An alluring mix of beauty, physicality, remoteness, and manageable danger, this trek to Tappiya isn’t just about the waterfalls. It’s about the entire experience.

An intimate six- or seven-cottage bed and breakfast, Moon Garden can best be described as equal parts rustic, romantic, and eclectic.

Though the tour may be called the Binondo…

It’s funny, I didn’t think that fishing for shrimp in a concrete pool would be much fun, but it was. A lot.

About an hour’s drive from Davao City…

Thanks to the D’ Bone Collector…

The entire apartment, not includng the bathroom, measured a palatial 6′ x 9′.

Oh my god, she was a ladyboy. And this was a ladyboy bar. No wonder no one was sitting here.

Jolted by the sharp pain, my initial reaction was to yank it off. But I couldn’t do that because doing so would have taken half my lip with it.

I was sitting in the front seat and I remember looking back, searching their faces for an answer. They did the same. It never came.