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hallo derhjemme.... i kulden saa er vi kommet til Busuanga, en ikke helt smertefri tur. Vi landede i gaar med vores 19 passagers fly (uden stewardesse! og vi kunne stort set se ud af piloternes vindue. dem var der dog to af, altsaa piloterne!hmm)omkring klokken 14.00 paa en landingsbane med tilhoerende skur(groft sagt). Efter at have fundet vores bagage fik vi at vide at der holdt en jeepney som koerte til Coron ude foran. Problemet var bare, at den var helt fuld, saa der var ikke plads til os. her paa filippinerne har man dog en helt anden maade at udnytte [View Full Entry]

Luise Christina Jonas og Felix - Hald, Erikshøj, Kuylenstierna og Bjørnstrup | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 12th 2007 | 129 Views | [diary=218973]


By Ash Ade
November 11th 2007
Some More Diving (In Coron) Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Coron
Coron town on the island of Busuanga was our next destination. We nearly didn’t make our flight due to a late dive on Boracay but managed to get a rickshaw in time and pushed aboard the shuttle boat despite protests that they were full. We were the last to check in but Neena, secretary at dive shop, had called ahead so they were expecting us. We had to be weighed for the flight but managed to smuggle our excessive hand luggage on board without paying for it. Our hand luggage was excessive due to the 40kg or so of diving manuals [View Full Entry]

Ash Ade - Ash & Ade | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 8th 2008 | 232 Views | [diary=262325]

En route to the wrecks
Jump Start!
Sunset over Busuanga

By loise
October 25th 2007
wet in paradise! Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Puerto Princesa
nature boy!
nature boy!
david will want to come back here when he sees this picture.
I was so looking forward to our Palawan trip that nothing could dampen my enthusiasm. Mother Nature tried. Typhoon Hanna delayed our 8:15am Manila-Puerto Princesa flight to 11am. But no matter. JR, David, Jen, and I were finally on our way to sunny Palawan! It was a damp, damp, damp Puerto Princesa waiting for us. No storm here. (Palawan doesn’t get hit by storms, our guide said. It’s just the rainy season, silly me.) I have never read a blog about a wet Palawan, so this should be something new. Our tour guide first took us to the Crocodile Farm. JR [View Full Entry]

loise - loise | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 6th 2007 | 682 Views | [diary=214157]

are we having fun or what!
iwahig penitentiary
baker's hill

Granted with flora and fauna, Palawan is a great tropical escapade for those sun seeking, beach combing individuals who also want to taste tropical rural lifestyle. Michael and I went to Puerto Princesa October 2006 and stayed at Legend Hotel Palawan. One must not leave Puerto Princesa without going island-hopping. I must say that for those who want to fulfill their tastebuds and to really try the Palawan-style sumptous dinner, go to Ka Lui. Oh, you will love the ambience and their seafoods and also their appetizers are really exotic but great. We were never really dared to go partying [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 2nd 2007 | 442 Views | [diary=207577]

island hopping during our stay
where the river flows during our undergound river tour
puerto princesa children

By esaav22
September 10th 2007
Coron Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Busuanga
The reason people come to Coron is for the diving. Specifically for the wreck diving. During World War II, the Japanese put a large amount of their supply ships in Coron Bay. Their thinking was that its location was too remote and far from USA troops to be affected. That was a major miscalculation. In 1944 the US launched its longest range attack ever. They had just enough fuel to get to Coron Bay, drop bombs for 15 minutes, and then head back to their base. During that short time several ships were sunk. Luckily, for scuba divers, many sunk in [View Full Entry]

esaav22 - erik | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 24th 2007 | 638 Views | [diary=200607]

inside
inside
guns: akitsushima

The journey to El Nido We were up bright and early for our journey to El Nido, and only worried slightly when we put our backpacks on the jeepney an hour before we were due to leave and the driver promptly drove off with our bags still in the vehicle, leaving us in the street wondering if he was going to come back! Deciding not to worry we headed to Judy's and had some breakfast, and were relieved to see the jeepney drive past us back to it's starting location. We decided to stop off at the local shop to buy [View Full Entry]

Donna and Neil - Donna and Neil | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 12th 2007 | 2508 Views | [diary=201346]

Inside the 'Sweety' bus
Seven Commandos sunset
El Nido beach view from our room

So we set off from Sabang at 8am headed for Port Barton in an outrigger big enough for 4 people, after persuading the boatmen that 6am really isn't a reasonable starting time. We shared the boat with a nice couple, Steve (from Belgium) and Whitney (from the US). One hour into the boat journey our boat broke down, bear in mind that Palawan is a very remote island and there are few boats sailing these waters and nothing even remotely resembling a coastguard ...we soon began to panic and question if there were sharks in these waters. Palawan isn't one of [View Full Entry]

Donna and Neil - Donna and Neil | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 12th 2007 | 3208 Views | [diary=201337]

Blinding beach as seen from the sea
Cottage on the island
Us in the water

By esaav22
September 1st 2007
El Nido Asia » Philippines » Palawan » El Nido
El Nido has to be one of the most beautiful scenic areas that I have ever been to. Its bays and countless islands are amazing. Most are made up of eroding limestone and shoot up from the water. There are hidden beaches everywhere, so finding one to call your own for the day is very, very easy. Shortly after getting to El Nido I teamed up with a mixed crew. There was William (New Zealand), Nadine (Germany), Sisters Bora and Sunmi (Korea), and Andy (England). Every day we did island hopping tours with the great guide Mascardo Villaraza (mobile +639192034199). He [View Full Entry]

esaav22 - erik | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 5th 2007 | 1007 Views | [diary=199142]

El Nido nights
my room view
sea snake resting on the beach

So we arrived into Sabang a little bit shook up, the Abortion road to Sabang had lived up to its name and Donna's boobs were hurting from all the bouncing up and down. Sabang itself is a sleepy village made up of around 5 resorts, all offering very similar standard of accommodation ie cottage with private bathroom and fan, all a stone's throw from the beach for between £4.50 and £6. We opted for the £6 cottage as it was on stilts (we hoped it would stop insects crawling in) and also had a flush toilet with toilet seat and everything! [View Full Entry]

Donna and Neil - Donna and Neil | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 11th 2007 | 933 Views | [diary=201022]

Another day in paradise...
Sabang beach at its best
View from our nipa hut balcony...

Donna touches down on the first beach we had visited in over a month...
Donna touches down on the first beach we had visited in over a month...
(...she stumbled and almost fell in but the picture doesnt capture this!)
Ahhh - exotic Palawan...gorgeous beaches, pristine virgin rainforest, turquoise sea, waterfalls and underground rivers. Only one problem...you have to get there first! Finally we were leaving Manila...yey! Arriving at Manila's Domestic Terminal we were actually smiling but not for long as we were soon reminded of the ridiculously anal security transport measures in the Philippines. Examples of this are listed below: 1.You are not allowed into the airport terminal without a ticket and passport. Our ticket was booked online and the website just said to turn up with passport and booking num [View Full Entry]

Donna and Neil - Donna and Neil | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 11th 2007 | 1533 Views | [diary=201010]

Honda Bay island
Neil on Honda Bay island
Our Cebu Specific flight to Palawan