#TravelTuesday Photo Spotlight: Bantayan Island, Philippines
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Location: Bantayan Island, Philippines
This week's photo spotlight winner: Travelosio with a photo from the Philippines.
Bantayan Island is famous for its crystal clear waters and white beaches. Coming to Bantayan is like coming out of a time machine. It’s like entering the time and place when life was simple and quiet. You see kids with even tan running around the beach lines, simple-hearted and friendly.
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