Overshadowed by its Southeast Asian neighbors such as Thailand or Singapore in the past, the Philippines is slowly becoming a hotbed for tourists. Its capital, Manila, has received a stylish upgrade with its new towering skyscrapers and sophisticated malls that have been drawing in visitors from all across the globe. Of course, this means that […]
Cebu City in the Philippines is a boom town. Back in the early ’90s it had what was nickamed a ‘Ceboom’ and the good times are back – there are plans to expand the city’s airport to four times its present capacity and widen this gateway to the Central and Southern Philippines. And the pace is […]
We came to the Philippines to go scuba diving. We didn’t really have anything else on our wish list except to cram in as many dives as we could. Unfortunately, we didn’t do much research and arrived at the beginning of the rainy season. Wind and rain pounded the popular Alona Beach, drenching tourists and […]
Words by Dave, video by Carmen Picture the biggest, meanest bouncer you have ever seen at a night club. Notice how he walks, fists akimbo, swaying side to side like he owns the place – a real tough, grizzled guy calculated to intimidate. Well, the next time you see one of these specimens you may […]
When Dave and I decided to travel through south-east Asia this year, we thought it’d be pretty cheap. We anticipated living off $2,000 a month between us, money we expected would allow us to live the high life. Living in Bali soon proved this theory wrong. We easily blew $4,000 a month on eating out […]
