This blog is great and the way she explains the Philippines is spot on. We had expectations when we came here, beautiful cheap travel to islands near and far, amazing Asian food, untouched beaches. We have definitely seen some beautiful sights and beaches, but it’s taken a lot of planning and money to get there. You can’t just hop on a ferry and be on an island in a couple of hours. For example when we went to Southern Leyte (which was beautiful and was sadly ravaged by Typhoon Yolanda) we had to fly (on a local airline that was delayed for three hours then arrange for transport to southern leyte which was another three hour drive. All in all it took us 8 hours to get there (the same amount of time it took us to fly to Dubai or would take us to fly to Australia). But it was beautiful and Randy got to swim with whale sharks and we got to snorkel in a beautiful bay and eat yummy food. Nearby to Manila options are more limited and not as picturesque. But it’s forced us to get more creative and plan in advance when it comes to travel.
Anyway, link below to Indiana Jo who does a better job than me explaining travel within the Philippines. It is sad, if more energy and money was spent on infrastructure and keeping the islands clean there is no end to the beauty that would then be available for people to see here in the Philippines.
http://indianajo.com/2013/06/guide-to-visiting-the-philippines.html
And onto the food. Everyone that knows us knows how much we like food which has made living here a challenge. There are definitely some great restaurants in Manila and we find new ones every day. Current favorites are Blackbird, Donostis and Masseto. But overall the food is definitely disappointing. Again Indiana Jo says it better than me.
bosas-from-us.com 