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This isn’t a polished travel magazine exploring the Philippine Islands. This is a messy, unscripted journal for people who want to explore the islands at the pace of a heartbeat, not a hashtag.
YOLO Travel Philippines believes that true luxury is time — yes you only live once and if you do it slowly while laughing, once is enough.
If you’re okay with frizzy hair, missed buses, and finding the best hidden spots by accident, you’re in the right place.
Let’s be real: Most travel blogs look like they were shot by a film crew with a $10,000 drone. That’s not us. At YOLO Travel Philippines, we’ve traded the 4K drones for 20-peso halo-halo and the “perfect shot” for a good story.
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If you’re looking for a Balabac Island tour package, you’re probably not searching for convenience. You’re searching for something untouched. Balabac sits at the southern edge of Palawan — closer to Malaysia than Manila — and it still feels like the Philippines before resorts, before crowds, before the word “developed” became synonymous with “beautiful.” But…
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Exploring Palawan Philippines
Balabac
Far south of Palawan, closer to Malaysia than Manila.
Balabac is not convenient — and that’s exactly why it stays quiet. Sandbars appear and disappear with the tide. Electricity isn’t guaranteed. Plans shift depending on weather.
If you go, go without rushing it.
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Puerto Princesa
Most travelers treat Puerto Princesa as a stopover.
Try staying longer than planned. Long enough to see that it isn’t just a gateway, but a transition — between city and island, between movement and stillness.
Sometimes slow travel begins where others only pass through.
Coron
Coron is known for its lagoons and wreck dives.
But the pace changes after 3PM, when the boats return and the shoreline quiets. Stay for sunset without an itinerary. Walk without a destination.
There’s a different Coron after the tours leave.