Island Hopping: The Best of the Philippines Photo Gallery by James Deakin at pbase.com

Island Hopping: The Best of the Philippines

I have been blessed with a job that has taken me to every continent except for Antarctica. Over the last ten years, I have been to almost 40 different countries countless times, racking up over a million miles on various frequent flier cards along the way. But no matter how near or how far I've gone, I can honestly say that the Philippines is really more fun.

Beautiful Batanes	Beautiful Batanes	Sunset in Clarkfield, Pampanga	Beautiful Batanes
Bohol, Philippines	Boracay	Makati City	Ayala Avenue
Sorbetero, Manila, Philippines	Ilo Ilo	Malate Church	Kaibigan
Beachfront, Shangrila Mactan	Sunset, Pagudpud	Kubli falls, Quezon province, Philippines	Paoay Church, built in 1593
IlocosNorte, Philippines	Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay, Philippines	Beautiful Boracay, Philippines	The urban jungle law. Don't you miss driving here?
Patriotic Kids	Baguio, the City of Pines	A well-to-do Filipino home	Crisologo St, Vigan, Ilocos, Philippines
The Manor, Baguio City	Beautiful Batanes	Paseo de Roxas	Bancero
Beautiful Batanes	Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay, Philippines	Chocolate Hills, Bohol	Ilocos Norte
Philippine Plaza swimming pool	Pagudpud	Sakay na!	Bahura Resort and Spa, Dumaguete
Hagimit falls	Montemar '04, Bataan, Philippines	Hagimit falls, Philippines	Local color
Baywalk, Manila	Stairway to heaven: These 200+ steps get you to the best vantage point of the chocolate hills in Bohol	Hagimit falls, Davao, Philippines	New York has their hot dogs on a stick, we have our local version. Ilocos, Philippines
Philippines Finest	President Marcos' home in Paoay	Nearby Roxas city produces some of the world's best seafood	Sinigang na Isda
Our helper's daughter, Lovely	Beautiful Batanes	No money, no shelter, no worries. The world could learn plenty from this brand of simplicity	Beautiful Batanes
The Philippine Tricycle	Beautiful Batanes	Five Thirsty, Batangas, Philippines	The Tarsier, Bohol, Philippines
Vigan	Ayala Ave	Thunderbird Resort, Antipolo	Beautiful Batanes
Dos Palmas Arreceffi Island Resort, Palawan	Halo Halo: A filipino experience	Beautiful Batanes	Shangrila Mactan
Beautiful Batanes	Anilao, Batangas	Pearl Farm	Palawan
Chocolate Hills, Bohol	Evergreen: Paradise in Beautiful Boracay	Philippine Plaza swimming pool	Bohol, Philippines
Beautiful Boracay, Philippines	Pagudpud	Taal Volcano: The world's smallest Volcano	Filipino, Ilocos Norte
Boracay	Vigan, Ilocos Sur	Maxs Restaurant: A filipino favorite	Beautiful Batanes
Our Lunch Spot, Kinabuhayan, Quezon, Philippines	Cusina in Laguna	Maribago Resort, Cebu	Mc carriage, Vigan, Philippines
Laoag, Ilocos Norte	Beautiful Batanes	But we all go to Bora for the wonderful views.	Baguio, the City of Smiles
Laoag, Ilocos Norte	Dos Palmas Resort, Palawan	Dr, Jose Rizal	Guling Guling Festival
Laoag, Ilocos Norte	Makati City	Sunrise, Laoag, Philippines	Paoay Church, Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Sari sari: A brother and sister tend the family store	Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay, Philippines	Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay, Philippines	Mama Mary
Intramuros, the walled city of Manila	Potipot Island, Philippines	Shangrila Mactan	San Beda Church
Makati City	Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay	Beautiful Batanes	Happy Hour, Batangas Philippines
Guard of honor	Dumaguete	Subic Bay Yacht Club	Beautiful Batanes
Manila	Boracay Beach	Santol & Mangang hilaw with Bagoong	Bohol, Philippines
Welcome ritual, Mindanao, Philippines	The Manor @ Camp John Hay, Baguio City, Philippines	The Manor @ Camp John Hay, Baguio City	Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
The Manor, Baguio City, Philippines	Beautiful Boracay, Philippines: Until next year	Taking the plunge	A home built Filipino 'owner type jeep'
Hi Peak, Zambales Philippines	Leap of faith	Vigan, Philippines	Manila City, Philippines
The Ocean at your Doorstep, Palawan, Philippines	Chocolate Hills, Bohol	Spare tire	Makati City
Beautiful Batanes	Boyz in the hood, Manila	Lansones, Mindanao, Philippines	Beautiful Boracay
Two of a kind, Mindanao, Philippines	Intramuros, Manila	San Agustin Church, Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines	Palawan
Makati City	Makati City	Punta Fuego Getaway	Beautiful Batanes
Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay, Philippines	Subic Bay	The Filipina	Breakfast porch
Vigan	Filipino Farmer	Cebu, Philippines	The Flag Carrier, PAL. Many say this stands for 'Plane Always Late.'
Vigan	Shangrila Mactan	Rice Fields, Batangas	A little beach resort tucked away in Bolinao
The Tarsier, Bohol, Philippines	Intramuros, Manila	Makati City	Shangrila Mactan
Leslie's Restaurant, Tagaytay.	Tricycle	Ati Atihan	Makati at night
Dumaguete, Philippines	The island is about 4 kms long. Mostly prime beach	Ilo Ilo	A room with a view: Pearl Farm, Davao, Philippines
Paoay Church, Paoay , Ilocos Norte	Beautiful Boracay	Beautiful Batanes	Plantation Bay, Cebu
The Philippines: Mindanao	The Jeepney	Dos Palmas Resort, Palawan	Nipa Hut: the Native home, Davao, Philippines
Oakwood Makati	Intramuros, Manila	Cusina Salud, Laguna	Gulay
The green River, Bohol, Philippines	Maribago Resort, Cebu, Philippines	Humble Filipino provincial home. No power, no water, just plenty of fresh air	Ati Atihan
Iloilo, Philippines: And you thought the Charles and Camilla wedding had funny hats	Ayala Ave, just before EDSA.	Anvaya Cove, Subic Bay, Philippines	Life's a beach
The windmills of your mind, Pagudpud, Philippines	Bangui Windmills supply 1.3 megawatts each	The Green River, Bohol, Philippines	House and lot: Dolores, Quezon.
My Island home. Camiguin Island, Philippines	Beautiful Boracay	The road to Baguio	Rural Philippines
Bacolod	Mt Banahaw, Quezon, Philippines	Laoag, Ilocos Norte	The famous fountain of Manila Pen.
Pagudpud, Ilocos, Philippines	Makati City	Flying High	Lake Taal, Batangas, Philippines
Mangang Hilaw	Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines	Lovely	One thing about these Isuzu vehicles is that they will get you anywhere.
Follow your star	Christmas @ the Pen	OLd Lighthouse, Ilocos Norte	Beautiful Batanes
Boracay:The main drag	Massage, Cebu	Bohol, Philippines	Glorietta 3, Makati City
Filipino kids always ready with a smile	The seat of Power	Intramuros, Manila	Bohol, Philippines
Sibuyas	Beautiful Boracay	Ortigas Center	Mc Donalds, pinoy style!
The Manor, Camp John Hay, Baguio City	Bohol, Philippines	The Filipina	Rizal Monument
The sweetness of Vigan	Chocolate Hills, Bohol	Subic Bay Yacht Club	The Crucifixions
Sta Lucia Falls, Dolores, Quezon	Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines	Beautiful Boracay, Philippines	Caliraya
The Crucifixions	Pinatubo: Rain water has filled the crater and is turquoise only at certain times of the year	Boiled Peanuts: mani	Bad Moon Rising, Cebu, Philippines
Your chariot awaits, Vigan, Philippines	Pagudpud	Makati City	Wider view of Makati center
Friends, Manila, Philippines	Cebu, Philippines	Beautiful Boracay, Philippines	Verde Island, Batangas, Philippines
Beautiful Batanes	Beautiful Batanes	Ocean Adventure	No playstation, no computer, no TV. Not a care in the world.
Best seat in the house, Cebu, Philippines	Paoay Church, Laoag, Ilocos Norte	Dos Palmas Resort, Palawan	Vigan: Land of a thousand smiles
Beautiful Batanes	The Reception	Guling Guling festival: Laoag	Sunny Cebu!
Beautiful Boracay	Bacolod, although there are larger versions of these in Bohol	Beautiful Boracay	Mindoro
Pearl Farm, Davao, Philippines	Bolinao, Philippines	Caving, Quezon	Bagac, Bataan, Philippines

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Renz		22-Feb-2011 21:09
Really lovely! The Philippines is the whole world in a small package =)

merrychris gabisan		13-Dec-2010 05:24
i love it... and will share on my facebook so people will see how beautiful the philippines are...

buhay		04-Oct-2010 02:36
MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS The land of the beautiful places

Billy Dwyer		29-Sep-2010 14:58
AMAZING PHOTOS!!!! I haven't even seen most of the places you visited. All gorgeous, all a must see. Thanks for posting these James. :)

Ms.LoRn'z		28-May-2010 20:20
its amazing!beautiful philippines....

june		15-Mar-2010 04:50
Beautiphilippines!! Ganda ng Pilipinas!

Guest		05-Nov-2009 02:00
your pictures are lovely, you captured the true beauty of the philippines.... i miss home now..

Guest		03-Nov-2009 10:56
i love your pictures!!Philippines is really a beautiful country for those who truly appreciates it....So count me in!!!

cora		06-Oct-2009 03:12
magnificent! breath taking! captured by a click! WOW!

ivy		21-Sep-2009 09:48
thank you for showing the beautiful side of the Philippines, it's like a breath of fresh air. you have done a marvelous job, excellent photos!!!

gen2y		21-Jul-2009 09:15
lets thank God for the wonderful blessings He gave to us Filipinos.. for the beautiful spots we have.. lets preserve this.. Im so proud im a Filipino..

glazedbliss		30-Apr-2009 13:14
The best travel I had in a click of a finger. You did justice to the beauty of the Philippines. I wonder if I can feature some of your photos in my blog? love your shots!

Shayne		27-Apr-2009 10:36
philippines is really a nice place to travel and explore. every place says a booful of history. it is my dream to explore, travel, and to know more my country while i still can. i am always fascinated with evertyhing about my country. and i love your page! hi, james! i was scanning my photography books and magazines and then i was inspired by an article about you an imag photography (issue was way back 2 years ago :p) anyway, thanks for sharing your artworks! Godbless:)

william see		17-Apr-2009 07:25
Very good photography..

Frank		09-Apr-2009 00:44
full of imagination! I love the pictures very much ,enjoy!Simply the best!

Maria		17-Mar-2009 04:54
I'm going back home on May after six years in US. I can't wait and your shots made me even more super super super excited. I hope 3 months is enough to go everywhere ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BORA here i come :)

tess perez		14-Feb-2009 09:53
We Filipinos always take for granted the beauty of our country until someone like you - a foreigner create such great pictures of our native land. Thank you so much for giving me such an awakening. Been away from home too long, now I can't wait to go back home and retire.

Dave Ogle		24-Jan-2009 23:05
Great photos, going to palawan for two weeks! Can't wait!

sap ramos		07-Jan-2009 17:57
Napakaganda ng ating bansa, sobbraaaaaa. Panatilihin natin ito....Maraming salamat po sa gumawa nito

sahara		23-Jun-2008 09:59
haaayyy... it makes me relax...; grabe ang ganda talaga ng pinas... sana mapuntahan ko lahat yan as in that's my dream to become adventurous.... angat ang pinoy.. yahoo. mabuhay ang Philippines...

Alou		06-May-2008 00:05
Great pictures! So nice to see wonderful pictures! Thumbs Up!

Guest		31-Mar-2008 19:59
Hi, Thank you for sharing your wonderful collections.

AuringZ		05-Feb-2008 23:13
There is only one place called home, and that is The Philippines. Your photos say it all: kabigha-bighani. Gumigising sa natutulog na damdaming makabayan!! Mabuhay ka James Deakin. May your tribe increase!!!

xyz		01-Feb-2008 14:22
Naiyak ako noong nakita ko yung santol at mangga na tinitinda. Made my stomach homesick.

jave valdez		08-Oct-2007 08:47
Walang katulad ang ganda ng Pilipinas! Mabuhay tayong mga Plipino!

jave valdez		08-Oct-2007 08:47
Walang katulad ang ganda ng Pilipinas! Mabuhay tayong mga Plipino!

Abby Malmstr�m		29-Sep-2007 20:52
It's true that a single picture can describe a thousand words! I admire your collections of picture from the Phils. Keep up the work. I enjoyed every bit of your work.

Henry Ellis		04-Sep-2007 16:35
As a retired american living here with my 12 year old son, I can say this is as close to heaven as you can get, without being there.

Eina Fano		27-Aug-2007 03:36
very nice Photos... I hope i can also take photo like that someday so i can share the world the Beauty of Philippines!!!

noemi		04-Aug-2007 09:01
these are all so beautiful

Guest		26-Jul-2007 08:32
wow, thanks for giving me this.... pano mo nlman n kelangan ko to makapag relaks nga minsan.... anu sama k???

Army De Guzman Boothroyd		12-Jul-2007 13:19
Thank you so much for giving Philippines, our country this fantastic advertisement to bring more tourism and to help our fellow Filipinos. With these photographs you have opened up to the world how Beautiful Philippines is and how colourful our country it canbe..despite of hardship, being poor, the genuine smile and laughter makes it a very blessed country. I love our beloved country and wish that one day or maybe one more generation we will have a better government and use the vast wealth of our country into good use...particularly giving a very bright future to our children. Your photographs have described our country one of the best country to visit with wonderful natural wealth and beautiful and helpful people. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas..... !!!!!

Army De Guzman Boothroyd		12-Jul-2007 13:13
Thank you so much for giving Philippines our country this fantastic advertisement to bring more tourism and to help our fellow filipinos. With these photographs you have opened up to the world how Beautiful philippines and colourful despite of hardship, poor life in some people the genuine smile and laughter makes it a very blessed country. I love our beloved country and wish the one day or maybe one more generation we will have a better government and use the vast wealth of our country and put it into good use...particularly giving a very bright future to our children. Your phenomenal photographs have described our country one of the best country to visit with wonderful natural wealth and beautiful and helpful people. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas..... !!!!!

Cherry Monje		07-May-2007 01:38
Wow! The pictures were very impressive! Although we've been to most of these places, your photos gave more life and brought back pleasant memories. I wish I can take great pictures like you ( wish ko lang....)I showed this gallery to my kids and they were very impressed and are now again planning on where to go in our next visit this December. Thank you.

michelle		05-Mar-2007 15:47
nga pala, im going to ilocos @ d end of this month... hehe i'll try to do my best there kaso kc... hindi ganun kaganda camera ko... anyway hehe i'll send u ung pinaka maganda na makukuha ko... any idea kung pano ko mase send sau? ciao! michelle

michelle		05-Mar-2007 15:40
wow you inspire me! breath taking pictures... im sure no one would argue... Im a frustrated photographer and well hopefully I can be good as you hehe cguro matatagal pa yun. feel free to give me tips. drop me a buzz if ur not bzz @ shinta_3168 yahoo more power!

Guest		04-Mar-2007 17:37
Very nice collection of images, and fond memories I'm sure. You should be really proud of yourself. Wait a minute... you are!!! ; )

pj de leon		02-Mar-2007 15:50
incredible!!!! really nice work... hope to see more of your work... thank you! great for postcards! but better to be a coffee table book! i'll wait till it's publication..

Juvy contreras		30-Jan-2007 06:29
great!!! superb shots! exceptional! keep up the good work!

Guest		06-Dec-2006 09:33
i like the variety of subjects...looking forward to more

catharine		23-Nov-2006 15:42
Great photos! You really captured the beauty of the Philippines!!!!!!

mel m. austria		14-Oct-2006 15:15
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, PICTURES OF THE PHILIPPINES, MY HOMELAND! I'VE NEVER SEEN A COLLECTION/GALLERY OF PHILIPPINE PICTURES LIKE IT BEFORE. IT REALLY IS THE BEST OF THE PHILIPPINES! THANK YOU!!

j.martin-lucas		11-Sep-2006 00:10
Your pictures truly depict the beauty of the Philippine Islands. As an Ilokana born in the United States, my parents have taken me to the islands throughout my single years in order to understand my heritage, and to never forget my cultural roots. As a result, I have developed a great passion for the Islands; it has become a love in my heart. It is with no wonder that I even married a traditional Filipino gentleman from my parent's hometown, Laoag City. My family and I have vacationed to the Philippines a few times and our sons adore their motherland to the point of never wanting to leave. There is still more to explore and, God willing, we will have the opportunity of discovering and learning more about the islands. j.m. lucas

magdalena de guzman		05-Sep-2006 07:45
I really enjoyed your pictures. I just returned from the Philippines after a twenty year absence. Now, I can't wait to go back. Would'nt it be nice if every Filipino returning to the Philippines has a project like planting trees and flowers. I do miss the flowers I grew up with in the Philippines. There are less flowers now. Where are the kalachuchi and the sampaguita? Where are the rosal? The Philippines need more trees and flowers, population management, family enhancements, and more activities for the Filipinos to do - they seem to have nothing to do and just sit on benches by the road and look at cars go by. They should be busy with their hands producing crafts like banig or baskets to sell at malls for Filipinos who live outside of the Philippines. Thank you again for the pictures. May be you should include the houses that most people live in - the ones that are almost falling apart - just for reality check. MDe Guman

Donna Verdeflor		13-Jul-2006 01:29
I just wanted to thankyou for letting me see my country at its finest. I am 20 years old and I have been in America since I was four because of the eruption of Mt. Penatubo and haven't been back since. My father was in the military so we lived wealthy but all I could remember as a child was the poverty around me. That was something I wasn't proud to say I was from but it's been 16 years now I am proud to know my background. Thankyou

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