After visiting the main city on the island of Palawan, Puerto Princessa, we booked a ticket on a bus heading up to the top of the island bound for the tourist town of El Nido. El Nido is a tiny collection...
Puerto Princesa – UNESCO Underground River and Island Hopping
This was our first time in Palawan Island. It is a beautiful place and recently I saw it was one the most beautiful islands in the world. In brochures you will see the crystal blue waters, perfect white sandy...
How to Get a JR Pass in the Phillipines as a Backpacker
Our next stop in our trip was Japan (my first time and I actually didn’t sleep the next before I was so excited!) and we needed to get the JR (Japan Rail) pass somewhere in Manila. We decided to do...
Swimming with Whale Sharks in Oslob – Cebu
After Manila we took a flight to Cebu city, which is an island south of Manila (£32 per person one way including 20kg of luggage). The airport is Mactan Cebu International Airport. The best way to get around the Philippines is...
Review: Le Village Guesthouse – Cebu City
As we wanted to head south of Cebu to swim with the whale sharks we spent a day here and there at Le Village Guesthouse as a stopover. We arrived at Cebu Airport and then took a metered taxi...
Review: Nordzee Hostel – Boljoon
Noordzee Hostel is situated in Boljoon, which is in the south of Cebu city. This hostel is a very popular stopover for backpackers who have come to visit the whale sharks in Oslob. Another reason is because there are no other...
Visit Manila for Spanish Architecture
Sorry everyone! This is such a late post and we are now very behind because the internet around the Phillipines was really bad – we couldn’t even download any of the pictures we took so we have waited until now...