I still remember how my Dad used to tell us how he hates riding small propeller passenger planes and I wasn’t expecting that I was gonna ride one today. I could hear the engine roaring outside during the entire flight and the plane making a clumsy stomp when we finally landed at the Busuanga Airport. The flight wasn’t too bad, thanks to the good weather, but I’d still rather ride the Airbus! Our tour guide Ate Cristy and Kuya Joseph (our driver) picked us up at the airport. It’s about 45 minutes ride from the Busuanga Airport to Coron town proper [View Full Entry]

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(Day 549 on the road) Leaving El Nido was a lot more difficult than anticipated. Ongoing typhoon warnings caused all ferries and flights from El Nido to be cancelled for days on end. I had already booked a flight from the island of Coron, about eight hours north by boat, for the day after tomorrow, and when I found out that the overnight ferry I had been hoping to take was cancelled I was starting to get a bit nervous. Forced to spend another night in El Nido, I was up at seven o'clock the next morning, exploring all the possible [View Full Entry]

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Einige Zeit ist wieder vergangen und ich bin voll von neuen Eindrücken und Erlebnissen. Mein letzter Eintrag kam aus Panglao Island, wo ich ja hingegangen war um ein bisschen zu tauchen. Und endlich war es auch mal möglich! Mit meinen zwei neuen Reisebegleitern Bojan und Michele, habe ich 5 Tage auf Palawan verbracht und sie haben mir die besten Tauchorte gezeigt, da sie bereits einmal hier waren. Es war wirklich wunderbar! Es gibt so viele verschiedene Fische und Korallen zu bewundern. Es war super schön. Und die Insel Panglao ist ganz nett, wenn auch ein bisschen touristisch, dank den etlich [View Full Entry]

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CORON is a small town located at the northern tip of PALAWAN. It serves as a gateway to the Calamianes Group of Islands where one could find well-preserved islands and islets with white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, rich marine life, and limestone cliffs. ---------------------------------- How to Get there from Manila: By Air: Travel time : approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Airlines : Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, South East Asian Airlines (seair), Zestair These airlines have daily flights from Manila - Coron - Manila. They depart Manila and land at the Busuang [View Full Entry]

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Da die mit Abstand billigste Rückreisemöglichkeit von Palawan nach Manila der Flug mit Zest Air von Coron/Busuanga aus war (388 P), verbrachte ich noch zwei Tage im Calamian Archipel, dem nördlichsten Zipfel der Provinz Palawan. Die Bootsfahrt von El Nido nach Coron dauerte sieben Stunden und war sehr teuer (2200 P), da es eine mittelgroße Bangka war, die lediglich Touristen transportiert. Daher war es allerdings auch eine sehr angenehme Bootsfahrt, da wir nur zu fünft auf dem Boot waren und die See bei perfektem Sonnenschein sehr ruhig war. Auf der gesamten Reise hatte man immer Ausblicke a [View Full Entry]

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It was the whole reason why I started. I was 28m deep. Hovering around a Japanese Cargo Ship, it was my first time. So enthusiastic I was to discover, soon my oxygen was near empty and as quick as I was there it was over. Wreck diving is the best diving experience of them all. Palawan is the far west island of the Philippines. A different island to the rest and out of the mass tourist base. Still clinging onto the ‘off the beaten track’ it’s main purpose is to Wreck dive and snorkel whilst relaxing on a jagged cliff face [View Full Entry]

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I thought I heard something but I wasn’t sure? It was about 5am and two fat arse girls come stumbling in after a big night out. In the dorm room they snuggle in the bottom bunk next to mine. I glance over to get some confirmation. It’s forthcoming with the sight of a forearm moving back and forth. This was one night in Manila and this was the beginning of my transport and accommodation sagas of the Philippines. I arrived in Clark - Manilla airport from Malaysia and Clark is the worst positioned international airport possibly in the world. It is [View Full Entry]

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The trip has changed again. Kyle, and I are no longer traveling together. We believe it is for the best. I am headed to Manila to buy another camera because mine has broken. And I can't imagine traveling with out taking pictures it is my way of communicating what I have seen because I have difficulties putting it into words. I went diving through world war II wrecks, fresh water thermal lakes, both were so different I have so much fun. I have became very comfortable with my bouycany and ablity to stay stream lined, which is what most begginers struggle [View Full Entry]

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hepsan folkens saa er det ved at vaere enden paa vores rejse! kun smaa tre uger tilbage til vi kommer hjem og skal laane penge... I maa glaede jer maa I! Naa men siden sidst er vi kommet til Filippinernnnnn hvor vi startede ud med et par dage i million-byen (11millioner) Manila. Puha det var saa en rimeligt raadden by saa vi endte med at drikke os lidt snaldrede i en liter Jim Beam paa hotelvaerelset hvorefter vi vaagede os ud i byen for at finde os en stille og rolig stripbar;-) det ku sa ik lade sig goere?! daarligere by! [View Full Entry]

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Simon & Lauren's Travel Plans begin with Lauren Flying to Auckland Via LA and Nadi (Fiji). After diving the Alderman Islands with the awesome Taranui, they then travel to Sydney, Australia. Simon will dive in frigid cold water looking for wrecks in the deep dark off the sub-tropical coast while Lauren Flies to Townsville to dive the awesome Great Barrier Reef with warm water, Minke Whales, amazing coral life, great onboard facilities and no wetsuit. No prizes for guessing which trip most people would choose... Lauren reunites with Simon after that in Sydney and they fly to Manila in [View Full Entry]

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