Malapasqua Island

People arrive on Malapascua with a plan. Most of them leave without it. Living on Malapascua Island, Philippines, sounds like a reward: white sand, warm water, thresher sharks before breakfast. It is all of those things. This is the intent ...

Exploring the history and meaning of the Malapascua Island fiesta Where devotion meets the demands of tourism. On a small island in Cebu, the Malapascua Island fiesta and the dive economy share the same calendar. They have never agreed on ...

The drums start before sunrise. Candles flicker through the dark in a wavering line. When the smell of lechon reaches the shore, it feels like every family on the island is celebrating the same thing: one feast, one saint, one ...

Setting the Scene: Authentic Philippines Travel vs. Tourist Expectations Malapascua Island sits like a tiny comma in the Visayan Sea, barely five square kilometers of white sand and promise. Budget travel on Malapascua Island is a very realistic goal for ...