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Siargao’s Best Island Tour
While the tri-island or three-island tour—which takes you to Daku, Guyam, and Naked Islands—is Siargao’s most popular tour, a slight upgrade gives you something better. The four-island tour adds a bonus island you shouldn’t miss when in Siargao—Corregidor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kate Alvarez (Kate Was Here) (@replikate) The three […]
7 Days In Guam
After my Cali–Michigan trip, I headed back to the Philippines to prep for another holiday. For my mom’s birthday, my family spent 7 days and 6 nights in Guam, one of the US territories in the Micronesia sub-region of the western Pacific Ocean. We initially wanted to go to New York, San Francisco (again, for […]
Day Trip To Mackinac Island
This October I visited my Uncle Tom and Aunt Cherry who live in Michigan, where they manage a thriving wedding venue called The Little Red Barn of Nunica. Fall was just starting as the leaves were a few days short of turning full red-orange, matching the pumpkin patch palette of this side of the United […]
Bistro Des Amis is Boracay’s Belgian-Mediterranean Haven
Whenever I’m at the beach, I like dining in spots where I can (over)stay a while—meaning it isn’t too crowded, so I won’t feel pressured to immediately leave after I’ve devoured the last morsel off my plate. Maybe I’ll casually chat with the locals or my fellow backpackers. Maybe I’ll read the magazine or book […]
Maya Bay of “The Beach:” Life After The Closure
December 13, 2022—I huddled with my newfound travel buddies, all of whom purchased a Love Andaman Island Tour ticket that would take us to seven destinations in one day, a good deal if you have only a few days in Phuket, Thailand. Our first stop was Maya Bay, which may not ring a bell until […]
Boracay’s Secret Beaches
There’s more to Boracay than Stations 1-3, a.k.a. White Beach, the long strip of powdery sand that put Boracay atop many best beach listicles around the world. This year I went on a mission: To find as many of Boracay’s secret beaches as I could. Sorry, White Beach! I still love you, but I needed […]
San Isidro: Siargao’s Not-So-Secret Getaway
There’s more to Siargao than General Luna. The surfing capital of the Philippines, Siargao is one of best islands in my book. I visited Siargao for the first time in March 2020. I circled the island and spent a few nights in San Isidro. 🇵🇭 Get Ready For Your Siargao Trip 🎫 Get your tickets […]
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[Vlog] What’s Your Siargao Story?
February was my birthday month. I wanted to dust off my backpack and get away from it all. Siargao was one of those places I kept putting off because it’s one of the Philippines’ 7,107 islands that I thought I could visit any time. If Taiwan was the highlight of my 2019, my gut told […]
Dogs of Siargao
As an animal lover who visited Siargao for the first time, I zoned in immediately on the dogs. From the friendly strays to Instagram beach dogs, these four-legged creatures abound on the island. If you compare the state of Siargao’s dogs to the strays of Manila and other urban cities around the Philippines, they seem […]