9 resorts, I was somewhat disheartened because the cathedral-like waves I was hoping to see were non-existent. All I saw were very small waves suitable to newbie surfers. Our host explained that it is not yet surfing season so the waves are [...]

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A Series Of Fortunate Events And Some Lessons Learned

Having read all the raves about big surfing action and cloud 9′s, I decided to check out Siargao Island to see what the big fuss was all about. For the record, I had no intention of doubling up on any given vacation. Meaning that if I set aside a period of time to travel to [...]

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