BORACAYYYYY!!! We are now in Boracay and have had 3 days relaxing at the beach, drinking in the evening and exploring the strip of shops along the beach. We are staying in a very fun hostel recommended to us by Robyn and met some of her Filipino friends who are, as always, really friendly. We have had a very intense 8 days consisting of mainly eating and drinking with a spot of beach time in there somewhere! We met some great people during our time here and i...

We were running out of time and had to get back to Manila in order to get our flight to Boracay. Annoyingly our cheapest option, by quite a margin was to get the 6 hour minibus journey back to Puerta Princesa where we could fly to Manila. The journey is not pleasant but we got back to Manila safely. We had a night in Manila and stayed in the nicer area of the city. The hostel was good but the best part of the area was the evening market. It was a food frenzy...

Philip Pines So we have finally arrived in Boracay, a place that Robyn has been on at us to visit since we breathed the words South East Asia. We have been in the Philippines for two weeks now and despite the fact we are here in the rainy season we have loved it. Our first stop off was in Manila and we hadn't heard a good word about the city. We stayed in a hostel in the centre and the reports were pretty accurate. It was dirty, overcrowded and smelly but ...