It only took 30 minutes by jeepney and 2 hours by bus to get to Banaue.The town itself is not the nicest place in the Philippines.What people are here for, are the rice terraces listed at the UNESCO. As usual, the first thing I did as I came out of the bus was looking for a place to stay. I met Lizzie at the tourist information. She was on the bus with me, from Bontok and was also looking for a place to stay. The first homestay we did was dodgy without window a...

I arrived in Baguio at 4am on Feb. 6th.after 6 hours on a bus.The bus was surprinsingly comfy but also surprisingly expensive. 4am is not so much my favorite time of the day so walking to my hostel wasn't the most pleasant thing in the world, and when I got there, the place was definitely not the most pleasant thing in the world either ! Dirty sheets, dodgy people and toilets don't help you sell a place but a cheap price does. I was actually wondering if I was go...

I arrived in Coron at 5.45 pm. I walked away from the port to get a tricycle to take me to my hostel. There I found out that a girl that I didn't really like (seen it all, done it all, at age 20) was in my room too. She was in El Nido, in the same backpacker but left a day before me. She offered me to go and have diner with some people she'd met on her island hoping that day. I thought it could be a good idea and accepted. It's great to get to know new people whe...

The journey to El Nido involved a 2h ride on a jeepney, 4h in a minivan and another 15 min by tricycle to get to my hostel. Beside the fact that I stepped into a hole and injured my foot pretty badly, the ride went ok. The first thind I did as I arrived was to find stuff for my foot at the pharmacy. I really didn't want to get a bad infection in the Philippines !! My room at the hostel was nice, only 4 beds, the facilities seemed clean and the staff helpful.Tha...

Port Barton is not the easiest place to access. After 2h on a normal road, there's another hour on a very rough road.You have to deserve it !But it's definitely worth it. It's a very small place, with only 2 streets.Most of the accomodations are along the beach. I didn't have an accomodation when I arrived and I got lucky when I entered the 2nd place I went to: Elsa's place. I got a room to myself, overlooking the ocean, for only 400 pesos. I really liked it alt...