For several years now, summer vacation in my family was spent mostly either swimming in the beach or in a resort pool. My kids really love to stay in the water for hours – swimming, playing, or doing just about anything under water. They will soak their bodies and stay there even under the heat [...]

When most people trooped to famous beaches and resorts in the Philippines to celebrate the Holy Week, we spent ours in the island of Catanduanes. Tabugoc, Pandan, Catanduanes, the hometown of my husband. Tabugoc is four hours away from Virac, the capital municipality of the province. We boarded an airplane (PAL express) from Manila, landed [...]