Bohol is one of the major stops for tourists in The Philippines because it is home to the tarsier, a little monkey-like thing with freakishly huge eyes. They can be found scattered around the island in cages but there’s also a sanctuary thing where you can see them in their own environment. They’re cool little beasties with a long tail and their head can turn almost the whole way around on their neck. They sort of follow you as you move around near them and their head just sort of swivels as you go. It’s like somethin gout of a horror movie except they’re really tiny and really cute.
Not so freaky are the Chocolate Hills but they’re still mostly unexplained which is kind of cool. The area is made up of loads of large hills, all around the same size and shape and nobody is really too sure how they got there. It’s pretty neat looking but really at the end of the day it’s just a bunch of hills.
Bohol was good but nothing too exciting. The place I stayed, Nuts Huts, was really good. It’s stuck away in the jungle and you have to take a boat to get to it. Pretty secluded so all there really is to do is swim, do a bit of hiking or laze in a hammock in their cafe. I chose the laze option more often than not and hung around chatting to the owners about their experiences running the hostel.
The more I travel the more my dream to open a backpacker’s hostel comes roaring on back. Either way, chatting with hostel owners along the way has really been interesting and I’m taking notes.
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