Day 10: Puerto Princesa – El Nido, Philippines

Banana pancakes and another tomato and onion omelette for brekky, then we were in a van on the way to El Nido. The van was P600 and organised through our hostel Sheebang. We spent the first hour waiting in a petrol station for the last two passengers which was pretty rubbish, but the driver then […]

Day 9: Puerto Princesa

Sleep in day!!!! Once up we caught up on admin and made it to breakfast at the hostel at 11 am… Tomato and onion omelette with toast, oats with banana and honey, coffee and green tea. Was pretty tasty and came to a grand total of P400.In the afternoon we walked into the city. We […]

Day 8: Cebu – Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Breakfast was included in our Murals accommodation package so we had bacon, eggs and toast / rice in the cafe in front of the hostel. We then caught a Grab to the airport to fly with Philippines Airlines to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. We are staying in Sheebang Hostel for two nights, which is a […]

Day 7: Moalboal – Cebu

Following an epic breakfast at one of the dive centres, we explored the streets of Panagsama Beach one last time.We then packed up our gear and headed to the bus stop via tricycle to make our way back to Cebu City. Once we got back to Cebu we caught a Grab to our new hostel, […]

Day 6: Moalboal

Today for breakfast we went to Veranda bar and had bratkartoffeln (fried potatoes with onion and bacon) with two fried eggs, a tea / coffee and a banana juice. Was bloody tasty and a great spot on the beach, but the owner dimmed the experience a little when he tried to charge us an extra […]

Day 5: Moalboal

Today we went Canyoning at Kawasan falls! It was super easy to organise, we just told our homestay host the day before that we were interested and the rest was sorted for us. Following an american breakfast at Kiraras for P150 ($5) we were picked up from our homestay at 9am. Our transport turned out […]

Day 4: Cebu City – Moalboal, Philippines

Finally had breakfast at the restaurant at the Cebu City hostel, it was fantastic! We had oats, pancakes and an omelette for P300 ($8). After breakfast we checked out of the hostel and caught a Grab for P101 ($3) to the South Bus Terminal. We caught the air-conditioned bus from Cebu to Moalboal for P140 […]

Day 3: Cebu City

Today’s a day of trying figure out where we are going next in the Philippines. Breakfast. Where do we find vegetables in this joint! We found some fruit. We did some washing, 5 dollars for wash, dry, fold and that’s the express service (4 hour turnaround). Playing 500 at the hostel and having a San […]

Day 2: Cebu City

After a great and well needed night’s rest we set out on a trip to explore the city. For breakfast we had fruit from the nearby grocery store and a selection of bakery treats. Fresh bread rolls from the bakery cost as little as P10 ($0.30)! On our adventure we explored Fort San Pedro. The […]

Day 1: Cebu City, Philippines

Arrived pretty knackered to Hostel7 in Cebu City after catching a Grab (Philippines Uber) from the airport (approx. $10 for an hour drive). The hostel had a funky Street side bar which started raging from around 10.30pm each night ….. Upon entering our room to our delight we discovered we had been upgraded to a […]