It’s been a while since my last trip because, oh boy, adulting is no joke! Since my little sister, who lives in Australia, will be coming to Taiwan for her birthday, we decided to meet there to celebrate. Taiwan, located between the Philippines and Japan, is just 2 hours from Manila and 3 hours from Cebu, making it a great destination for Filipino travelers.
The island is known for sorcery and black magic, which makes it feel spooky and mysterious. Every time my family traveled from Cebu to Dipolog and back by boat, passing by the island, my mom would always tell me that it was enchanted and that we shouldn’t go there. But who wouldn’t want to visit a place like this when you see the beauty it possesses? Forget all those hearsay and urban legends and let’s take a closer look at what makes the island so mystical. Siquijor is located in Visayas and just an hour away from Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. It has also became a favorite destination for most of the tourists from the other countries nowadays.
Islas de Gigantes or Gigantes Island is part of Carles, Iloilo. Little has known about its existence and still remains off the beaten path. The island consists of beautiful scenery with white sand beaches where you can go beach bumming. It is also known as the ‘scallops capital of the Philippines‘ and it taught me that scallops are not deadly when eaten since its my first time to eat scallops here. lol lol lol I’ve been dying to go to this island since last year and good thing I’ve met people who wanted to do the same thing. So what are the things that you can do in Gigantes Island? How can we get to the island? Where to stay?
Rest in peace Mr. Aldrin Carba Described as one of the best “canyoneering guides” and a pioneer in the field, Mr. Carba, also known as “Ya Man,” was found dead after a 29-hour search and rescue. He went missing following a jump during a canyoning activity on July 26. This post is a tribute to him. Although I never met him personally, I had the opportunity to speak with his mother while staying at their home during our canyoning trip. For safety reasons, I have updated the blog so that those planning to go canyoning in the future are aware that it is not advisable to do so on rainy days. Aside from Cebu’s natural beauty, its white beaches, waterfalls,
I’ve wanted to visit the spectacular hot spring of Cebu, for it is so rare to have something like this here. Considering that there are no active volcanoes visible anywhere in Cebu, it really gives you the question, “how?” But since there was a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Bohol and Cebu last October, the hot spring pool was damaged and was closed for the meantime. However, it still didn’t stop my desire to try it out. I also just discovered that there’s a not-so-known waterfall below the spring, and the good thing is that I recently had this kind of bucket-list-thing to visit all (though not really all) falls in Cebu province. So together with my friends, off we went
Out of boredom, my good friend Karl and I decided to try something new this summer – trekking! I’ve already done Osmeña Peak, Kawasan Falls, and Danasan, so we wanted to try something different. After reading blogs about Kabang Falls and hearing how challenging the trail could be, we were even more excited as first-timers. Little did we know, this adventure would become one of our most memorable, and borderline suicidal, experiences.
I’ve been planning to try whale shark watching in Oslob, Cebu for quite some time now. If you think about it, it’s amazing to swim with those super massive whale sharks, right? However, my mom didn’t really want me to go because she insisted that they are still animals, and we never know what they might do. Despite how fun this experience sounds, I still find it a bit distressing.
Summer is here!!! And since Capuchon is also celebrating our 1 year of friendship and regularization at work, off we go to Moalboal.
After my Siargao adventure, I had to go to Surigao City. Since I had already booked our flight from there to Cebu, I didn’t really have a choice but to leave Siargao. creys Surigao City is located at the northeasternmost tip of Mindanao Island in the Philippines and is the capital of the province of Surigao del Norte. I really had no idea about Surigao City, and I didn’t even know what to do there. lol