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By Irza
August 10th 2007
Palawan Adventure Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Puerto Princesa
Sabang Beach
Sabang Beach
Where we had our lunch after our underground river tour. Infront of Taraw Beach resort
Finally, I had been in Palawan - said to be the last frontier of the Philippines. Last Aug 10 -13, Me and Lorenz , my travel buddy headed to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. We were so lucky that on that day, Aug 10, the sun was already shining after a week’s typhoon. The adventure starts.. On the day we arrived , just outside at the airport, I saw the stand post of Puerto pension where my name was written. This is our sundo who will bring us to the hotel. Al, the driver accompanied us to the Van and we waited for [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 22nd 2007 | 388 Views | [diary=194974]

way out from cave
monkey's love
Monitor Lizard

By Jingky
August 7th 2007
Sabang exploration Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Sabang
Underground river boat ride
Underground river boat ride
all set to explore the Underground River!!!
One of the beautiful places in the Philippines i have visited so far! So virgin and remote but everyone will surely enjoy the beautiful beaches and the underground river. [View Full Entry]

Jingky - Jingky O. Aban | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 7th 2007 | 166 Views | [diary=189273]

Beautiful shot
Beautiful shot
The Two Lakwatsera!!!

Herzlich Willkommen auf den Philippinen!
Herzlich Willkommen auf den Philippinen!
So gesehen am Flughafen von Manila.
Ein Traum wird war - wir sind auf den Philippinen. Knapp 6 Wochen haben wir Zeit dieses Land, bestehend aus unzaehligen Inseln, zu entdecken, zu erforschen und zu geniessen. Der Entschluss gegen eine weitere Grossstadt und fuer die unzaehligen Inseln und Orte war schnell getroffen. Nach nur 2 Tagen Manila sind wir direkt weiter nach Puerto Princessa auf der Insel Palawan im Suedwesten der Philippinen geflogen. Eine nette kleine Stadt, die aber hauptsaechlich nur als Sprungbrett fuer die Weiterreise fungiert. Nichtsdestotrotz haben wir dort ein paar Tage in einem super schoenen Guesthou [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 10th 2007 | 1358 Views | [diary=195307]

Wieder einmal ein Busbahnhof...
El Nido
Unsere Unterkunft in El Nido

6 Monate sind schon um. 13 Laender haben wir bis jetzt auf unserer Uhr. Viele verschiedene Kulturen, Menschen, Sprachen, Landschaften... Millionen von verschiedenen Eindruecken und Erlebnissen, die uns fuer immer im Gedaechnis bleiben werden. Drueckt uns die Daumen, dass die naechsten Monate nicht ganz so schnell vergehen wie die letzen. Es gibt noch so viel zu entdecken und zu erleben. Ihr seht, wir sind noch nicht mued vom Reisen. Nur manchmal etwas erschoepft. Und da sind die Philippinen genau der richtige Ort um sichs' gutgehen zu lassen und einfach mal auszuspannen. Denn h [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 5th 2007 | 384 Views | [diary=187078]

Schon mal was von Tuerkis gehoert?!
Sonnenuntergang direkt vor unserer Terasse!

Last week after three months of long wait, me and my best friend Gie, my high school and college barkada headed for Puerto Princesa, Palawan via Cebu Pacific Air. We planned our trip since March and now that it's time to enjoy, here we are Palawan. July is a rainy month and there's typhoon passing by at Tuesday, so i was kinda worried that our flight on Saturday 14th of July will be cancelled and our vacation be postposed due to increment weather. But, thank Heavens, comes Saturday and the weather is quite cloudy in Manila, no more typhoon. God [View Full Entry]

Jingky - Jingky O. Aban | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 23rd 2007 | 240 Views | [diary=184641]

RECOVERED
RECOVERED
RECOVERED

Lovelist cliffs I have seen anywhere else Asia » Philippines » Palawan » El Nido By bliss1260 July 15th 2007 Bliss KelleyHey everyone, glad to wake up today with out rain just good done with a 5 day typoon. Went island hoping today here are some pics and this is a must r [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 15th 2007 | 535 Views | [diary=181522]

RECOVERED
RECOVERED
RECOVERED

Very impressive, but watch out for the Malaria. When you see me at home ask me about the story about how the monkey stole my mangoos. [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 12th 2007 | 287 Views | [diary=181529]

RECOVERED
RECOVERED

My Lunch
My Lunch
At Badjao Seafront Restaurant, Palawan
I have been to Palawan several times and work makes me do so. I have the opportunity to travel around the country because as an IT person I have to do visits to our field offices. However, I do work before pleasure and so sometimes I hardly have time to go around the places I have been but this time because of this travel blog i am finding pleasure in making and finding time to take pictures and share experiences with others. So after a one and half days work, i decided to go city touring in Palawan. Our first [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 21st 2007 | 2351 Views | [diary=174008]

View from Mitra Farm
Badjao Seafront Restaurant Entrance
Crocodile Skin Part 1

umbrellas on the tarmac
umbrellas on the tarmac
Keeping the heat off
We got to Cebu and it rained. And rained. We’ve been lucky with the weather so far but the rainy season is making its grand entrance. In the taxi to our accommodation -picked by the close your eyes and point a finger at the page method (it turned out to be a bit scummy but you get what you pay for..) a road had flooded and the local kids, in partial and total undress were running and splashing alongside the jeepneys and taxis, clearly having the time of their lives. Cebu City was fairly disappointing on the whole, not that [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 31st 2007 | 534 Views | [diary=164248]

Palawan airport
cheeky kid playing in the floods
Local colour - jeepney

"If I only knew about this place sooner" How often do we come across something new or interesting to us and quickly say, I didn't know that, or, what I could have done if I knew about this sooner. Well, such was the case about 15 years ago, during my investment years, as I like to call it. I use to wait eagerly, for the monthly, business magazine to arrive in my post office box. Once I got home, I would sit down and read it from cover to cover. My thirst for knowledge, not just any knowledge, provided me with [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 8th 2007 | 394 Views | [diary=156232]