El Nido DAY 3 Photo 16

November 22nd 2011
After a terrible night where the town's power never came on (usually power is up from 6 pm till 3 am), woke up to mostly sunny weather – a good way to start our rescheduled island hopping tour. The tour had 8 guests on board and we promptly set sail at 9:00 am. Words cannot explain the beauty of the nearby islands of El Nido. Therefore I will let the photos & the 1 video do the talking. The ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more

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Rick

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As a native of the Philippines, I grew up in a district of Manila known as the poorest and the most densely populated area in the country. During that time, I didn’t get a chance to see the beauty of its 7,107 islands. In fact, I didn’t even realize such places even existed within the country and outside the confines of what I conceived was the “true” Philippines. All that changed during a trip to the Philippines to attend my 25th year high school reunion. That was the first time I have been back to my birth place since I immigrated to the US after my high school graduation. It was ... full info

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