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I have always dreamed of living by the ocean. I'd love nothing more than communing with the wilderness on a pristine headland or crescent of sand. But I would prefer my coastline to have a little bit more of land than rocks.
These stilt houses are homes of the Tagbanuas, an indigenous folk of Coron Island, one of the islands we visited in early September. The Tagbanuas of Coron Island are mostly fishermen, but when the amihan (northeastern monsoon) blows and keeps the fishermen inland, the Tagbanua scale the jagged limestone cliffs towards cave entrances high above sea level. Then they make an arduous, death-defying descent into dark caves to gather balinsasayao (Callocalia troglodytes) nests, an edible nest made from swiftlets saliva.
These stilt houses are homes of the Tagbanuas, an indigenous folk of Coron Island, one of the islands we visited in early September. The Tagbanuas of Coron Island are mostly fishermen, but when the amihan (northeastern monsoon) blows and keeps the fishermen inland, the Tagbanua scale the jagged limestone cliffs towards cave entrances high above sea level. Then they make an arduous, death-defying descent into dark caves to gather balinsasayao (Callocalia troglodytes) nests, an edible nest made from swiftlets saliva.
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For Thursday 2 Questions - you are invited to answer and join:
1. What exotic food have you tried lately?
2. What is the most amazing place you have visited recently?
