I read somewhere that once in your life, if you are lucky, you will meet that person who will forever divide your life into the time before you met him or her, and the time after. Such is the impact of that person in changing your life. This 2012, it was not a person for…
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…
When I think of the beach, blue water, white sand, and waves crashing on the shore come to mind. I was thus surprised when my host in Leyte took me to Tulaan Beach, which looked like a lake. Its gentle waves reminded me of tiny, barely noticeable folds of silk. Tulaan’s gentle waves. Biliran province’s…
Tomorrow I am going off on a seven-week backpacking trip all over Visayas. To say that I am bursting with excitement mixed with just a little fear at my first long and mostly solo travel is an understatement. In every trip I took, the longest of which was nine days so far, there was always…
Traveling Light 