http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Palau en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 15:56:13 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 15:56:13 +0000 As I said before the place is absolutely pristine. On our diving days we would stop at beautiful beaches for lunch. We've never seen so much gorgeous water in our lives. We rented a car with another couple from California and drove around Babeldoab to see some of the land based sites. The pics speak for themselves. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/blog-377774.html Dear all Back on land now so here are the Palau photosWendyxxx http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-375455.html A glowing green salt water lake lies in the middle of one of the rock islands. Jellyfish from the ocean were trapped in it ages ago and without the normal sea predators evolved so that they no longer sting. They swim a few kilometers a day in a circuit around the lake keeping in the sun to support their symbiotic algae. You can swim in the lake with them while they harmlessly pulse their way a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/blog-372551.html We dropped a giant number of clams to spend a week in Palau 5 days diving and 2 days trooping around the tiny cluster of islands inhabited by a scant 20000 people. This is the most gloriously beautiful place I have ever seen in my life. And we've been to some great places as ya'll know. Dive boats drive through a morse code of mushroom shaped islands surrounded by varying shades of startlingl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/blog-372493.html Dear allWhere to begin We arrived here in Palau in the early hours of the morning feeling sleepy but excited. We had finally arrived at one of our dream destinations Palau is a group of islands and we stayed in Koror as its a good jumping off point for all of the divesites. Next morning we were up early even though we had barely slept as we were eager to explore Palau. We wandered into Koror http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-372194.html Hi all See www.sailpalau.com for more.... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-354824.html Here's a view of the Palau Hotel. I took the shot last night while going to the mall. Not much but convenient and comfortable. I'd probable stay a little longer here since they have offered me a great discount if i stay for more than 15 days or much better ifor one whole month that simply means i get to stay here until the holidays are over. But then who knows i just might find some work here http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-353786.html Jellyfishes all over the world has been known to sting human but in Palau Jellyfish lake you wont feel anything except the complete enjoyment of swimming with spotted jellyfishes as close as you can get. These jellyfishes in Palau has been blocked from going into the ocean making it isolated. We had to buy permits before we could visit the lake but the money was all worth it. We enjoyed snork http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/blog-353781.html Last night I went to a shopping mall here in Palau and had the chance to take some pictures of their christmas decorations since I always forget to bring my camera. Not all companies here in Palau set up their buildings with christmas decors unlike in other countries were the streets are fully of bright lights here i could say the xmas decors are subtle. But we of course we all know that the s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-353778.html Here's an information about an economy hotel located at the center of Koror Palau. Palau Hotel full company name is FB Palau Hotel built since 1982 and has been catering hotel accommodations to tourists divers and even local residents.Currently it has 32 rooms with hot and cold shower and toiletries. Guests we were allowed to use the internet for free at the lobby. I used my own laptop http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-352617.html My stopovers in Brisbane and Cairns Australia brought me back to a world that over the past two months I had almost forgotten existed vast sprawling cities flashing lights people who do not say hello to each other when they pass in the street because there are simply too many of them tour agencies advertising expensive ldquohalf and fullday rainforest treksrdquo the sort of meaningl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Babeldaob/blog-334507.html September 10 we spent one day in Manila where we got the best massage ever before we got on our plane to Palau Micronesia. Palau is an island in the Pacific Ocean 500 miles east from the Philippines and 2.000 miles south from Japan. Palau is not just known as the laziest country of the world but it's also famous for scuba diving. some of you might know it from the TV show Survivor. We stayed http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-324469.html Hopefully this will be my final enty for the Palau Blog...The day after our last dive in Palau we spent the day at the Palau Pacific Resort just snorkeling on the private reef there which was fantastic I spotted a moray eel and searched again for the octopus we had spotted a couple of days previously.Grae had developed a very sore ear infection which wasent helped by the doctor stabbing him in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-289526.html During a conversation with Simon the Frenchman Ed's flatmate we talked about where to dive in asia. Simon had been an instructor in the area for several years. Philippines ok. Thailand very touristy. I mentioned our plans to fly to Palau and Simon's response was don't quit diving after Palau eh You'll never think diving is good elsewhere again With this in mind Lauren and Simon arrive http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-287600.html Wow PalauI am happy never to go to another country on holiday again for me Palau was perfect.The islands are green and lush the sea is crystal clear and teeming with life the sky is a Turner what more could I ask for.Palau is about a two hour flight east of the Philippines and has been occupied by the Americans and the Japanese at different points through history. Now the Islands are independa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-283614.html First just a small note about my last entry on Tubbataha...I forgot to let you know that not only did I see awhaleshark easily between 8 to 10 meters long cruising at 21 meters deep...but I had also two of the best night divesever. Quite easy to understand when you see the amount of fish. But this time you can imagine that in a singletorch light I had the chance to see at the same time a huge http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-283531.html So I arranged a trip to palau. I was telling everyone I met. I'm going to Palau. And they'd say Cool... um... where's Palau and I'd say Micronesia and they'd say Cool....um.... where's Micronesia insert embarrassed tone and bashful expression here And I'd say Um....north. I didn't really exactly know where it was either. Even now after I've been there I have a little difficulty http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-273705.html For the last 8 years I have traveled to Palau and Yap at least once a year for diving. As of late I found these guys that have made all my trips to the islands a whole lot more easier. They will save you a lot of time of researching where to stay what to do costs prices of tours especially if you are planning your trip personally.If anyone is planning of any travels to Palau Islands in Micron http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-257575.html For Bryan's birthday I decided to treat us to Palau. Apparently if you live on Guam and have never been to Palau people think you're weird. Part of it is because due to some ear thing I have I can't ever dive and I didn't think there was much left to do other than that. Lucky for me I was enlightened by a couple of nondiver friends so I got to see a side of Palau very few people speak of. T http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/blog-246857.html End of July and time for a trip to Palau to sort out some work stuff. I was also planning to take the opportunity to do a little more exploration around the island of Koror and hopefully some sea kayaking. But low and behold the day before I was to set off for the 1.5 days of travel just to get to Palau from Fiji I came down with the most horrible cold ever. My nose was well disgusting and I http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Palau/Koror/blog-211642.html