Adventure & Outdoors

Category: Adventure & Outdoors

5 Easy and Accessible Mountains Near Manila

When it comes to hiking, “easy” varies by experience and fitness level.…

A Memorable Day at Quitinday Green Hills Eco-Park

There’s always a certain kind of magic when you visit a place…

Climbing the Terraces of Batad

After breaking the ice during our first stop in Baguio, it was…

Demystifying Mount Ilihan

From its cloud-crowned peak, I understood why someone as particular as Neil…

Experiencing the Philippines’ Picturesque Views from the Back of a Motorbike

To my right were sheer, rugged cliffs, and to my left was…

Exploring Lobo and Panaghoyan, Two of Samar Island’s 1,000+ Caves

Samar Island - composed of the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, and…

Greener on the Other Side: Riding Through Occidental Mindoro

How a man who loves Puerto Galera came to admit that the…

Hiking Sulu’s Highest Peak

While on a boat to Tawi-Tawi in 2017, we passed by the…

How an Old Inn Gave Us the Best of Roxas City

“This inn is old and very creepy. We probably should find another…

How Catanduanes Earned Its Place Among My Favorite Philippine Destinations

Often mentioned last in conversations about Bicol, Catanduanes surprised me so much…

In-Between Days: Our Baguio Year-End Tradition

Slow days in Baguio area family affair

La Palmera Mountain Ridge: This Nature-Sculpted Mountain in Sultan Kudarat is Something to Behold

When someone asks whether I’m a beach or a mountain person, I’d…

Rediscovering the Ili: Kapangan’s Badi Falls

To be a tourist in your own hometown usually has negative connotations. …

Riding The Faultlines of Cavite

How a man with no plan found grit, growth, and unlikely kinship…

The Forest Is Where Wounds Mend

“Breath vapor escaped from my mask as the balmy streets of Kias,…

The Hidden Adventures of a Morning Walk

Morning comes, and I’m wide awake even before the alarm goes off.…

Where the Gods Play

“From where we were in the deciduous forest, hundred-year-old trees swallowed everything…

Where To Go on a Siquijor Island Loop

A traveler shares the best spots to explore along Siquijor’s 72-kilometer circumferential…

Why Climb Mt. Apo? | My Labored Ascent to the Rooftop of the Philippines

Having climbed my fair share of mountains since college, I knew that…