Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne

Intrepid culinary explorer samples balut, boiled duck egg with developing embryo inside.

Manta ray, Tubbataha.

Counting boobies at the annual survey, Bird Island, Tubbataha.

School of blacklip butterflyfish, Verde Island, Puerto Galera.

Street food Philippines style, here BBQ pork belly skewers at a stall in Puerto Galera.

Philippines flag flutters over Sulu Sea

Noddies nesting at Bird Island.

School of redfin althias at Verde Island, Puerto Galera

Champorado, chocolate rice porridge served with dried fish and milk.

Red coral, Tubbataha.

Giant clam at clam sanctuary, Puerto Galera.

Giant clam at clam sanctuary, Puerto Galera.

Green turtle at Tubbataha.

Yellow feather star, Tubbataha.

Damselfish with gorgonian sea fan.

Whitetip reef shark at Tubbataha Reefs National Park.

Many-spotted sweetlips, Tubbataha.

Leather coral, Tubbataha.