The team at Flip Flop Tours offer a free consultancy service for all those who are planning travel to the Philippines.  We appreciate that sometimes good Philippines travel advice is hard to come across on the internet so we offer … Continue reading →

I want to put Philippines on the map for backpackers. I want it to be part of the southeast Asian backpacker circuit. I want to attract ecofriendly tourists who are interested in the culture. I want to do this by … Continue reading →

After approximately a year in the making we are pleased to announce the official launch of our new Philippines tour company – Flip Flop Tours, Inc.  We have poured a lot of passion and heart into the tour we have … Continue reading →

Charming and “bewitched” Siquijor is a place to go if you like quiet, and we mean quiet.  This laid back island is supposedly the center for Filipino witchcraft and healing although there are not too many signs of this – … Continue reading →

You can travel by plane to get to Siargao although at this stage flights only leave from Manila/Cebu on Fridays and quite expensive as far as Philippines flights go.  If you don’t happened to get a flight, the effort it … Continue reading →

A tiny island at the northern tip of Cebu, Malapascua, was deemed to be the next Boracay in around 2006.  In reality Boracay scale development would never be possible on such a small island, but the cluster of resorts along … Continue reading →

The neat thing about Bantayan is that there is one area of tourist development (Santa Fe,) but the rest of the island functions as a regular local Island. Bantayan produces eggs for both Cebu and Mindanao – both these islands are densely populated meaning a lot of eggs, and a whole lot of chickens! As you drive around by motorbike you can see numerous chicken farms along the way. The island is big enough to make for some quality exploring but still small enough to feel like you’re really living island life! Continue reading →