Camiguin, or the Island Born of Fire, is a tiny island located in the Bohol Sea. It was a 30 minute flight from Cebu (although scheduled as a 45 minute flight.) Approaching the island by air, you can’t help but notice the lush bold green of the island and large volcano peaks. You also can’t miss the white awkwardly shaped landmass in the middle of the ocean. Turns out this is White Island, an uninhabited white sand bar that’s viewable…
With a few days left to spare at the end of Cebu stay, we decided to make our way to Bantayan Island to spend two nights at Kota Beach Resort. We didn’t originally intend to make a stop here, but the port was about 2 hours away from Cebu City (without traffic), we still had access to the driver, and supposedly the beaches are one of the best around. With such short notice, the only room available was the beachfront…
May 3-7,2016 We lived like royalty in Cebu. Due to Alan’s connections and the generosity of his aunt, we were able to stay at his aunt’s guesthouse for free. This guesthouse was unlike anything you’d imagine. It was 7 stories tall and each floor pretty much served as a separate apartment. To top things off, Alan’s aunt was away in London so we had her personal driver throughout our entire stay there. It came complete with maids who tidied up…
BOS–>Penn Station, NY via bus. Penn Station –>JFK via taxi. JFK–> ICN via 14 hour flight. 4 hour layover in ICN. ICN–> MNL via 5 hour flight (due to delay). We arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Friday April 26th just past midnight local time. Despite the illusion of chaos going through security and customs, the process was fairly painless. Alan and his father had already been waiting for our arrival. PJ, Corey and I worked our way through the…
April 16-18, 2016 Going to Fort Collins was a win-win-win-win situation for everyone involved. Corey and I benefitted because we were able to drive Duke to Dany who was kind enough to doggy sit while we vacation to the Philippines and we finally get to explore FoCo! Dany benefitted because I would accompany her during the the drive to drop Joe off in NM, and because she would gain a little furry companion for the next 6 weeks. Joe benefitted…