Day 11: With an early wake-up call, I was well rested for the day ahead. Upon meeting up with the dive group, I was informed that my dive partner would not be joining for the remainder of the course. An apparent injury sustained while doing yoga a few days prior was forcing her to abandon …
Category: Backpacking Asia
Ripped off in the Philippines
Day 9: Following an overnight stay in the port town of Iloilo, I was ready to get to my 2nd planned destination. I set out on an hour-long ferry ride over to the city of Bacolod, before riding a bus another 6 hour towards Dumaguete. Upon arrival in Dumaguete, I took a trike towards the …
Homesick in the Philippines
Day 5: After failing to get seated the prior day, we set out early for the Spider Bar. The plan was to have lunch & dinner there, to enjoy the incredible sunset views. While the view was great, the service was lacking. We all opted to enjoy dinner in the town instead. After dinner, I …
New Years in the Philippines
Day 3: My day began with a quick breakfast at the hostel. Following breakfast, we all met up & went parasailing with Melanie’s family. I’d been parasailing before, so it wasn’t anything life-changing, but it was an all-around great experience with the group, well worth the 1500 pesos (roughly $30 USD). Later in the evening …
Leaving Everything Behind (The Beginning)
Day 1: After months of planning, the time had finally come. Today was the day I was going to board a flight to the Philippines. Up until this point I had been relatively calm, I was ready for the adventure, ready to experience South East Asia in all its glory. But with the flight just …
Bucket List Adventures 