It seems i have made up my mind - island hopping plus trekking in the northern Luzon region in the Philippines it is. What clinched it for me was that the Philippines still is a largely off the beaten track affair, with few tourists from mainland Southeast Asia's banana pancake trail that winds through Thailand, Lao, Cambodia and Vietnam. With the added bonus of the May-June period being "off-peak" in the Philippines, which equates to fewer tourists and lower prices.
Anyway i was thinking after those few months on mainland Southeast Asia, it was time for a bit of a change, and the Philippines, more Pacific island than SEA, offered that in abundance with its mountain treks overlooking breathtaking amphitheatres of rice terraces, unique colonial history and role in the Pacific War, seriously scenic white sand beaches, marine life and numerous tropical islands - Alex Garland's 1997 novel "the Beach" is based on a Filippino island, and the author is said to be a fan of the country.
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