I showed up with no plans. I climbed a mountain, scuba dived when I was immobile on land, and got chased by wild orangutans.
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My last island visit in the Philippines was in the northern Palawan region. I stayed off of Coron Island on a houseboat and then a floating bungalow. This gave me exclusive access to the lagoons before and after normal visiting hours. I also get lost my first night among the gigantic karst, jurassic aged, rocks… in the dark.
Read moreI take an entire day to travel: taking a taxi from Manila airport, to a ferry, and then a Pump boast as I make my way to Boracay. I see the most gorgeous sunsets I have EVER seen and learn about the president orders to keep the island open to tourist- a threatened shut down to tourism was promising.
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