Moalboal is the best destination on the island of Cebú for diving or snorkeling. Its spectacular sardine run, made up of millions of fish, is one of the things to do in Moalboal, as is getting an adrenaline rush canyoning at the famous Kawasan Falls. If you want to...
Heading to the Philippines soon? Then you might be wondering if you need vaccines to travel to the Philippines. Although, as you’ll see below, Spaniards are not required to get any mandatory shots, our advice is not to take risks: get informed and travel safely. In...
Looking for opinions about the Philippines? As you may have noticed if you’ve read several articles on this blog, we can’t be 100% impartial. We’re unabashedly in love, so on our scale the good side will always weigh more than the less good. Throughout our site you’ll...
While most travelers who go on a trip to the Philippines run out of Manila in search of beach paradises (we don’t blame them, it’s normal), you already know we have a special fondness for the capital of the Philippines. Not only did we live there for years, but every...
Is it possible to take a backpacking trip in the Philippines? Without the slightest doubt, yes. And we’d add that it’s one of the best countries for a trip like this. But what is a backpacker? Although the dictionary only says that a backpacker is someone who carries...
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.