With just five days left in the Philippines before my visa was due to run out, I knew I wanted to spend my final days lying on a beautifully secluded beach, working on my tan and sipping fresh pineapple juice. I wanted somewhere similar to Boracay but without the tourists. Fortunately, my travel companions had the same idea and as my laptop had recently broken I relied on them to research the prettiest... 
After ticking the chocolate hills and a jungle river cruise off my list off must-dos for Bohol, I had just one thing left – to find Bohol’s most famous resident: the tarsier. With just 1000 left in the wild, tarsiers are highly endangered and can only be found in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. Reminding me of an ET/Gremlin crossover, the tarsier is the world’s smallest primate.... 
I have previously written on this site about how much I enjoy visiting unusual places, and even wrote a list of alien-looking destinations I’d like to see. Included in this list was the chocolate hills of Bohol. As soon as I booked my ticket to the Philippines, I put Bohol right at the top of my list. I had just two days to see everything that the island has to offer and so I decided to hire a... 
What is it like to fly in the Philippines? One word: Terrifying. The main reason why I found it so frightening was due to having this view out of my window at all times: I spent every single flight watching the propeller, holding my breath and praying for it to keep turning. I would sit there clutching at my seat, eyes wide and knuckles white, unable to stop myself from looking outside. In these small... 
I came to the Philippines in search of the perfect beach and I found it within the first few hours of arriving. White Beach in Boracay. Stretching four kilometres across the entire western side of the island, White Beach has everything you could possibly need – with crystal clear turquoise waters and white sand beaches, freshly caught seafood and seemingly everlasting sunshine. It’s no wonder... Posted by .
In July 2011 I left England for what was supposed to be a one year trip around the world. Within a few months of leaving I knew that a year would never be enough. I now work online and travel permanently, seeking misadventures in unique, beautiful and fascinating places. Read more.
I'm here to show you how not to travel. Since I've been on the road I've been "poked" during a massage in Bangkok, punched a scammer in Shanghai, been attacked by monkeys in Bali, sat next to a dead woman on a boat in Laos and so much more. I call these The Incidents and you can see a full list of them here.
