We Filipinos are so fond of taking photos, be it of our dog, of the food that we're eating, or just of our faces in their most flattering angles. What more should you expect from the typical photo-crazy Filipino during a travel, but a used and abused camera, and heaps of photos to be uploaded in Facebook the moment he or she gets back from a trip?  

So in case you're going to a Philippine destination soon, make sure you get a photo of yourself and your friends with the following tourist spots in your background:  

The beach in Boracay 

Take a photo during sunset on the shores of Boracay, and you get the perfect equation of the definitive Boracay snapshot. The Boracay sunset is always gorgeous, and its beach always ready for a photo op. But in case you don't catch the pinkish hues of the sunset, take a photo during the earlier hours of the day to capture the white sand and the perfect blue sea. It'll make you look like you're in paradise, which you are in, actually. 

Chocolate Hills in Bohol 

Thou shall not leave Bohol without a photo of yourself with the Chocolate Hills in the background. It's almost a sin to not take a photo of the Chocolate Hills, much more of yourself right there in the view deck! The stretch of land filled with the actual hills that you saw only in your grade school textbooks will amaze you; and the experience is definitely worth preserving through a capture.  

The islands and lagoons in El Nido, Palawan 

A lot of promotional materials used to boost Philippine tourism carry photos of El Nido, Palawan, specifically of the islands set on white sand beaches and the clear waters of the lagoons nearby. Taking a swim in El Nido's small lagoon? Make sure you ask your tour guide to take your photo. On a boat ride with a lush green island in the background? Have your friend take your photo. It's not everyday you get to see and be near such splendidness; preserve your memories with snapshots! 

The Rice Terraces in Banaue, Ifugao 

Although the P10-bill is not in circulation anymore, the photo printed on it can still be easily imagined and recalled. If you want to place yourself in that photo of the amazing Banaue Rice Terraces, take a visit and be amazed by the vastness of the terraces and the hard work that the Ifugaos placed in making them. It can be your most legendary photo, worthy of being your Facebook profile picture. 

Mt. Mayon in Albay 

One of the most photographed natural wonders in the Philippines, Mt. Mayon rests majestically on the land of Albay, with its perfect cone shape inviting of a snapshot of it on its own and of course, with you in the frame. Albay is reachable by land from Manila so you don't need airline tickets, and has a lot more to offer than being the place where Mt. Mayon is!