The Philippines Packing List: What to bring
You’re in the thick of trip prep and the—for many—dreaded moment arrives of defining your luggage. What to take as luggage for the Philippines? Suitcase or backpack? What’s the best backpack to travel to the Philippines? Is there anything essential I should take to...
Where to stay in Bantayan: hotels for all budgets
Ready to enjoy the gorgeous beaches and other things to see and do in Bantayan? Then it’s time to look for hotels. Here we’re going to recommend the best places to stay in Bantayan and we’ll also tell you which areas are most interesting for enjoying the island’s...
Stay at Fox & the Firefly Cottages, Loboc
On our latest visit to Loboc, we were certain we wanted to spend a night at one of Bohol’s most popular hotels. We’d seen hundreds of photos and videos of it on social media and, at last, the time had come to stay at Fox & the Firefly Cottages, a highly...
Cuatro Islas Tour: Island Hopping in Leyte
On Travel Around the Philippines you’ll find loads of information about the country’s main tourist spots, but on our trips we also like to lose ourselves in lesser‑known corners. So, as soon as we heard about the charms of some paradisiacal islands not far off the...
Hi! We’re Claudia and Jairo, two travelers who fell in love with the Philippines back in 2010. We’ve been traveling full-time for the past 16 years, and we spend much of our time exploring the more than 7,000 islands of the archipelago so we can share first-hand, reliable, and up-to-date information about its paradises with you.
