Apr 16, 2020 A Category Three Christmas It's not letting up, I thought. The wind screamed and wailed, bending the thin walls of our beachfront cabin with every gust stronger...
Jan 19, 2020 The Black Nazarene – how a black Jesus effigy from Mexico became a symbol of hope and healing The Black Nazarene is the single most highly revered religious icon in the whole of the Philippines - and for such a fervently Catholic...
Aug 13, 2019 MANILA. Limtuaco Distillery - where whisky is born from an erotic dream Deep in the tourist mecca of Intramuros, stands the weather beaten 'wouldn't look out of place in a David Lynch film' Limtuaco Distillery...
Jul 31, 2019 PHILIPPINES. Camiguin Island - Volcanoes, jungle and sunken graves Flying into Camiguin feels a lot like flying into Jurassic Park - if Jurassic Park were real with rumbling volcanoes, a sunken city and...
Jul 15, 2019 PHILIPPINES. Fantasy World, when theme parks go wrong An abandoned theme park in the Philippines complete with Bavarian castles, broken windows on rooms never entered and ghostly rollercoasters.
Jul 10, 2019 PHILIPPINES. 24 hours in Taal This weekend I found myself with 24 hours to spend in the historic town of Taal, a small district of Spanish Colonial houses with a...
Jul 5, 2019 PHILIPPINES. The Rizalistas of Mount Banahaw Mount Banahaw is a holy mountain home to the Rizalistas, followers of a new religion where the Philippines' most famous son is God.
Jun 17, 2019 MANILA. Living with the dead in Manila's cemeteries It was a steaming afternoon in mid-summer when I found myself at the gates of Manila North Cemetery drenched in sweat and wondering what...
Jun 10, 2019 MANILA. Five things to know Think of Manila and your first thought is likely to be “traffic”. Or maybe crime, or pollution or a whole host of other negative...
May 24, 2019 PHILIPPINES. Puerto Galera - a paradise island in the Philippines you DON'T have to fly to Last weekend I spent a few days in Puerto Galera on the northern end of the island of Mindoro. It was my second trip down there and it's...
