There are places worth coming back even if it means long strenuous travel and quite hefty budget, El Nido is one of those. Three years have passed since Ate Claudia and I visited the place …
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Samar: Scuba Diving in Biri
Our continuous quest for off-beat dive sites brought Ate Claudia and I on the laid back island of Biri in Northern Samar, a place popular for its rock formations and usually out of the diver’s …
Continue readingScuba Diving in Lubang Island: Surprises in Verde Island Passage
Thinking of my activities for the next day made it hard for me to sleep on my first night in Lubang. The images of the lighthouse and the open blue water kept playing on my …
Continue readingScuba Diving in Siargao: Discovering the Underwater Treasures of Daku Island
On our continuous chase of off-the-beaten dive sites in the country, Ate Claudia and I reached the surfing haven in the northeastern Mindanao – Siargao Island. Situated off the coast of Surigao City and fronting …
Continue readingScuba Diving in Coron: Irako, Kogyu Maru and East Tangat Wreck
The history of scuba diving in Coron can be traced back in World War II. It was when the air strikes of United States Navy Task Force 38 on September 21, 1944 against Japanese Imperial …
Continue readingScuba Diving in Malapascua: Surreal Close Encounter with Sharks
After almost three years since our first dive trip in Malapascua, my dive buddy Ate Claudia and I were back to the island to try our luck, once more, to see the Thresher Sharks of …
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