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Noa Noa Island Taytay Palawan: 11-Days on a Private Island Estate
The Guest House, my home in Noa Noa Island I’ve always wondered how it’s like to live in a small island. Of course I imagined there would be palm trees, a nice beach, hammocks, refreshing drinks,...
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Chasing Sunset at Mt Tapyas Coron
Coron Twilight over the Islands It seems I’ve been going back to a lot of places lately. At least 6 years after, and more air traffic lately in NAIA (our flight was delayed for more than an hour) I...
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On Familiar Clear Waters of Kayangan Lake Coron Island
Coron Island’s Kayangan Lake It’s been photographed many times. There’s little room for composition in the area. It’s been posted in many billboards and printed on magazines a gazillion times already....
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Coron Island Hopping: A Splendid Day Way to Enjoy the Sun, Sea and Sights
The crystal clear waters of Banol Beach Coron Palawan can speak for itself in terms of its natural beauty. I’ve seen the wonders of Halong Bay, while I admired its thousands of karst wonder, it can’t...
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Ferry to Culion Island, The Eagle and a Starry Starry Night
La Immaculada Concepcion Church under a star studded night There are two sides in every story, and for an island like Culion, that held the stigma of the long-gone leprosy, there’s the view from the...
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Culion Leprosy Museum and Archives: Documenting an Island of Healing
Bust of an actual leper in Culion found Culion Leprosy Museum “I knew that man during my younger years. When I see that bust, I can still imagine him speaking to me” said Pastor Hermie, our guide for...
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The Great Wall of Cabulihan Mangroves in Culion
Getting walled-in at the Cabulihan mangroves I was looking at the map and was quite surprised there are many islands and islets surrounding the huge main island of Culion. Pastor Hermie, our guide,...
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Photo Print | Mountains Mirage
Mountain Mirage the misty landscape of Kiltepan Sagada The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. There is always one...
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At Lele Beach Culion, As Strangers We Came
Serene twilight at Lele Beach Culion Island Curious eyes stare as we step down the motorcycle. Kids who were playing around suddenly stopped and proceeded in caution to look who came. Fishermen by the...
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La Immaculada Concepcion Church Culion Island in Detail
Facade of La Immaculada Concepcion Church It may probably the first thing you’ll see upon approaching Culion Island. The red-colored walls of La Immaculada Concepcion Church is eye-catching from afar....
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Quiet Mornings at Hotel Maya Culion Island
Sunrise stroll in Culion Town I had no intention to wake up early. But hearing the aircon shut down after its rationed 5-6 hour run at night nudged me out of my sleep. I couldn’t get back the zzzs, so...
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Mahabang Buhangin Beach at Calaguas Islands: Almost Unadulterated
Spotless. The pure shores of Mahabang Buhangin Beach With the Philippine’s thousands of islands, there’s no surprise if there’s still a few that’s relatively untouched by development. One which has...
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The Roads to Tinglayan Kalinga: From Tabuk and Bontoc
On the road top load from Tinglayan to Bontoc It was one of those spontaneous trips I wasn’t sure it would push through. The Philippine habagat (southwest wind) has been whipping up mean rains in the...
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The Legend of the Sleeping Beauty Mountain in Tinglayan Kalinga
Sun over Sleeping Beauty Mountain More than 15 hours on the road can take a toll, especially if there are lulls in between and I wasn’t able to get enough sleep from that night bus. But on the final...
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Buscalan Kalinga | The Journey to the Village of Long Life
The 93-years old broom maker in Buscalan Village Have I discovered the secret to long life? It seems the people living in this highland village of Buscalan in Kalinga have. It amazes me to see how...
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Conversations with Fang-Od, the Famed Mambabatok of Buscalan
Fang-Od holding her soot ink The rhythmic sound of two sticks tapping was sort of meditative and relieving as each tap means the citrus thorn at the end of one stick has pierced through a shallow layer...
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Kalinga Villages Traverse | The Buscalan-Butbut-Ngibat-Liyao-Tinglayan...
Buscalan clouded peaks and a twin falls seen on the trail “Our priority is to get back to Tinglayan!” I said when we were discussing about our plans for the next day. We wanted to somehow include the...
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Into Iligan City : Getting to Know the City of Waterfalls
Arriving at Laguindingan Airport I must admit, Iligan City is one of those cities in Mindanao that sees little tourist because of its smeared reputation from past “bombing” incidents in the city. I...
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The Pristine No Name Falls Leading to Pampam Falls
Plunging into Pampam Falls “Let’s call this one Junakis Falls!” I remember Shugah telling the group as we were trying to recall the name of the first 2 falls we visited in Barangay Dalipuga. Well they...
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El Nido Photo Tour January 2014 Festival Edition
Backpack Photography El Nido Photo Tour It’s time to share what I love about Palawan and El Nido is definitely one of the reasons why it’s one of my top favorite in the country. To kickstart 2014,...
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