All eyes on Palawan

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November 22nd 2010

Published: December 4th 2010

There are some places in the world, where despite your best efforts with the camera, the photos just don't do it any justice. The Bacuit Archipelago in Palawan is one of those places. I first read about El Nido on travelblog, and since then, the Philippines has been high up on our 'must see' list. The trip didn't have the most promising of starts due to delays out of Kathmandu and lost backp... Read Full Entry

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Anna & Chris

Chris Anna

A couple of mid 20 year olds, started this blog back in 2006. We left our homeland of New Zealand and set off on our trip of a lifetime. These entries follow our travels from our New Zealand to London and back again. Total geeks - no Las Vegas or full moon parties here. We used '1001 Natural wonders' to plan our trips. Sometimes riding 5 hours on the back of a motorbike to see a waterfall or random rock formation. Since arriving back home in New Zealand in 2011, travels haven't been much of a priority. The arrival of our amazing little baby has made us hang up our backpacks for a little... full info

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4th December 2010

Joan
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Unspoilt Paradise
Truly stunningly beautiful ! Your photos look great ! I really do hope that it will remain unspoilt in many years to come. Perhaps the higher cost to travel there is a good thing to deter large number of tourists/travelers swarming in !

4th December 2010

Donna and Neil
Donna and Neil

Wow, definitely more expensive!
We visited El Nido in August 2007 and were paying 500 pesos for a beach front fan room...seems like the prices have really rocketed there! We have heard that more and more people are visiting, so the sad fact is that prices will keep going up along with demand. A lot of the coral, as you say, has been destroyed mainly due to dynamite fishing in the past and it's never recovered which is such a shame. Fab photos and we don't blame you for running away from the snake...scary! Safe travels Donna and Neil

4th December 2010

anonymous
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Listening to the silence
What a wonderful trip. Thanks for sharing!

5th December 2010

Chris Anna
Anna & Chris

More expensive
I think it may have been your blog that inspired us to visit! Thanks!

14th December 2010

Suze&John
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Hey guys!! Sorry it's been a while....WOW you have been to some amazing places since we last checked in! Stunning...What an interesting (and entertaining!) read. So many adventures. I was on the edge of my seat reading all about your altitude sickness Anna, you poor thing! Good on you for sticking with it and staying there though, I bet you are so relieved you did. Nice to see you're back down at sea level and having a relaxing time now though :) (aside from the close encounter with the snake..eeek!) So you must be on your final leg through Australia now I guess? Looking forward to reading all about it. Our applications are all done and sent off now so we are waiting with fingers crossed for the job offers now. It would be nice to see some lovely photos of Oz to keep us inspired through early-morning phone interviews...so keep up the good work! Just incase you were missing the British weather, we have been under a blanket of snow for the last couple of weeks! Jealous? I thought so :) Other gossip from England...we got engaged! John proposed during a lovely weekend trip to York. We were a tad upstaged by Prince Will and Kate, who announced there engagement only a few days after ours (the cheek!), but it's all very exciting. Enjoy your last couple of weeks on the road! Take care xxx

3rd January 2011

Thomas
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Wow wow wow :) So many nice sights! Glad to see you enjoy it after all the hardships on the mainland. By the time you read this you must be back to the Kiwi brothers and sisters. Hope you had a safe last flight, and, good luck on your life, part 2 :D Oh and of course I am glad I will see many of the nice places you visited on the Phillipines :D (A pet snake? And I thought my little lizard companion in Okinawa was already spooky enough :)) Cheerio!!!

3rd January 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Very nice photos
Looks like paradise.

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