It was a school day in January when Edison, Angel, and I went knocking on our respective classrooms’ doors because of, of all things, a Cebu Pacific seat sale. I didn’t even know where I really wanted to go — originally I’d considered Bali — until Edison said, “Tokyo na lang!” And after a bit… Continue reading Tokyo for Cheap: Backpacking Japan for five days with $400
The day didn’t start off as ideal. Our boatman woke up later than our 5:30am call time, and to the east, there were gray clouds foreboding rain. I was getting stressed out by the many boats going back and forth White Island and Camiguin. Then when our boatman arrived, we had to wait till he’d… Continue reading White Island in Camiguin
Parts one and two of my Camiguin Day Tour can be found here: Part One | Part Two “Walkway to the Old Volcano” is kind of a misnomer because Mt. Vulcan basically built itself in 1871 to 1875, which makes it the youngest volcano on the island. (Or maybe it is because it is only a… Continue reading A Camiguin Day Tour, Part Three: Trekking Mt. Vulcan
Parts one and three of my Camiguin Day Tour can be found here: Part One | Part Three In the town of Catarman is the Sto. Niño Cold Spring Resort, which was packed with people on that Saturday morning. I almost didn’t want to join so many people, but the water looked so inviting on that hot afternoon. And… Continue reading A Camiguin Day Tour, Part Two: Cold Springs, Old Church Ruins, and the Sunken Cemetery
A day tour of Camiguin is much like many day tours of smaller provincial islands in the Philippines: you hop on a jeep or multicab, stop at certain points of interest, and sightsee all day. I went around Guimaras and Siquijor this way. But I was astounded by the many things one can do in Camiguin! For our… Continue reading A Camiguin Day Tour, Part One: Katibawasan Falls and Mantigue Island
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