Travel Photos & Musings By Nathan W. Allen
Just over a year and a half ago, a company approached me about purchasing some of my pictures to decorate the rooms of a new hotel they were developing in the Philippines. I got the sense that they were quite professional, so I took them up on their offer. Well, little did I know that...
After Puerto Princesa (where my flight arrived), Sabang was the first stop of my motorbike tour of Palawan. Actually, the ride to Sabang is one of the most fascinating and scenic trips I’ve taken anywhere in the Philippines! The local villages, towering elegant trees and limestone cliffs along the way are truly unforgettable. To top...
After a long, adventurous ride from the enchanting jungles of Sabang, I ended up in the small, scenic beach town of Port Barton. Here you can find just about everything available in farther flung locations like El Nido, but with less travel time, and certainly less crowds. The paved road to Port Barton is being...
A place that, over the years, I’ve been proud to call home. Please enjoy my Albay Travel guide. I bet you’ll like it as much I do… Foodie? Nature Lover? You’ve Just Met Your Match… About a year ago, the media posted my letter to a Polish blogger: “In defense of Filipino food“. At the...
Technically, my headline understates things. This hotel is actually on an island…looking out over a lake, that has another island, which has a volcano…inside of a lake…which has another island…which has ANOTHER volcano. Seriously. This is why they say it’s more fun in the Philippines. Let’s get to my Taal Vista Hotel review, shall we?...
The town of Miagao (also known as Miag-Ao) is also the charming and relaxing home of the University of the Philippines Visayas. I as fortunate to spend a month or so here, the following is my Miagao Travel Guide… If you plan on visiting Panay island for the Dinagyang Festival, I suggest a side-trip to...
This festival takes place each year in Iloilo, Philippines – the largest city on Panay Island. Just a few hours away from the world-famous island of Boracay, tourists are starting to come from all over the world to watch the various tribes, or tribus compete. With these colorful Dinagyang festival photos below, I aim to...
It’s not too well know outside the Philippines, but I hope my Caramoan Travel Guide will help convince international tourists (or locals who haven’t visited yet) to check this place out! I really did love it. The Paradise That Just Might Have It All… Caramoan is located in the province of Camarines Sur, in the...
What an unexpected surprise to find this yearly festival in the Philippines – please enjoy my Masbate Rodeo photos below… So The Philippines Has a Rodeo I have to be honest. I am from the U.S…from the state that held the world’s first rodeo over a hundred years ago. This does not make me some...
“Off The Beaten Path”…and then a Bit Further…if I had to come up with a name for my Palumbanes travel guide, it would be that. I accepted a last-minute invitation to experience these remote islands in the Philippines – I’ll never forget it. These are some of my favorite photos taken in the last year! ...