{"id":240788,"date":"2019-12-25T03:47:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T08:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=240788"},"modified":"2019-12-25T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T13:20:09","slug":"siargao-gets-intl-praise-as-8th-best-2020-holiday-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/25\/siargao-gets-intl-praise-as-8th-best-2020-holiday-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Siargao gets int’l praise as 8th best 2020 holiday destination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cSiargao is fringed with pristine beaches, tree frog-green mangrove forests, and sweeping groves of coconut palms, and it\u2019s little wonder tourism here is gathering pace,\u201d CNT writers Lizzie Pook and Tabitha Joyce said. (File photo: Rolands Varsbergs\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
MANILA\u00a0— Philippine destinations are on a roll this year, with Siargao earning the latest international praise from luxury travel magazine Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler, which named it eighth among 20 best holiday destinations for 2020.<\/div>\n
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Described as a tiny Philippine island giving Bali a run for its money, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler hailed the teardrop-shaped tropical island for \u201cits gnarly surf breaks, including the legendary Cloud 9 barreling wave.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cSiargao is fringed with pristine beaches, tree frog-green mangrove forests, and sweeping groves of coconut palms, and it\u2019s little wonder tourism here is gathering pace,\u201d CNT writers Lizzie Pook and Tabitha Joyce said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cLess than a 10th of the size of Bali, the island feels the way the Indonesian hotspot did three decades ago: scooters with surfboard racks ferry people about the streets, convenience stores pour petrol from glass Coca Cola bottles and farmers sell rice \u2013 dried on tarpaulins at the side of the main road \u2013at the local market,\u201d they added.<\/div>\n
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Siargao was also praised for the variety of activities it offers aside from surfing, such as island-hopping to the nearby white sand-ringed islets of Daku, Guyam, and Naked Island.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd here at Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler, we always have one eye on the surf scene (where boarders flock, eco-entrepreneurs, independent hotels, and small businesses tend to follow), and we\u2019re predicting that during the next year, a tiny Philippine island will be stealing a cool crowd (whether they surf or not) from Bali,\u201d the CNT editorial wrote.<\/div>\n
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Siargao bested Kyoto, Japan at rank 20 and Paris, France which was ninth on the list.<\/div>\n
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In 2018, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler also named the island as the 2018 Top Island in Asia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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