http://visitphilippines.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:14:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      Taal volcano has a unique distinction in the world. It contains the largest island, inside of a lake, which is on an island, which is inside a lake, which is on an island. (got that?) Taal is a very active volcano which has killed over 5,000 people in recorded history. ... http://visitphilippines.blogsome.com/2008/11/07/taal-volcano/     The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry ... http://visitphilippines.blogsome.com/2008/11/07/the-chocolate-hills/      The Rice Terraces of Banaue are perhaps the most well know attraction in the Philippines, and no list of the Seven Wonders of the Philippines would be complete without them.. Located in central Luzon, they have been carved by local Ifugao people over the last 3,000 thousand years. When you ... http://visitphilippines.blogsome.com/2008/11/06/rice-terraces/      Located in the middle of the Sulu Sea, Tubbataha Reef is one of the largest and best preserved reef systems in the world. Actually composed to two atolls, Tubbataha is far removed from any human settlement, it is a 92 mile boat trip from the city of Puerto Princessa. The ... http://visitphilippines.blogsome.com/2008/11/05/tubbataha-reef/      Surigao del Norte is a mosaic island in the northeastern tip of Mindanao. A province that has managed to preserve its natural marvel through the years. On the eastern side of the province is Siargao Island, a tropical jewel that hosts one of the most beautiful beaches in the world ... http://visitphilippines.blogsome.com/2008/10/26/siargao-island/