Fredda's Travel and Tours

12/07/2022

THE PHILIPPINES IS NOW OPEN FOR TOURISTS!

Fredda’s Travel and Tours is ready to bring you to our beautiful beaches.

If you are planning to avail of my tour guiding services, kindly take note of the following guidelines:

Guests MUST be fully vaccinated to book a tour with me;

2. If you are from a high risk area (Levels 4-5) you will be needing: Negative RT PCR/Saliva Test Result
Vaccination Card
SPASS
And Coordination Letter from the accepting LGU (subject to change by the latest rules and guidelines from IATF)

3. Generally, tourists who are unvaccinated or inoculated with 1st dose only are NOT ALLOWED to book a tour with me.

4. Quarantine will not be observed anymore but the minimum health protocols will be maintained, including wearing of face masks even when outdoors and constant washing of hands.

5. Tourists and guests showing covid symptoms during the scheduled tour will not be accepted and will be fully refunded.

22/03/2019

Protecting my brain from high-impact injuries and bullsh*t ideas, views and ideologies since 2012.

02/05/2018

Here at Fredda's Travel and Tours you don't have to worry about drowning in the turbulent waters of the Pacific. In our island-hopping tours and sea crossings, you will drown only in the enchanting beauty and wildness of Nature p̶l̶u̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶w̶i̶n̶ ̶p̶o̶o̶l̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶m̶e̶s̶m̶e̶r̶i̶z̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶e̶y̶e̶s̶. These heavy-duty US Coast Guard-approved Type 1 lifejackets guarantee survival in rough seas for long hours. 🌧🌩⚡️

Although very bulky, these are considered the best flotation devices for non-swimmers and unconscious wearers.

23/10/2017

Garden of earthly delights. Mt. Amuyao last April.

22/09/2017

To the lighthouse. Marang-marang, Basilan last week.

13/09/2017

Thank you, Feet, for bringing me to these wonderful places. Thank you, World, for being beautiful (mostly).

12/09/2017

I forgot the name of this wonderful waterfalls in Camiguin. What I remember mostly are the jumping leeches that "bit" me.

10/09/2017

I can do my laundry here everyday.

08/09/2017

The sleep of the just

06/09/2017

Physical Graffiti

05/09/2017

My client and I at Hulugan Falls in Laguna on a rainy day.

04/09/2017

03/09/2017

This world is strange but I like it.

28/08/2017

Aliw Falls in Cavinti, Laguna last summer.

29/06/2017

James was the first guide my client and I met in Samboan, Cebu and due to his excellent sales talk and vibrant personality, I ended up hiring him to be our driver for the next five days. I was so glad because it made our trip so much easier! His family is so kind but they are struggling; I spoke to his brother and I learned that he would much rather work here than leave his family for difficult and lonely life at sea. He is a seaman who has been anxiously waiting for the next ship contract. Staying in the Philippines is not an option for now as they are still making monthly payments for the car and they're not sure that they will have enough income from tourists.

As a guide, I like to go off-the-beaten path and am happy to employ the services of people like him. I really do believe that tourism can help alleviate poverty in the Philippines*; it's a fantastic way to transfer money directly to the poor, most of them desperately "trapped" in this cycle of destitution. Done correctly it can help save and protect the environment. If only we had the vision, willpower, and commitment to actually attain it. In this picture he is standing between my client and I. And this is his number, he is reliable and smart. 09334455683

*Though in the end, I think what we really need to alleviate poverty is a major economic overhaul, to redistribute wealth and move from a vicious, oppressive and cut-throat version of capitalism towards a more just and democratic society... but this is for another post ^^*