Leyte for us, and specially for Leo, was a place famous for history – the first landing of American forces in the Philippines during World War 2 and the largest naval battle of that conflict, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, both occurring in 1944. We had not considered this heavily forested and mountainous province as a tourist destination until 10 years ago.
In our (much) younger years hot and spicy food was something we were not so thrilled about. A bottle of Tabasco sauce was guaranteed to strike terror into our hearts. All that changed in a fortnight on a trip to the Middle East more than 25 years ago.
When Category 5-super Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) hit the Philippines last Dec. 16-17, it created a wide swath of destruction over the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Dinagat, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Palawan. Many towns in the island province of Bohol suffered catastrophic damage and dozens of deaths.
The Shoestring Diaries 
Thanks for visiting! We'll gladly revisit any one of these (except for the last which we've visited 3x already) any…
Wow - I'll take a trip to any one of those, please :)
Makes it even better! 😁
Thanks Len! We're blessed to be able to travel again. Hopefully we'll be able to make it to a beach…
Thanks Pepper! We were the only visitors here on this day and had the falls all to ourselves.