Malapascua Island Stories


TJ; Malapascua Island

Apparently you have to go east to Siargao otherwise you'll end up in Malapascua. As usual our plans changed and instead of heading east by boat from Cebu to Butuan or Surigao then catching another boat for the 3.5 hour journey north to Siargao we headed directly north. It was a difficult task getting a taxi from Banilad through Cebu city center to...


Dancing with the Girls of Malapascua

August 3, 2002 The island is really small and there are no ATM machines or banks. So, short on cash, I’m staying in a dive resort for 250 pesos a night. At least I’m right on the waterfront with lots of windows, mosquito netting, and the room is relatively clean with the exception of eight spider egg-sacks over my bed, I hope they don’t hatch while I’m...


Scary Boat Ride

At this point in time, I had been traveling Austral-Asia by backpack for over six months. I was very comfortable with and accustomed to the unconventional means of travel common in the areas I was visiting. I had taken Pedi cabs (coaches drawn by people), tricycles and sidecars pulled by bicycle or motorcycle, and many different kinds of locally made ...