Travel in Philippines from central cities to idyllic islands. New Tourism, Culture, Lifestyle and Boutique Travel. Independent Guide to Travel in the Philippines.
The longer we spend in Southeast Asia, the more our so-called ‘adventurous lifestyle’ just feels a bit normal. With recent border restrictions, etc, we’ve also found ourselves hopping between our homes in Bangkok and Isaan, a month or two in Chiang Mai, and next it’s Hua Hin for a month… Even last month’s train travels …
The most exciting part of travel for me is turning up to a brand new destination, walking into the local corner shop and browsing the booze and through the years I have systematically trolled through a hell of a lot of them. I honestly hope this doesn’t make me sound like a full on alco …
A quick guide to our favourite destinations in our Southeast Asia Travel Blog (we will update as we go along). This list follows our own interests and highlights our own style in travel. We travel independently as a couple, we generally avoid tourist and backpacker trails and we love to get lost in big cities although we do …
The Philippines really holds its own in the world of food. In fact, I am surprised not to see it on more menus and street corners around the world. With my life in Southeast Asia I have only eaten Filipino food once outside of the Philippines. I was slightly hesitant about the use of Suka …
We arrive just before midnight at Clark Airport with a pre-booked hotel in the Fields area of Angeles City. Buses continue to leave Clark airport to Manila at this time (Philtranco 450 Pesos) but a stopover in Angeles City seemed interesting. A taxi to the Fields area cost 350 Pesos. Expensive. We even had to haggle …
Beers just aren’t overly exciting in Asia and it is rare to find a beer that interests me. An aspect of Asia which has failed to entice me. While people rave about Beer Lao (Laos) it fails to excite me. Maybe it is Beer Lao t-shirts which put me off. Every time I drink Beer Lao …
“Welcome to Jollibee,” says the gun-toting doorman. Guns are everywhere in Manila. The parking attendant with his shotgun, hotel security playing with his six-shooter, and even the Starbucks have armed security. This is just one of the obvious social differences when arriving to Manila from Bangkok. To me, Manila was slightly unnerving. It lacked the …
Sat under bobbles and festive jingles as walking dead mall cops pass between tables. Sounds bizarre but this is the norm for Halloween in Manila. In the Christian God-fearing country of the Philippines shanty towns and mansions are plastered with fairy lights and giant Santas long before they are seen in the West. Halloween Plans I …
It is hard to know if our experience at Manila Airport (Ninoy) was down to the Airphil Express Airline or the inbred scamming cuIture running riot in Manila Tourism. For once things were good in Manila. An evening at the balcony restaurants of SM Mall of Asia – Filipino food, local beers and sunsets over Manila Bay. Manila Airport …
