The Philippine ghost animal, or tarsier, is a tiny animal with huge eyes that lives in the Philippines. There are two places on the island of Bohol where you can see them, and we visited both.
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Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
Morning coffee in a new dusty hole, nothing like the coffee in the Horn of Africa, the tongue curls with the flavours. The road is paved and soon I find myself at the lowest point in Africa, 155 metres below sea level.
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The Chocolate Hills are an odd geological phenomenon on the island of Bohol in the Philippines, with over a thousand spiky hills. The site is now a popular attraction and we hired a moped to explore the area.
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Do you ever wonder about the easiest, fastest or cheapest way to travel to a destination? On Omio.se you can search for a destination and get suggestions for train, bus, flight and ferry tickets in one place at the same time. We have tested the concept!
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Pandanon Island in the Philippines is a small island with a village at one end and a dreamy beach at the other. The two parts of the island are connected by a narrow tongue of land, which is flooded by the sea during high tide.
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Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
The idea wasn't Djibouti at all, it was Eritrea, but after far too much trouble with a covid-closed country and difficulties in obtaining sensible information, I gave up, booked a trip to the Seychelles, but didn't see myself fitting in there between smirking honeymooners.
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Himokilan, or Himoquitan as it is sometimes spelled, is one of four Philippine islands known collectively as the 'Cuatro Islas'. Here you can, among other things, hike through the forest to a cave with bats. We were also lucky enough to be invited to a local birthday party.
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The island of Digyo is one of four Philippine islands collectively known as "Cuatro Islas" (Four Islands). This is a beautiful little island with fine sandy beaches, tall palm trees, charming summer huts for rent and a small shop.
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Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
Moheli aka Mwali is the smallest of the Comoros islands, at 213 km2 (think the size of Orust) it is barely discernible on the map. Fomboni is the main town. The flight takes 20 minutes from Moroni to Fomboni, the procedure with papers and stamps takes place once more and if the infrastructure was poor on the main island, it is completely lacking here.
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The island of Apid is one of four Philippine islands known collectively as 'Cuatro Islas', or 'Four Islands'. The islands are relatively close to the large island of Leyte and we went here during our boat trip in the Philippines. The first of the four islands for us was the island of Apid.
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