It’s hard to talk about Bohol without mentioning the Philippine tarsiers. Upon returning from my trip, the number one question I was asked was if I got to see those “tiny, freaky monkey-things”. I had to reply that while I did see some tarsiers, they actually aren’t monkeys at all. Yes, Filipinos boasted them for the […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of a starfish in the Philippines. It’s probably no secret by now that I love the ocean and marine life. One of the reasons I was so excited to visit the Philippines was because it has long been known as the epicenter […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the beaches of Oslob, Philippines. Being a nation of over 7,000 islands, the Philippines is bound to have some beautiful beaches. While people often flock to the well-traveled areas of Boracay or El Nido, we were surprised by the […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of children in the Philippines. The hospitality we experienced from the Filipinos is incomparable to anywhere else I’ve traveled so far. Everyone was incredibly kind, and welcoming. They were often curious and wanted to talk with us, but always in […]
To be honest, before traveling to the Philippines, I didn’t know a whole lot about the country’s history. It isn’t really a subject US schools cover, despite the fact we ruled the Philippines for almost 50 years. I at least knew about the US ruling (which is something most Americans don’t even seem to know), and I […]