http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines , Palawan , El Nido en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:12:34 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:12:34 UTC I met up with Cha in Manila last Wednesday evening and we had a late night chilling and catching up about our travels. It's really nice to see a familiar face and to share my stories with someone in person. By 11am on Thursday morning we had checked into our flight at the new cenntenial airport in Manila to catch our flight to Puerto Princesa in Palawan. Apart from being slightly delayed the short http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-347164.html Efforts to explain gravity have been carried out by various civilizations since at least the eighth century BC in India. Since then the Greeks the Arabs and the Persians along with various others have all had a shot at explaining why fruits falling from trees go down rather than up. In 1687 Isaac Newton hypothesized the inversesquare law of universal gravitation which was later slightly updated http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-341073.html Some more pics to go with the last blog. Today we saw a turtle. And it wasnt being harassed by our guide either which was nice http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-333954.html I'm used to do only one entry per place...and Miniloc is just 30 minutes by boat to Lagen Island. A fun transfer as you put your swim suit one and let the staff take care of everything else. 30 minutes...plus the sighting of dolphins sorry they were just a little too far away for great pics. A first sighting for Ma'ri...and the comment ofLeslie...well... guess...Papa they were a lot more in M http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-330268.html It's October holidays in China. The all country closes for the full week so we are off to paradise. This was nearlya perfect week...if the markets didn't crash and sent me straight to my computer hoping everything would calm outpretty fast...tuff times in the world are waiting ahead of us hope we'll manageLast year October holidays were a great family ones with my parents and Leslie in the Mald http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-329283.html ... two nights down at Puerto Princesa City gawwwwd how time flies how drunk i was last night at this place called Kinabuch mighty hard house concoction they made me drink smokers delight they call it oh man that did me ... did me wrong but in a sweet way hahaha so we have to drag ourselves damn early to catch our bus to .. to .. EL NIDO yey was sooo looking forward to this leg of the trip as http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-264223.html Palawan is a sparsely inhabited island in the SW Philippines.It's waters and much of the island are protected so it's home to some unique wildlife.This is why we came.We flew into the capital Peurto Princesa and after getting some local advice we boarded a bus north to a town called Roxas pronounced Rohas.The road was paved and the journey was surprisingly pleasant except for the fish soup pou http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-259988.html Well itrsquos bloggin time againhellipitrsquos not always the easiest thing to do but since itrsquos the closest thing to responsibility I have right now...I really can't complainAfter the last blog entry we checked out the market in Puerto Princesa. Lots of colours and characters and lots to take in. Itrsquos always amazing to see ldquowhatrsquos for dinner.rdquo Everyone l http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-246460.html Four hours by boat over choppy water and we reached the sleepy village of Port Barton. In hindsight coming here was a mistake. There was very little to see or do. It was a haven for older men and their twentysomething Filipino companions. The men spent their days in the hotel bars getting legless. The men would sit at one table swapping tall stories and drink their beer and whisky chasers. Meanw http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-228726.html The journey to El NidoWe were up bright and early for our journey to El Nido and only worried slightly when we put our backpacks on the jeepney an hour before we were due to leave and the driver promptly drove off with our bags still in the vehicle leaving us in the street wondering if he was going to come back Deciding not to worry we headed to Judy's and had some breakfast and were relieved http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-201346.html El Nido has to be one of the most beautiful scenic areas that I have ever been to. Its bays and countless islands are amazing. Most are made up of eroding limestone and shoot up from the water. There are hidden beaches everywhere so finding one to call your own for the day is very very easy.Shortly after getting to El Nido I teamed up with a mixed crew. There was William New Zealand Nadine G http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-199142.html Ein Traum wird war wir sind auf den Philippinen.Knapp 6 Wochen haben wir Zeit dieses Land bestehend aus unzaehligen Inseln zu entdecken zu erforschen und zu geniessen.Der Entschluss gegen eine weitere Grossstadt und fuer die unzaehligen Inseln und Orte war schnell getroffen. Nach nur 2 Tagen Manila sind wir direkt weiter nach Puerto Princessa auf der Insel Palawan im Suedwesten der Philippine http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-195307.html 6 Monate sind schon um. 13 Laender haben wir bis jetzt auf unserer Uhr. Viele verschiedene Kulturen Menschen Sprachen Landschaften... Millionen von verschiedenen Eindruecken und Erlebnissen die uns fuer immer im Gedaechnis bleiben werden. Drueckt uns die Daumen dass die naechsten Monate nicht ganz so schnell vergehen wie die letzen. Es gibt noch so viel zu entdecken und zu erleben. Ihr seht http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-187078.html Lovelist cliffs I have seen anywhere elsenbspAsia raquonbspPhilippines raquonbspPalawan raquonbspEl Nido By bliss1260July 15th 2007Bliss KelleyHey everyone glad to wake up today with out rain just good done with a 5 day typoon. Went island hoping today here are some pics and this is a must return place in the Philipinnes. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-181522.html Not a Matt blog this time rather a blog from Mattrsquos parents who are visiting a South East Asia country for the first time to see where Matt is living and to take a holiday with him in some parts of the Philippines he has not yet seen.Bit of a travelogue really so bear with us and hear about our trip warts and all.Matt met us when we landed in Cebu and as usual a bit of local knowledge go http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-153060.html After quiet Port Barton El Nido on first impression was busy dirty and noisy. Our accomodation was rank and everything else was full adding to our slight despair. However we finally struck gold and found a wee place outside the town right on the beach and checked in there. It was newly opened and still quite basic no sink no toilet seatflush as the owner plans to upgrade as he makes mon http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-122377.html Wednesday January 12thTogether with Oliver Juliane and Mike I left my private paradise of Coco Loco Island today and headed out for the bus station in Roxas for a four hour bus journey to El Nido. Once we stepped foot off the boat in Roxas a man appeared and offered us a private minvan to El Nido for the bargain price of fivethousand pesos. We eagerly accepted his offer knowing that riding http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-119689.html Thursday July 7thI woke up took a swim in the ocean took a shower and went to the cafe to see if there were enough people for the tour. When I got there I realized we were gonna be 8 on the tour me the 2 korean guys a filipino couple and 2 danish girl and their mom. I had some french crepes filled with jam this place is awesome for food. I went downstairs to get fins and mask but the fins w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-75057.html Monday July 3rdFor the first time since I've been in the Philippines I woke up really late on Monday. As usual I had made some crazy scheme for the following days. I was to take an overnight 11 hour bus at 1700 to Lepaszi arriving early Tuesday where I'd hike and take picture of Mt Mayon the world's most pictureperfect volcano. I would take another overnight bus back to Manila on the evening c http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-73700.html