I have been in South Luzon years ago and it’s time to revisit the area. Two weeks ago we left Manila in the early morning, half way we got out for a relaxing 2 hours hike in the virgin forest of National Park in Atimonan and around 7:00 pm we arrived in Naga and stayed in the quite basic Starview …
PALAWAN
This is not the first blog about Palawan but changes especially in El Nido and Port Barton I found the time has come to revisit Palawan. Palawan has been voted as the most beautiful island in the world for the last 2 years. And travelling from Puerto Princesa to El Nido with side steps to Sabang, Port Barton and San …
Camiguin
Finally some time to travel again! This July we went again to Siargao and added Camiguin as other destination. We visited Camiguin 16 years ago but unlike some other touristy places not much has changed. Siargao was already featured in one of my earlier blogs but I noticed this time Siargao has become even more popular and expensive. A decent …
Walk down from Buscalan Tattoo Lady
Last week we guided 2 guests around North Luzon, our specialty and most popular tour. We drive tourist around in and around Banaue almost everyday of the year! The guests arrived in Cauayan airport at 0815am, the nearest airport to Banaue area. This time we went from Cauayan to Mayoyao, a 2 hour drive, for a short 2 hour rice …
Banaue Rice Terraces
IFUGAO (o.a. Banaue) is a very popular tourist destination in North Luzon with good reasons as the rice terraces in this area are among the most beautiful in the world. Some of the rice terraces listed on the Unesco World Heritage List. We are operating in this area already for more than 20 years and our knowledge is unrivaled. In …
People of the Philippines
The tropical country of The Philippines has a population of around 100 million people. About 60 etnic minority groups exist in The Philippines. Many still practice their traditional customs.