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If you have time to kill on your trip, the technique is to load up on the free hotel breakfast before your boat ride. But the more interesting second step is to explore the local market and look into what the island has to offer.
Rise early, and walk around town. The best deliveries of fruits, vegetables and seafood come in the morning. Watch the fishermen go out to sea, ask what is in season.
You will learn more from a local than reading a guidebook. Listen. And as my Nana used to say, seafood is excellent during the months with an “R” in it. Lay off it otherwise.
Before leaving the city, we made sure to pay for that extra baggage allowance on the plane! No room for regrets. If you love to cook, bring your favorite herbs and spices. The wet markets in most island towns only carry the basics.
Ask. Does your inn have a kitchen that you can use? Offer to pay extra for this – you will be pleasantly surprised with what you can hash up.
If this is not an option, your guide and boatman might be able to supply a grill, or a few pot and pans.
If you’re going on an island holiday, you might go island-hopping. Day trips usually start with the farthest island first, so you’ll have enough time to prep on the boat. Marinade, chop, peel!
Shirin Bhandari is an artist, writer and jewelry designer. She graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Fine Arts. She established her accessory and handicraft store Sundari in 2005, and supplies her designs to Rajo Laurel and the Ayala Museum. She’s lived in India and Manila and enjoys travel and dabbles in photography during her free time. Follow her onFacebook and on Instagram
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