Ever since my traveler friends and I traveled to the town of Calayan in Cagayan (where our travel group called Shembot Squad was formed) back in March 2016, we’ve been thinking of going to other places in the country that are considered off the beaten path. We’ve been to one the following year – Balabac…
Category: Philippine beaches
Exploring BAGANGA: The Best Place to be in Davao Oriental!
One of my personal goals before the pandemic is to visit all the 81 provinces of the Philippines, but this goal temporarily stopped when the pandemic happened. Now that tourism is slowly returning back to its feet, I grabbed the chance to visit some of the provinces I still wasn’t able to visit before, and…
Exploring ILOCOS NORTE: The Pride of Ilocandia
Ilocos Norte is home to a rich number of interesting travel destinations. It has centuries-old churches, stunning natural wonders, as well as magnificent man-made structures. According to the Department of Tourism in 2017, three of its tourist spots are some of the top favorites of local Filipinos to visit, and these are the beaches of…
Exploring SULU: The Pearl of BARMM
One of the most untouched island provinces in the Philippines is none other than Sulu. This isn’t a wonder, though, as few places in the province are bugged with hostility among rebel groups. Nevertheless, one or two places should not define a province. There’s more to Sulu than what is being tagged on it in…
K.O. the Explorer 