Boracay, Cebu, Palawan, Bohol and other Philippine destinations
A practical guide to Palawan as three travel hubs: Puerto Princesa for the Underground River and Honda Bay, El Nido for the lagoons, and Coron for WWII shipwreck diving and Kayangan Lake. Transport, the booking lottery, and which town fits which traveller.
The Chocolate Hills brown for six weeks a year, an ethical tarsier sanctuary in Corella, Panglao beaches that beat the brochure, plus diving Balicasag and the quiet east coast around Anda and Cabilao.
A first-person Cebu travel guide covering the Spanish heritage core of Cebu City, the Mactan resort island, the Moalboal sardine run, Kawasan canyoneering, the Oslob whale shark debate, plus Bantayan and Malapascua to the north.
A first-person guide to Boracay: White Beach Stations 1, 2, 3, the kitesurf side at Bulabog, food, nightlife, the 2018 closure story, and when to go.
El Nido in Palawan: the four standard tours decoded, where to stay, where to eat, when to go, and how to actually have the Big Lagoon moment instead of queueing for it.
A first-person guide to El Nido’s four areas (Town, Corong-Corong, Lio, Bacuit Bay) and the 16 hotels and resorts worth booking, with prices in pesos and dollars.
