Stories
Basilan Beyond the Headlines
For ages, Mindanao, particularly provinces like Basilan, has carried the stigma of being the most unsafe place to travel in the Philippines. A trip to Basilan quashed that notion for…
Riding The Faultlines of Cavite
How a man with no plan found grit, growth, and unlikely kinship…
Basilan Beyond the Headlines
“Some places are far greater than the stigma they have long been…
Buscalan and Scars of Happiness
“I closed my eyes for a while, the taps and the raw,…
Of First Times, Chaos & Finding Peace in Magalawa Island
The vehicle choked often against beds of rock and asphalt. We tilted…
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Why Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao Continue to Rank Among the World’s Best Islands
A recent readership poll reveals leisure travelers consider these three…
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Bulubadiangan: The Sea Dreams of Land
“Islands like Bulubadiangan are more than a beach destination. They are punctuations for necessary pauses—those rare, vanishing commas in our…
Witnessing the Release of Sea Turtle Hatchlings in La Union
A visit to La Union during sea turtle nesting season paves the way for some new discoveries in insight and…
Of Sand, Sunsets, and Six-Inch Heels
Tucked in a nondescript alleyway between the main road and Station 2’s beach is Rainbow Cafe, where pride flutters like…
A Memorable Day at Quitinday Green Hills Eco-Park
Though sometimes called “Bicol’s Chocolate Hills”, Quitinday Green Hills offers a unique kind of charm with its uneven collection of…
The Seeds We Plant in Place Bloom Long After We’ve Left
“Tatay, the weather is perfect outside,” he said, pointing at the fog that cascaded through the window like the ebbing…
Baguio’s New Glow
What sets Baguio apart is that its artistic language remains proudly folk. Here, beauty speaks in wood carvings, woven threads,…
Hiking Sulu’s Highest Peak
Now declared free from insurgent groups and a moderately challenging 2.5-hour walk, a hike to Bud Tumantangis, Sulu’s highest peak,…
My Solo Weekend in Dapitan: More than Rizal’s Place of Exile
As the place where the Philippine national hero was exiled during the Spanish era, Dapitan offers a deep dive into…
Resting in Sasmuan’s Rest Area for Migratory Birds
The Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Critical Habitat Ecotourism Area serves as a sanctuary for birds flying through the East Asian-Australasian Flyway,…
Why Climb Mt. Apo? | My Labored Ascent to the Rooftop of the Philippines
An arduous journey to the Philippines’ highest peak reveals that sometimes, there needs to be no reason for climbing mountains…