In half a day we’d left the tranquil jungle and river of Loboc, hopped on a ferry and landed in bustling Cebu City which was a massive contrast with people everywhere and horrible traffic jams, not to mention the smell of sewage, especially in our hotel bathroom. Luckily we just had to hang around a…
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Motorcycle diaries ~ Exploring Bohol, The Philippines
We hired a motorbike and hit the jungle lined road north from our spider riddled nipa hut. Out first stop was an adventure park where we went Zip-lining over the Loboc River. I don’t know how or why we haven’t ended up zip lining before on our travels but by god was it awesome!! We…
A Nipa Hut in the jungle and millions of fireflies | Bohol Island
After a few days hanging out at Alona we headed inland to Loboc, a small village beside the Loboc River. We’d booked into the Nipa Hut Village which was right at the end of a dirt track that went alongside the river and consisted of about six rustic Nipa huts. We were pleasantly surprised by…
Island hopping, Dolphins and clown fish in Bohol
We based ourselves in Alona Beach, a popular stretch of white sand and clear blue sea. We thought it was rather pleasant but a lot of people complain about how busy it is, but maybe we were there at a good time. We had to wake super early for our 6am island hopping trip where…
Diving through the Sardine run, The Philippines
For the past few years the sardines that formally swam around Pescador Island have packed their suitcases and moved to the drop-off just 30m offshore from Panagsama Beach in Moalboal. We found a friendly dive company that also happened to be the cheapest and headed out to House Reef where the sardine run takes place….
The blue Kawasan Waterfalls, The Philippines
Panagsama Beach in Moalboal was much smaller and more chilled than we’d anticipated. A dirt track led close to the shore of a rocky beach and was lined with bars and restaurants. We hired out a motorbike to visit some sights in the area as it was cheaper to do this than get public transport….
A boat trip to paradise ~ Sumilon Island
We had a Filipino breakfast right after snorkelling with the whale sharks and then looked around for a boatmen to take us to Sumilon Island. We were quoted more than we wanted to pay so walked up the road only to find the resort quoting the same price…so we went back to our original spot…
Swimming with Whale Sharks, The Philippines
After much contemplation about animal rights and whether or not it was right to swim with the hand fed whale sharks of Oslob, we decided to just head there and judge it for ourselves. We were unlucky not to see them while in Thailand and Honduras and I wanted to see how big these gentle…
Snorkelling with more turtles than humans at Apo Island
Negros island is much more rural than the others we’ve visited. We must’ve passed millions of palm trees along the road and small villages were all made from natural materials. It was a scenic drive with sea views and we soon made it to Malatapay Beach where boats head to Apo Island. It was a…
Finding our own hidden paradise in The Philippines
It takes a bit of effort to reach true paradise but we were certainly rewarded with a place that we will never forget. From Boracay we spent a whole day crossing Panay island and onto Negros island pitching up for the night and eating the local specialty of bbq chicken. When we asked the waitress…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 