Andrea Hearts Traveling

It took “only” a full day to get to El Nido from Cebu since the airline decided to cancel my flight and make me wait for seven hours in Manila. I had planned to take the bus from Puerto Princesa in the afternoon and arrive in El Nido around 8pm but instead I landed at 6:30pm and was still unsure of what to do. My friend who had been to El Nido advice me not to go at night since the road was windy and bumpy but once I got out of the airport one of the tuk tuk drivers offered me an air con van departing at 7pm for 500 pesos so I decided to take it.

My new friends, Guada and Horacio, didn't have any plans so after we visited the falls they decided to come back to Cebu and join me in Bohol the next day. It is so much nicer when you have people to do things with so I was excited!

Uhhh! The Philippines!!!!

When I came to the Philippines I wasn't super duper excited because I don't like water and being such a water based destination I was kind of dreading it a little but I just had to come and experience the Philippines!

I am so happy to be back to civilization! After getting off the plane in HK I could immediately sense that I was no longer in China, people waited in line, let you go first, and asked you if you needed help… in English!!!!! Ah! It feels good to be understood!

I can't believe how fast a month went by in China!!

It was for sure a huge cultural shock but also a good experience I might say. The last 4 days of my trip I spent them in a town called Dali in Yunnan Province. Dali is supposed to be a hippie-ish town but I found it to be pretty much like many of the made up towns around China with its renovated building and lots of shops (I did not see the hippie-ish side of it!) The town is for sure more Westernized that any other small Chinese town and it's full of cute little cafes and restaurants.

El Nido

Day trip to Bohol

The Philippines- Cebu

Hong Kong

Dali

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