Today is June 21st, 2012. Which means that exactly one month and one day ago we were celebrating our 1-year anniversary while basking in the sun of the Philippines (it’s totally different from the sun in America). And that means that exactly 1 year and 1 month ago we were saying our vows and starting our […]

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While our quick stop in Sabang and the Underground River was lovely, it was really El Nido that resulted in our jaw-dropping, heart racing, ‘I can’t believe somewhere this beautiful actually exists’ ramblings. A harrowing six-hour van ride away from Sabang or Puerto Princesa, El Nido comprises 45 islands at the very northernmost part of […]

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Recently we took a trip to Palawan, Philippines, and LOVED it. Unfortunately, the island was so fantastic in every single way that just the word ‘love’ doesn’t seem to quite encompass our feelings about the dense green jungles planted alongside jagged limestone cliffs that protrude out of brilliantly turquoise water. I’ve been trying to come up […]

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You know you’re in tourist country—or at least somewhere trying to be—when there are horse carriages on every block ready to sweep you away on a romantic frolic around town. Manila, Philippines is no exception, and I would estimate that the horse carriage to tourist ratio is probably somewhere close to 5:1.  You can probably […]

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