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By sojourn
September 13th 2008

F1 season in Singapore

 Asia » Singapore
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 [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 13th 2008 | 55 Views | [diary=323055]

renault
f1
replica

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 t [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 14th 2008 | 346 Views | [diary=287071]

peaceful puka beach
jetski
sunset

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. [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 31st 2008 | 164 Views | [diary=282192]

moonset - its actually a moon!
our boatman
and we

By sojourn
April 20th 2008

CYC and Siete Pecados

 Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Coron
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 [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 31st 2008 | 165 Views | [diary=282215]

CYC beach
patrol
siete pecados

Picturesque Palawan
Picturesque Palawan
This most photographed location can be visited when going to Kayangan Lake.
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 [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 10th 2008 | 131 Views | [diary=274791]

Swimming in Kayangan Lake
Cave on top
climb that high

the beach
the beach
appraching the island you would see the tall backdrop of trees and limestone, and on the beach small kubos or straw huts where you can rest
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 [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 17th 2008 | 242 Views | [diary=277265]

strolling at Banol
kubo and friends
pensive pats

Preparing to snorkel
Preparing to snorkel
One more shot before 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 [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 24th 2008 | 176 Views | [diary=279687]

going down
waving
Fishes

palarong pinoy
palarong pinoy
our favorite picture showcasing some native Philippine games - bato batok pik (rock paper scissors), luksong tinik and pitik bulag
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 [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 27th 2008 | 298 Views | [diary=280799]

on our way up
the destination
view from the top