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EscapetothePhilippines!ThePhilippinesboastsastringofcoral-fringedislands,white-sandbeachesandpristinestrandsofvirginrainforest.Fromdivingtoconnectingwiththelocals,LonelyPlanetwillhelpyouunlocktheadventurestobeenjoyedinthisarchipelagoofnaturalwondersonthefrontierofSoutheastAsia.We'veGotItCoveredfindeverythingfromthericeterracesinthenorthtothefertilevolcanicplateausinthesouth.JumpInWithTheExpertfromgettingstartedtofindingthebestdivesites,ourspecialdivingchaptershowsyoutheropes.RestEasyaccommodationoptionstosuitalltastesandbudgets,fromrusticnipahutstoluxuryresorts.GetAroundwiththehelpofover95mapstocities,islands,andeverywhereinbetween.TalkTheTalkchatwiththelocalswiththehelpofourindispensableLanguagechapter.作者简介：CHRISROWTHORNChrisisaKyoto-basedjournalistwhohasspentthelast12yearsinAsia.HetravelsseveraltimeseachyearinSoutheastAsiaandheconsidersPalawantobeoneofhisfavouriteplacesonearth.Chrisisakeendiver,snorkellerandtrekker,andishappiestwhenhe'sinthemountainsorsnorkellingonatropicalreefsomewhere.Inadditiontobeingawriterandphotographer,ChrisisapublishedcartoonistwhoseworkhasappearedinKingFeaturesSyndicate'sNewBreedseriesinnewspapersacrosstheUnitedStates.Whenhe'snotwritingforLonelyPlanet,ChrisrunstoursofKyoto,Tokyo,ManilaandPalawan(www.philippinesprivatetours.com).