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patrick Joined: March 20th 2008
Logged in: November 27th 2008
Logged in: November 27th 2008
Travel Blog Posts
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I was in a business trip to Singapore a month to two weeks before the first night race. I wasn't lucky enought to be witness the event, but you can feel the f1 fever. F1 replicas all around, and you can see the street circuit too. Nice view from the Singapore flyer! * (Renault) Marriott Hotel, Orchard corner Scotts Road - There's a replica of a Renault F1 car in front of the hotel, and some Ferrari cars * (McLaren Mercedes) Bugis - This one I never saw. I tried really. Maybe I wasn't too familiar with the place or wasn't too lucky. My hotel tried all means to locate it for me, but maybe it wasn't meant to be. But my friend got a picture. Lucky him. * (Toyota) Terminal 2, Changi Airport - They ... read more
huge sandcastles
They say Boracay is one of the best beaches in the world . I've been going here for some time already and I agree its such a beautiful place. And I've always been planning to come back here every time! From Manila, capital of the Philippines, there are numerous ways to go there. All of them end at one destination - Caticlan, where you take a short 5-10 minute ride to Boracay. The easiest way is to go via plane and land in Caticlan via smaller planes (due to the short runway of its airport). Another option is to go by Plane to Kalibo, Aklan and take an hour and a half bus or shuttle ride to Caticlan. I heard that there are planes travelling directly from South Korea and Taipei and other Places going to ... read more
fun shot
As expected, my companions all woke up a little late. Everyone was tired from yesterday's activities. Everyone can still feel the pain from climbing the mountain. We all planned to make this day as a relaxing one, not like yesterday where we visited as much as we can. This day, we were to enjoy the view more, stay at the different places longer and just have fun. i woke early though, just in time for sunrise. Well not really. Our hotel was positioned at the other side, it was a great place to see the sunset, but not the sunrise. However, I saw a great view of the moon. I call it the moonset. It seemed like the sunset because it was full moon. Everyone woke up just about the time when I and one ... read more
other people snorkeling + CYC
And now, we're down to our last two places in Coron. We visited CYC beach first. I believe this stands for Coron Youth Club. It is the only public beach (and free!) in the vicinity. It was a good place to stay into. There were lots of people here, and like the skeleton wreck, we didn't really go to the beach. Instead, we snorkeled and snorkeled. After some time, we were to our last destination - Siete Pecados. They said it was one of the greatest snorkeling spots. And yes, the place was really great! Just the day before, our tour guide told us of the myth of the place. Siete Pecados is named such because it is believed that there were 7 kids left behind in the island. Wanting to escape from the island, they ... read more
Picturesque Palawan
We were lucky. We were the first group who arrived in the vicinity (leaving the town so early). The island is home to the Tagbanua tribe who have lived in the island for centuries. They would charge you a nominal fee to enter and they presumably use the money to improve and protect its natural beauty. Going to the lake is challenging. Disembarking from your boat, you would need to climb more up more than a hundred steps, then go down a hundred more to reach the lake. Upon reaching the top, you would be greeted with a fascinating view of the area, from where you came from, a picturesque view of islands, probably the most photographed view in the whole of Palawan and to where you are headed, a beautiful lake awaits. Stop a little, ... read more
the beach
Our next destination was Banol beach. After a tiring swim from Kayangan lake, we decided to go to one of the beaches. And Banol beach was beautiful. We were greeted by a short stretch of White Beach, just enough for us to stroll and hang around for the next few minutes. It was perfect! Approaching the island, we saw limestone rock formations that serve as the backdrop of the beach. And on the island itself, we saw two different kinds of kubo cottages or straw huts. One was a long stretch that was perfect for lunch setting, and another was a set of small huts good enough to protect one from the sun. We also decided that we already eat the lunch for the day - freshly grilled squid, liempo (grilled meat) and for dessert, some ... read more
Preparing to snorkel
After taking some rest, it was time to enjoy what Palawan is all about - its natural wonders. They say that in this country, if you want to experience night life on the Beach - go to Boracay. However, if you want to truly see the beauty of nature - go to Palawan. And that was what this trip was about. We wanted to see the beauty of nature. Taking time off from work, we visited Coron, in the province of Palawan. Our next destination in our island hopping was Skeleton Wreck. The wreck is very close to an island and some reefs. I believe this was a fishing boat. I believe Coron is also known for its wreck and scuba diving. However, this wreck can be seen even while snorkeling. It is a little scary ... read more
palarong pinoy
We had different choices on what to do next, when to do the different activities and how we execute them. One of the options was to go up Mt. Tapyas and see sunset from there (I love sunsets!). After that we will go to Maquinit hot springs to relax our must-have-been tired bodies from the climb. Other options included shopping, taking a rest or just bum around. I secretly had the intention of going to each and every place possible. When this idea opened up, I set up a plan on how to make everyone agree. I mentioned that if we do this in the morning instead, we might be too tired to do other things, or that if we do it late morning and we were late, it would be too hot to climb and ... read more
