http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines , Palawan , El Nido en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:25:16 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:25:16 +0000 They bite at my flesh as I lie in the water. Yellow red blue purple green silver black brown and white. A symphony of colours. Stripes and dots. Little critters with sharp incisors and large oval ones with huge puffed lips. A magnificent display a wonderland of sorts.He swims right at my mask. A fish the size of my finger but defiant as he protects his territory. A blow fish magnifies itse http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-457367.html El Nido is an 8 hour bus ride from Puerto Princesa or 6 boat ride from Sabang which is how I got there. This is a must see if you are in Palawan. While in El Nido you must do the following1. Go on an island tour Tour A Tour C2. Rent a kayak from Art Cafe Start at 8AM for 12 day. You will have too much fun and end up paying for a full day but you'll get your money's worth.3. Rent motorc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-447686.html Day 546 on the road There are places in the world that are just perfect for people taking pictures of them. And then there are places like the Bacuit Archipelago in the Philippines where I am at the moment that no matter how many pictures you take of them their true beauty can never be captured in a photograph. This place here is so amazing I sometimes had to pinch myself to believe it is real http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-440947.html Our last night's sleep in Manila was interrupted by the football Phil set an alarm to wake up for the Champion's League final at 2am Luckily we had a TV in our room so Elly was able to dose through it Man Utd didn't play well and lost Phil was not a happy chappy and the day did not improve much from there... Almost straight after the match had finished at 5am we checked out and got a taxi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-407549.html Philippines you're doing it wrong. Your food is feral and your toilets do nothing to alleviate the pain that the food causes. For many first time and uninitiated Asian travelers it is the image of the infamous Asian squat toilets that bring on a case of the heebiejeebies. Let me assure you it can get a lot worse than the squat pan. The Philippines has had a long social political and military a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-401431.html 18.01.09 El Nido is to me what the Philippines is known for. Beautiful beaches great seafood as yet unruined by high rise developments.We only spent two and a half days in El Nido though I wish it had been longer. During that time we discovered that most of the accommodation was pretty pricey and bad value. We stayed somewhere that was not pricey but still represented bad value in my opinion http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-391813.html Der Jeepney von Port Barton nach Roxas knpft Touristen fr die gut 20 km ganze 150 Pesos ab was trotz der furchtbaren Strae eine absolute Frechheit ist. Ich bezahlte jedoch wie schon auf dem Hinweg lediglich 100 Pesos einen Preis den ich fr angemessen hielt und kam auch ohne groes Theater davon. Die Busfahrt hinauf nach El Nido ist unter Travellern berhmtberchtigt und das aus gutem Grund http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-379023.html 1. Check into Alternative a lovely guest house offering rehab shiatsu and veggie foods. Wonder if this really is what you need. Then plan an Amy night out after all the snorkelling is done in a few days. Marvel the fact that you actually plan to get waisted. 2. Hire a boat to take you island hopping and snorkelling in the Baquit archipelago. Then spot corals cool fish sea snakes and a tv cre http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-378855.html Dear AllThis could well be one of my last blog entries as I leave the Philippines on Sunday 15th and head back to Singapore. It's yet to be worked through but Irsquom hoping to visit Cambodia Vietnam and Laos or at least one for a couple of weeks before coming home Since the last entry around the time of my birthday I feel I have really got out and experienced what the Philippines has to off http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-373725.html Deleted last text because I didn't write it so here are some words from me.El Nido was a resting point for me. I stopped wearing my cast. I have quit drinking rum it makes me go crazy. I finished my birth chart and a couple of other books. I have quit traveling with Kyle and Jane. We where all driving each other crazy. I made friends with 3 local families and I have thought about starting a rock http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-359873.html 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 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