As a single Filipina traveling alone on the islands I was invariably asked the same questions.  Why was I traveling alone? To which I replied ...

Inevitably, I’d had some misadventures on my trip, which usually involved men.  Not surprising I guess, being female and alone. I won’t me...

I had to buy my ticket by giving my credit card details over the phone to Cebu Pacific.  Turns out Boracay didn’t have a Cebu Pacific office...

It was low season in Boracay, but it didn’t seem like it.  Except for the vacant room signs and the discounted prices, there were still a lo...

After a quick pit stop at Cebu, where I just went out of my hostel to go to church, eat and buy toothpaste, I was on my way to my penultimate stop ...

It rained tempestously again on the night prior to my scheduled departure from the island.  I was feeling conflicted.  I though...

Things you can do in Malapascua at low season. Stay obviously.  The next morning of my arrival, the weather cleared up and suddenly becam...

It was inevitable; I knew I had to continue on north. I still wasn't sure though whether I'd go to Maya or Hagnaya, both gateways to...

Being in Cebu was like being home in Bicol for a little while.  I was surrounded by Aunties.  It happened that the Lions Club h...

I didn't leave for Cebu today.  I just eased into the decision, while I had breakfast at Taver's restaurant.  A big "American" breakfast ...

Tagbilaran City really is a good base if you would prefer to commute to see the Bohol sights, such as the Chocolate Hills, Loboc River and the vari...

Today I had the urge to throttle someone.  I was at the Loboc Tarsier site, a DENR-approved site.  The DENR probably decided to make...

I spent most of my stay just the way I envisioned it: lying on my sarong on the beach and reading a book until I lost my shade from ...

Ocean Jet had sailed into a rather nice harbour in Tagbilaran City. The whole trip just took an hour and 30 mins.!  I love the fastcrafts of t...

I was on time but my companions weren't.  And because I was on time, I missed being able to buy a ticket for the next day's trip to Bohol as p...

There ARE several reasons to stay in Dumaguete  According to my guidebook, upon experiencing the capital 1 or 2 days, most people would w...

Not because there were no dolphins, but because I was clueless to think that dolphins would appear at any time of the day.  Nothing on the gui...

Prior to leaving for Malatapay I met Karen at Harold's Mansion where I was staying.  Karen is a Peace Corps volunteer about to end her st...

I had arrived at Dumaguete City two days ago with some relief.  A cold had caught up with me on the trip, and I was sneezing all the way ...

Zamboangita was a little town 45 mins. away from Dumaguete City, and is famous for its Wednesday Malatapay market.  At Zamboangita I met ...

I was still awake when the lights went off at 12 a.m. as I'd scheduled with the warden, Gerry, in Danjungan Island.  Only the kitche...

Take two: Danjungan Island.  On my way back to Barangay Bulata, I hoped to take another picture of the coastal road, but the Ceres B...

I lingered before finally leaving Sipalay. I wished that I could've stayed longer, but like what Cathy said, if I wouldn't leave then I couldn't co...

You never really know how you would react on your first dive, I was told.  So I decided to put it to the test.  Something about Takatuka ...

Sipalay is 4.5 hours south of Bacolod City. I had a hard time deciding where to stay.  Driftwood Village Beach Resort had that ...

Getting to Patag meant going back to the town of Silay (30 mins), and taking a small non-airconditioned bus bursting with villagers, through fields...

Just before leaving for Silay (Si-lie) I had to change hotels.  I moved maybe a block up the road from Pension Bacolod to ...

The staff at the Negros Forests-Biodiversity Conservation Center was super-friendly and was responsible for getting me to consider both Patag and&n...

"Not only is s/he Negrense, but also Filipino; not only Filipino but also Asian and a citizen of the world.  Negrense culture melds traditions...

As the plane taxied down the Bacolod Airport runaway I thought, What am I doing here? I had the urge to fly right back to Manila and slee...

I didn't watch Lost, but I ended up sleepless anyway.  My only consolation was that I found a taxi to pick me up at the unholy hour ...

Though I gave myself almost a week to prepare, I only just finished my packing!  In a few hours I'd be on a plane to Bacol...