Trip planningSep 8, 2026Getting to El NidoThe El Nido flight no longer leaves Manila. Here is what that changed, what the van from Puerto Princesa takes, and which route wins from a morning arrival.
Island travelTrip planningSep 5, 2026El Nido Tour A, B, C or DThe four lettered tours are not four versions of the same day. Since the lagoons became capacity-capped permit slots, the choice runs backward: pick the lagoon, and the letter comes with it.
Travel safetyOct 15, 2026When the Coast Guard Cancels the BoatThe boats are still tied up at ten to six and nobody has told you anything yet. In Philippine waters the decision is not your operator's to make, which changes what you are owed and where the day goes. Here is how a called-off morning works.
Trip planningSep 27, 2026The Philippines in the Rainy SeasonThe wet half of the Philippine year is not six months of rain. It is a handful of bad days scattered through a season the weather bureau itself describes in terms of breaks. Here is what you give up, what you get, and how to build a trip that absorbs it.
Budget travelTrip planningSep 2, 2026What Two Weeks in the Philippines CostsBeds and plates in the Philippines are close to fixed and close to unbeatable. Movement is the variable, and every stop you add to a fortnight costs about eighty dollars and half a day.
