Susannah Reed - Content Creator

For sweet delights, organic food and some intensely beautiful eco-tourism; holidaymakers can also head to Negros Occidental. Bacolod City is filled with beautiful old houses, such as The Ruins — the bones of an old mansion set in lush gardens, that was built for love after a tragedy. Driving further south, you eventually come to the Jewel of the Sugar Island, Sipalay. Visitors can travel between the closest iconic islands via long swinging bridges, or venture to the others on a spider-sided boat under the watchful gazes of giggling local children. They can hop over to the hidden eco-paradise Danjugan Island, home to five lagoons, diverse wildlife, winding trails, a bat cave, and healthy coral reefs, sea grass and mangroves. This place really should not be missed.