Pearl farming is not a business for the faint of heart; this is a business for adventurers, for explorers, for those who understand that nature always wins.
The GRID Expedition I is a 9-day series of our team blazing a trail through northern Luzon, home to some of the Philippines’ most diverse terrains, lead by Jp Alipio and his team of adventurers, mountain runners, and conservation advocates.
Behind the scenes of the recent GRID Fashion Editorial with local surfers Mark Mabanag, Elaine Abonal, Ziggie C. Gonzales, and Bea Vega. We arrived on location, surfboards in tow, hoping to shoot them catching some waves.
This issue is ripe with aspiration—both in the stories we tell and behind the scenes at GRID, as a new generation of storytellers begin to take the fore.
From Bohol’s journey of rising above the rubble, to the new generation that is reinventing Culion, we celebrate the people and spirit behind every destination.
From the folk healers of Siquijor to the bakwit artisans of Lanao del Sur, we explore the stories and destinations that exist comfortably where nobody is looking.
