{"id":103,"date":"2025-05-09T15:54:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:15:36","slug":"the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-posts-id-103_f44124-59 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-103_f44124-59 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1304 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-bohol tag-hotels tag-international-travel tag-philippines tag-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/where-to-stay-in-bohol-philippines\/\" aria-label=\"Bohol, Philippines: Where to stay on your visit\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4401-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bohol, Philippines: Where to stay on your visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4401-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4401-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4401-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4401-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/where-to-stay-in-bohol-philippines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bohol, Philippines: Where to stay on your visit<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-21T23:36:52-06:00\">September 21, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-02T15:31:49-06:00\">April 2, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Bohol is another beautiful island that provides access to the Chocolate Hills, the Tarsier Sanctuary, and beautiful white sand beaches. On my visit to Bohol, I stayed at Panglao Vista Suites by SMS Hospitality. This is my review of the pros&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/where-to-stay-in-bohol-philippines\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Bohol, Philippines: Where to stay on your visit<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-183 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-international-travel tag-philippines\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/15-things-you-should-know-before-travelling-to-the-philippines\/\" aria-label=\"15 things you should know before travelling to the Philippines\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4908-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"15 things you should know before travelling to the Philippines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4908-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4908-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4908-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4908-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/15-things-you-should-know-before-travelling-to-the-philippines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">15 things you should know before travelling to the Philippines<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-22T19:27:55-06:00\">August 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T00:35:47-06:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The Philippines is a magical group of islands with beautiful beaches, the bluest water you can imagine, friendly people, and great excursions. You will surely love this country when you visit! These are some of the things that I discovered about&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/15-things-you-should-know-before-travelling-to-the-philippines\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> 15 things you should know before travelling to the Philippines<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-international-travel tag-philippines tag-siargao\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/top-things-to-do-in-siargao\/\" aria-label=\"Siargao: The top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4834-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Siargao: The top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4834-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4834-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4834-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4834-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/top-things-to-do-in-siargao\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Siargao: The top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-21T16:13:19-06:00\">August 21, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T00:21:46-06:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Siargao is known as the surfing capital of the Philippines due to optimal wave conditions most of the year. When I was planning my trip to the Philippines, I read a few reviews that suggested skipping Siargao if you are not&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/top-things-to-do-in-siargao\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Siargao: The top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-international-travel tag-philippines tag-siquijor\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/top-things-to-do-in-siquijor\/\" aria-label=\"Siquijor, Philippines: Top things to do on your trip\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4628-2-768x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Siquijor, Philippines: Top things to do on your trip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4628-2-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4628-2-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4628-2-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4628-2.jpg 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/top-things-to-do-in-siquijor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Siquijor, Philippines: Top things to do on your trip<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-18T18:34:37-06:00\">August 18, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T00:16:36-06:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Siquijor is one of my favorite islands in the Philippines so far. This island is much less busy than many of the other tourist destinations in the Philippines but is very beautiful and has so much to offer. This is where&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/top-things-to-do-in-siquijor\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Siquijor, Philippines: Top things to do on your trip<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-bohol tag-chocolate-hills tag-international-travel tag-philippines\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/top-things-to-do-in-bohol\/\" aria-label=\"Bohol, Philippines: Top things to do on your visit\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4167-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bohol, Philippines: Top things to do on your visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4167-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4167-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4167-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4167-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/top-things-to-do-in-bohol\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bohol, Philippines: Top things to do on your visit<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-11T17:18:06-06:00\">August 11, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T00:09:08-06:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Bohol is well known for the Chocolate Hills, which are 1,700+ hills that turn brown during the dry season and look like mounds of chocolate. It is also one of the only places in the world that you can see Tarsiers,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/top-things-to-do-in-bohol\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Bohol, Philippines: Top things to do on your visit<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-international-travel tag-kawasan-falls tag-moalboal tag-philippines tag-sardine-run\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/top-things-to-do-in-moalboal\/\" aria-label=\"Top things to do on your trip to Moalboal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top things to do on your trip to Moalboal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/top-things-to-do-in-moalboal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top things to do on your trip to Moalboal<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-08T03:57:07-06:00\">August 8, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T23:53:41-06:00\">March 11, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Moalboal is such an amazing place that you would be completely remiss not to visit. There are spectacular scuba and snorkeling opportunities right from the beach and the dining and bar options are seemingly limitless for such a small town. The&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/top-things-to-do-in-moalboal\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Top things to do on your trip to Moalboal<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-international-travel tag-philippines tag-puerto-princesa tag-underground-river\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/top-things-to-do-in-puerto-princesa\/\" aria-label=\"Top things to do in Puerto Princesa\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3916-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top things to do in Puerto Princesa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3916-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3916-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3916-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3916-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/top-things-to-do-in-puerto-princesa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top things to do in Puerto Princesa<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-07T03:30:15-06:00\">August 7, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-01T23:27:39-07:00\">March 1, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>In full transparency, Puerto Princesa was not one of my favorite towns in the Philippines. I found the town to be very spread out with few walking options and a tuk-tuk ride across town took around 30-minutes and was much more&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/top-things-to-do-in-puerto-princesa\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Top things to do in Puerto Princesa<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-345 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-el-nido tag-international-travel tag-philippines\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/top-things-to-do-in-el-nido\/\" aria-label=\"El Nido: Top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3480-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"El Nido: Top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3480-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3480-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3480-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3480-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/top-things-to-do-in-el-nido\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">El Nido: Top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T03:57:55-06:00\">August 6, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-01T23:17:56-07:00\">March 1, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>El Nido is an amazing place to visit that will likely pop up on almost any tour itinerary you look at for the Philippines. It is both a launch point and disembarkation point for the multi-day island-hopping tours between Coron and&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/top-things-to-do-in-el-nido\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> El Nido: Top things to do on your trip to this beautiful island<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-coron tag-international-travel tag-philippines\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/top-things-to-do-in-coron\/\" aria-label=\"Top things to do on your trip to Coron\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3161-768x348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top things to do on your trip to Coron\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3161-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3161-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3161-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3161-1536x696.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3161.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/top-things-to-do-in-coron\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top things to do on your trip to Coron<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-04T21:46:28-06:00\">August 4, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-28T22:08:00-07:00\">February 28, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Coron will likely end up on your itinerary either as a first stop or as a final destination before you return to the Manila airport. I really enjoyed my time in Coron. The city center is quite small, but there are&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/top-things-to-do-in-coron\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Top things to do on your trip to Coron<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-176 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-30-day-itinerary tag-asia tag-international-travel tag-philippines\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/the-mostly-perfect-30-day-itinerary-for-the-philippines\/\" aria-label=\"The mostly \u201cperfect\u201d 30-day itinerary for the Philippines\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-24-095708-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The mostly \u201cperfect\u201d 30-day itinerary for the Philippines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-24-095708-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-24-095708-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-24-095708-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-24-095708.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/the-mostly-perfect-30-day-itinerary-for-the-philippines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The mostly \u201cperfect\u201d 30-day itinerary for the Philippines<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-03T16:25:27-06:00\">August 3, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-01T23:02:26-07:00\">March 1, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-link-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Philippines<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Many websites and social media pages tell you that they have the \u201cultimate\u201d travel itinerary for the Philippines. 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