Imagine staying in a stylish bed & breakfast tucked away in a small Philippine island town. Now imagine a world-class beach nearby...with almost no tourists. For me, this dream came true. Stone Creek House is a townhouse that has been converted to a boutique hotel, and it's one of the reasons I fell in love with this charming little island...
If true paradise is what you're after, look no further than El Nido in the Philippines - there's a reason why I chose it as my first blog post! El Nido means "the nest" in Spanish, and once you set foot here you understand where the name comes from - it's a circular cove protected by rocky cliffs. In all, I stayed here for two months. Spotty wifi and routine daily power outages weren't enough to keep me from this little slice of heaven-on-earth (my place didn't have a generator, but most places...