The island of Bohol, Philippines has many things to offer families looking for a place to spend their vacation. The home of the Philippine Tarsier and the breathtaking Chocolate Hills, it is also blessed with spectacular beaches. Less than a half hour trip from the capital, Dumaluan is a family oriented beach resort located at [...]

1. Chocolate Hills There are actually more than a thousand of these 30 to 50 meter hills. The mounds look like chocolates because it is made of limestone and trees don’t grow on them.2. Panglao Island beach Panglao Island is located southwest of Tagbilaran City has one of the most beautiful beachfronts in the Philippines. [...]

Anybody who knows me knows that I’m all about beaches. And Alona Beach is one to remember. It’s a bit pricey, and there’s not much for the solo traveller to do. But I found that time slows and the beer flows on Alona! Life’s a beach! Most people who have been to or thought of [...]

The beautiful Bohol was the destination for this year’s HSBC Nature Trip. It’s an annual thing bringing staff volunteers to different provinces in the Philippines where environmental awareness is being promoted. I am one of the lucky staff this year!We stayed in Bohol Bee Farm where everything is bee-and-honey-themed. It’s definitely a beautiful place with [...]

Bohol is blessed with prestine white beaches. A favorite relaxation spot for the locals and a lot of tourists. Beach goers have a choice of going to public beaches which has cottages for rent and public beaches where people can just go there, enjoy the beach without paying. For beaches where you need not pay [...]

Kain!Traveling is one half (or more, in my case) a gustatory endeavor and Panglao definitely hits the yummy spot. Being a tropical seaside resort town, one word comes to mind — FRESH. Fresh fish best eaten grilled with splashes of calamansi, freshsquid for the most succulent calamari, fresh crustaceans of all shapes, colors and sizes, [...]

Hu-waw Philippines! Alona beach* Located in Panglao island, Bohol, Alona beach is its main strip of white sand. Alona Kew provides one of the budget friendly places to stay. * ** The loboc river cruise is a complete feast for the senses. As the stream tugs you down the river, let’s hope you’re not color [...]

Bohol has always been one of the places I wanted to visit in the Philippines. And now I can tick off this site and smile in remembrance of how Bohol taught me to have a grateful heart. Joy, Lyca, and I were in Bohol from April 5-9, Holy Week. Joy and I took the 6:30 [...]