Counting Secluded Strides in San Vicente, Palawan's Long Beach

Marky Ramone Go November 20, 2017

My step count must have numbered in the hundreds when I paused to survey my surroundings. I saw the fisherman who greeted me earlier as he was fixing his fishing net, appearing like a small dot from far away. I turned my head and saw no one else within yelling distance—except for a couple...

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Searching for the Lotus-Eaters in Lake Sebu | South Cotabato

Marky Ramone Go November 05, 2017

Opening my eyes to a still-dark surrounding had me recalling the creaking of the floor I heard the night before. Jolted to consciousness, I half-expected seeing a figure standing from the foot of my bed. I saw nothing but the low illumination of electric light seeping into the small window. Pacifying...

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Second Time’s a Charm at the Governor’s Rapids | Quirino

Marky Ramone Go November 02, 2017

The sky was the color of mud, raindrops pelting us sideways and the wind growing stronger. All we could hear was the rambling of the hardly visible river. Our guide told us what we had expected to hear the moment we arrived at the brook’s edge; “Negative, the water is too strong we cannot ride...

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Road tripping to Gumasa Beach | Glan, Sarangani

Marky Ramone Go November 02, 2017

After spending several days in Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, I went back to General Santos for a few nights stay. Taking advantage of my time in the Tuna Capital of the Philippines, I met up with July, a friend I first met during my trip with Meaningful Travels PH to Barlig, Mountain Province...

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