“You should go there – it’s beautiful, and looks like Scotland.” These were the words the tourism officer for Catbalogan, the capital of Samar province, told me. I had no idea what he meant, but my curiosity was piqued. I only know Samar for its caves, waterfalls and beaches, so what place could he be…
Note: This is the second of 2 entries about Higatangan Island. Read the first entry here. Higatangan Island in Biliran appears like a paradise with its white, shifting sandbar and its stretches of white beaches and rock formations, but it is scarce in drinking water and electricity. Electricity for homes is powered solely by generators…
Note: This is Part 1 of 2 entries about Higatangan Island. Read Part 2 here. Higatangan Island sandbar in Biliran Here at Higatangan Island in Biliran, the sands are never the same. Its sandbar could snake into several meters one day and spread out in a few directions the next. The differences are most pronounced…
I felt that I had just died and gone to heaven – a heaven for health buffs and nature lovers like me, that is. This was my typical day in Paruparong Bukid (Mountain Butterfly) Nature Conservation Center in Babatngon, Leyte – in the morning, I watched the sun rise from the balcony of a nipa…
Traveling Light 