Batanes Islands - Island Gateaway this Summer in Philippines

Batanes Islands. Isolated on the northernmost part of the country, the Batanes group of islands shows you nature at its best and life at its simplest. Desolate yet dramatic landscapes of verdant pasturelands, rolling hills and great turquoise seas, Batanes can help heal your tired, urban spirit. Or at the very least provide some incredible landscape photos to post in Facebook. (Photo by Orlando Cajigal)

Choose your own island getaway

With 7,107 islands to choose from, the Philippines is one country where island hopping is a common recreational activity. Here are seven destinations off the main islands of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao that give you a taste of what remote, laid-back island living can be about. By Karla Rey for Yahoo!