Blog Posts on backpacking

Kiwi Dive Resort: Where 'The Backpacker' stayed in Siquijor by halfwhiteboy on May 22, 2012Me backpacking in Siquijor didn't just mean going there with a backpack. So to lessen the chances of me being tagged as a poser, I sought out the cheapest accommodation that I can find. After much thought, and for just Php 690 a night, I picked Kiwi...

Travel Movie: A Map for Saturday by soloflightEd on May 22, 2012Sometime last year, I watched “A Map for Saturday” with a few other travellers. A true story that involves a guy who left his job to travel the world for almost a year. He recorded his backpacking journey and interviewed other backpackers...

Revisiting Kamay ni Hesus by profound bliss on May 22, 2012As a side trip to our Pahiyas Festival 2012 trip, I took K to Kamay ni Hesus. I had been there two years ago but it’s always a good thing to come back and be a tour guide to a friend. It was the middle of the day, the sun was shining oh-so-brig...

Backpacking in Siquijor by halfwhiteboy on May 20, 2012Last week I did what I haven't done in almost ten years -- travel alone. My Bibe had a work-related event, so I went by my lonesome. Destination: Siquijor. It was a quasi-budget trip for me. I got me some cheap accommodation but I didn't ho...

Pahiyas Festival 2012 by profound bliss on May 16, 2012Pahiyas Festival is celebrated by the people of Lucban, Quezon on the 15th of May every year. It is in honor of their patron saint San Isidro Labrador (St. Isidore the Labourer), who is also the patron saint of all farmers. Lucban was described a...

A Wonderful Occidental Mindoro Vacation by Dexter Travels on May 5, 2012From sleeping in the pier and 12-hour agony to the sunny daytime hike and cool nighttime camping, my first adventure in the island of Mindoro was truly spectacular!Waiting for our boat to dock.Arriving at the Port Abra de Ilog 15 hours after.Waking u...

Snapshots: Me, Backpacking in Hanoi, Vietnam by Filipina on Flip Flops on May 2, 2012Tomorrow night I will be off on another Indochina adventure, this time in Laos, backpacking with good friend Jen whom I haven't seen in more than a year. I long for the uncomplicated life of a backpacker - of having your life conveniently stuffed in...

Backpacking To Bolinao by Mom's the Word on Apr 27, 2012The Plan It all started with an impulsive idea a few days before holy week.  I decided we were going on a backpacking adventure to Bolinao with the kids after an acquaintance mentioned she was from that province and mentioned that it wasn’t  diff...

Coron, The Second Time Around (Day 1) by thirdworldturista on Apr 19, 2012I didn't blog about my first visit to Coron last year because, well, I forgot to, and also because it wasn't exactly a budget trip. This time around, though, I came to Coron with my SO and three other friends without an itinerary; all we had was a va...

Capones Island Lighthouse by profound bliss on Apr 15, 2012I wasn’t planning to go out immediately after the Alay Lakad cuz I still had blisters under my feet, but I chanced upon my friend Ailyn on Facebook two Saturday nights ago. I knew she had Mondays off and I asked if she wanted to go on a daytrip wit...