The backpacking trail in Southeast Asian countries is a well-trodden one. Unless you head to off-the-beaten-track Southeast Asian destinations, it may be difficult to find authentic encounters: ones that haven’t been experienced a hundred thousand times...
The Philippines is a beautiful archipelago in Southeast Asia that should be on everyone’s bucket list. With this four-week Philippines itinerary, you’ll see many of the country’s highlights and get plenty of Philippines island-hopping in too....
The best way to explore the beauty of the Philippines and its islands from Coron, Palawan, is to join the Coron Ultimate Tour. This tour is a Coron Island-Hopping Tour that hits all of Coron’s highlights, including Kayangan Lake and Coron’s Twin...
Bohol is one of the more popular islands for tourists visiting the Philippines, located in the south of the Philippine archipelago. Bohol is famous for a few things: its chocolate hills, which are a strange land formation of countless grassy mounds, and the tarsier,...
One ferry ride south of Cebu and Bohol islands in the Philippines is the island of Siquijor (pronoucned Sicki-hor). Siquijor is known to locals as a “black magic” island filled with witchcraft, voodoo, and potions. You’ll be cursed if you set foot on Siquijor,...
Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines was a bucket list item for me from the moment I found out the experience existed. Off the coast of Oslob on the island of Cebu, Philippines, a group of whale sharks are fed every day so tourists can come out and swim with...
ABOUT ME
Hi Everyone! I’m Erika van ‘t Veld, and I’ve been traveling around the globe since I quit my corporate America job in October, 2017. I hope to inspire others to travel by showing how cheap and easy it can be. You can read about my own experiences on my blog page too!
