October 13, 2022
When you think of Siargao, you think of Cloud 9, local surfers with tight-ass abs—and the past years—the swimming hole named Magpupungko Rock Pool, sometimes spelled Magpopongko Rock Pools and Flats. Magpupungko Rock Pool is definitely one of the most epic spots in Siargao. This natural pool is located in […]
October 8, 2022
I’m not a surfer. I tried it. I’m not built for it. It requires patience that my mind fails to develop. I did not and most likely do not see the pleasure of paddling towards the waves for 15 minutes only to ride the wave for 5 seconds. Pro surfers […]
October 8, 2022
I know, the cat is out of the bag. Everyone wants to travel and live in Siargao Island. I don’t know who came up with the tear-shaped metaphor, when you look it up, there is nothing tear-shaped about Siargao at all. Just like its surf swells, the island looks rough […]
August 22, 2022
Are you looking for a guide on Cebu North Bus Terminal? You’ve come to the right place! In this blog post, we will provide a detailed overview of the routes and destinations serviced from Cebu North Bus Terminal. We will also provide some tips on how to make your journey […]
March 18, 2022
I am not a serious diver. I do have a license and have dived in Vietnam, Malaysia, and more extensively in my home country—the Philippines. I can say that the Philippines is one precious gem for diving. If you have not been to the country, and you are a diver, […]
March 1, 2022
Surfing spots in the Philippines come aplenty. Thanks to facing the great Pacific. Some kindred spirits look for something more intense and more adventurous, and to heed your plea, here is your surfing travel guide in the Philippines. Surfing indeed is not for everyone. But it does not mean, it […]
January 19, 2021
LAST UPDATE: MARCH 2022 This Moalboal Cebu Travel Guide curates all the Moalboal tourist spots that hit the spot. Get it? 😛 IMPORTANT NOTE: There are news circulating that the strip where Chilli Bar, Cafe Cebuano, Marina, and the entire Panagsama beachfront establishments will be demolished within this year for […]
June 25, 2018
LAST UPDATE: JUNE 2022 This is your Cebu Travel Guide from someone who lived there for fifteen years. I had lived for fifteen years in Cebu City. First to pursue my degree. Then I hopped from one job to another right after college. A part ot this Cebu City travel […]
June 23, 2018
NOTE FROM JONA THE WITCH | This is the second installation of Danielle Balanga’s field notes from her sponsored trip to Samar for Backpacking with a Book. She represented this humble blog. You can read the first part of her Samar Travel Guide on BWAB. Here are three more interesting […]
August 31, 2016
CEBU, PHILIPPINES—I cannot write without facing a window, vain it may sound. If not a window, then by open spaces—facing the sea’s vastness for example. The air thick with salinity. The wind teasing the ears. Perhaps it is my way to conquer the wall that scares any writer’s wit: the […]
April 21, 2012
Cloud 9, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, Philippines When the Pacific Ocean’s little furies subsided, locals surfed the shore. They were totally unaffected of the threatening waves in front of them.