Hanging Out in Siquijor
After a relaxing first day on the island, we went to our go-to method of exploring in the Philippines: the motorbike. There I
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Siquijor Island
That beach bungalow in the pic above is our home for the next few days on the island of Siquijor (pronounced “see-key-hor”). Our
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Scuba Diving Apo Island and Pura Vida Resort
In addition to being a wonderfully serene tropical island, Apo Island also has fantastic scuba diving. The Liberty Lodge (our hotel) has a
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Apo Island Life
What’s wrong with this picture? Did the foreigner girls grab the best seats on the boat? No, the Filipinos who take this boat
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More Motorbike Exploring around Dumaguete
We cruised around on motorbikes again and went to the Malatapay market which is well known for its spit fired roasted pig (sometimes
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Off to the Visayas
We bid farewell to Pandan Island after 3 days and a good amount of scuba diving and beach bumming. It took almost a
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Diving Apo Reef
Waking up to the sight of a beautiful beach in the Philippines is fantastic. Our beach bungalow was pretty basic but the location
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Serenity on Pandan Island
We woke up early and bid farewell to Manila on our way to the very chaotic airport. We hopped on a very short
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A Good Dose of Military History on Corregidor
Those are American graves in the Philippines. 17,000 buried here alone – many of them unidentified. The Philippines was a massive theater in
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Meeting Shannon in the Philippines
After 6 weeks in India, I took two flights to get to Manila, Philippines to meet up with my girlfriend, Shannon, who I
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