We wanted a fairly easy trip in the Philippines with little travelling and more relaxing so we tried to pick islands that were fairly close to each other but we didn’t do a great job of that. Today we were travelling from Moalboal to Malapascua which is a tiny car-less island just above the northern…
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Snorkelling with sardines and turtles in Moalboal | The Philippines
As far as travel days go today was pretty damn flawless. Our guesthouse owner in Siquijor drove us to the port at 6:30am in his shiny, white tuktuk. The original plan was to get the slow ferry to save money. Two fast ferries were leaving beforehand so we just sat around and waited until we…
Moped adventures around Siquijor Island | The Philippines
It’s been a long time since we last rented a little moped, I think it was in Myanmar when we whizzed around on a cute little e-bike exploring the ancient temples. Craig always does the driving because I can’t be trusted. He tried teaching me in Thailand back in 2009 on what we thought was…
Flying to the Philippines and our first few days exploring Siquijor Island
Our flight from Seoul to Cebu in The Philippines was an uncomfortable one. I had a mum next to me with an oversized baby with extra long limbs on her lap who was borderline at the stage of requiring it’s own chair. After a huge tantrum with ear piercing screams the baby fell asleep, along…
Our 13 highlights of The Philippines
Our two months in the Philippines has flown by and we miss it already…although maybe not the food (sorry guys). Two months wasn’t enough time! We only made it to 21 of the 7000 or so islands so barely scraped the surface. It’s one of our favourite countries now and we had so many once…
Sabang’s underground river and our final day in The Philippines
We’re not really that interested in caves, but the underground river in Sabang is a UNESCO world heritage site and the longest navigable underground river in the world. It cost £20 for a trip from Puerto Princesa. We could have done the trip much cheaper if we stayed in Sabang or made our own way…
Village life and idyllic beaches | The Philippines
Time to head back to paradise! It was good Friday and we’d been asking everyone if the jeepneys would be running to Nacpan but no one knew. Craig decided to walk to the bus terminal the night before to re-ask…he came back to realise his money had fallen out his ripped pocket. Man we were…
Kayaking through paradise | Cadlao Island, The Philippines
Cadlao island is the closest island to El Nido so we bartered with a bubbly chap along the beach for a kayak rental. He was full of banter, offering us dry bags and giving us a bin liner instead. We plowed across the slightly choppy waters to the tip of the island where we were…
Finding another hidden gem in The Philippines
We hired a motor bike to visit some beaches around El Nido and headed north to Nacpan Beach. The last 5km were dirt roads and quite nasty but nothing my chauffeur, I mean Craig, couldn’t handle. Unlike some other backpackers we saw who toppled sideways on some soft sand. It explains all the bandaged right…
The most dramatic Island Scenery in the Philippines
We saved the best island hopping trip till last and it was time to explore Bacuit Bay near El Nido. We were on a boat with about 18 people and were hoping to get a good group with some westerners to chat to but we ended up with lots of Filipinos, some monotone chaps and…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 