Originally Posted by
Amelorn
I need to do some trekking/getting out of cities.
I've bookmarked this TR, as well as your Philippines trip.
Out of curiosity, do you go out into the countryside solo or with others? As a quasi-clueless Westerner, I have been hesitant to go into wild yonder of the Pacific rim on my own.
Flores/Komodo I did with my ex, Bohol I first was alone and later met a friend, who used to live there, Lombok/Rinjani alone. Indonesia is fairly safe, the deep south of the Philippines is known to be dangerous for Westerners (kidnappings), the rest is fine. You can do it alone, but it's always safer if you go with a friend.