It was still dark when our Cebu Pacific Air flight landed at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (Tacloban Airport). Quickly we walked through the baggage claim area all the way out of the airport to the parking lot where taxi drivers stood in a straight line while waiting for passengers. Yes, I swear it was a straight line, LOL. Because [...]

I was planning on just devoting one post about Danjugan Island but it seems like I enjoyed my stay so much that a single post cannot contain everything I have to say about our experience. Just explaining why this island is one-of-a-kind made my previous entry too lengthy. Read about the history, wildlife and wonders of Danjugan Island here. So [...]

There was a knock on the door. It was Arvee, a Punta Bulata staff, informing us that the boat had just arrived, ready to pick us up. “Are you sure it’s safe to go now?” The rain seemed to be getting heavier and the waves stronger. Honestly, my two friends Celine and Ronnie and I had been having second thoughts. [...]

Hidden 156 kilometers south of Bacolod City, Punta Bulata White Beach Resort and Spa is a tropical paradise in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Cauayan is the municipality just before Sipalay City, which is also very well-known for white beaches. It’s 4 hours away from the city center of Bacolod. You might be asking, “Why do I have to travel 4 hours [...]

This was no ordinary trip. More than anything, this trip was a reunion. My college friends and I had not met one another in years and it was the first time that all of us would be going on a trip together. Needless to say, the trip was bound to be memorable primarily because of the people I was with. [...]

I’m not sure but local folks said that the name Borawan was a portmanteau, a blend of two words — Boracay and Palawan. The island was named so because it possesses white sand similar to that on Boracay and rock formations reminiscent of Palawan’s limestone cliffs. The question is, is the island worthy of its name? Well, I’m not the [...]

Camping isn’t really my thing. Although I was a boy scout back in grade school and high school, I never got used to tents and, well, mosquitoes. I was even an Eagle Scout (the highest rank a boy scout can attain) but really, give me a bedroom with a restroom. My dislike of camping may be coming from the fact [...]

“Where the hell is Frances?” It was 2am and everyone was ready to hop into the van and hit the road. Everyone, that is, except Frances, for whom we were still patiently waiting. “She said she’s on the way. She should be here any second,” said one of my friends. This was no ordinary trip. It was our very first [...]

The Poor Traveler and his college friends had not been together in over a year. We had always wanted to meet up and hang out but because of our tight schedules as corporate slaves, it just couldn’t happen. Last April, somewhere in our Twitter exchanges, the idea of going to Lucban, Quezon for the Pahiyas Festival came up. Unfortunately, as [...]

After the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park experience, we headed back to Sabang Beach for lunch. We were so tired and hungry so when our buffet lunch was ready, we were more than ready to dig in. Unlimited Filipino food at Sabang’s gorgeous beach — oh life, I love you. We failed to take photos of our lunch because [...]

Our original plan was to take Casa Linda’s Puerto Princesa Subterranean River Tour with buffer lunch at P1600 per person. However, the tricycle driver we met (Kuya Ding, 09186620495) referred to us a travel agency that offered the same tour with buffet lunch at a lower price — P1300/pax. We grabbed it. Kuya Ding gave us the number and we [...]

After checking in Casa Linda, the first item on our itinerary was Honda Bay. We initially wanted to avail of Casa Linda’s tour at P1,100 per person. Since we were a group of 4, that would be P4,400 for all of us. But we had a better option. Rewind to an hour earlier, on the way to Casa Linda from [...]

On our third day in Bohol, we decided to just stay at our resort in Panglao Island (Bagobo Beach Resort). Our original plan was to go to Danao Adventure Park, the newest adventure destination in Bohol, for some ziplining, kayaking and trekking. But our first two days in Bohol proved to be extremely exhausting so we decided to just stay [...]

After snorkeling at Balicasag Island, we hopped back onto our boat. We had no idea what to expect. All we knew at the time was we were heading to another island. We traveled for around 20 minutes until our boat slowed down. We noticed the very shallow water. The sea floor covered with sea grass and corals. We still didn’t [...]

Our second day in Bohol didn’t start out as planned. The Countryside Tour the day before was a little too tiring as we dropped by almost every possible tourist spots the province have to offer. Our Day 1 had been packed and we finally reached Bagobo Beach Resort at around 8pm. We were too exhausted and starved that we immediately [...]