If you prefer DIY tours, then knowing how to haul yourself and your stuff from one point to another via public transport helps a lot. It’s economical and allows you to touch base with everyday people which makes travel realistic and multi-dimensional. In the Philippines, public transport can be a convoluted affair, an adventure in […]

It used to be that getting to the (now world-famous) Puerto Princesa Underground River was a straightforward business. You walk into the tourism office onsite, you pay the entrance fee, you get in, you get out. And you enjoy the entire experience. Now, you are likely to be turned away if you just show up […]

Before it snagged the coveted title of one of the world’s newest Seven Wonders of Nature, the St. Paul Subterranean River National Park, now more famously known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR), was already on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed December 4, 1999) for its outstanding geological formations, complete […]