http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines , Palawan , El Nido en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:58 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:58 +0000 The small town of El Nido famous for it39s stunning surrounding islands and idyllic beaches is a place we had been looking forward to seeing since we were last in the Philippines and after the last week of trekking we couldn39t wait to top up our tans and relax but we had to get there first.After over 24 hours without much sleep we were both looking forward to an early night in Puerto Pr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-783646.html It was time for my annual leave again and for the 2nd year in a row I have planned a mini travelling trip for me and my girlfriend. We had strategically timed our holiday to be around the Easter bank holidays and so we actually had 17 days to spend in the Philippines. This was my 3rd visit to the country I fell in love with in 2010 and my 2nd back to one of our favourite destinations El http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-783140.html Rano ako obvykle smer 2km do mestecka a pekaren. Zas tam bol ten skurveny zobrekasi sa nad nim volado zlutovaltlacil do hlavy kolacektore zapijal dzusom. Nasral by som mukurve.Z pekarne smer nazad ubytkozbalenie batohu a smer moja plaz. Prekonal som par skla a uz aj bol na plazi. Okolo 1030 tu bolo dokopy 6 ludi. Neskor dosli aj dalsi ale ziadna tlacenica.Pohodaklidektabacek. Neaky chalani http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-782923.html V pohode vstanie oholenie a smer tour B.Na vodostanici nik neboltak som siel na vylet len s 1l vody. Klasika v pekarni nakup kopca kolacov. Francuzskam som odporucil fajnove kolaciky a potom nastal problem so zebrakom. 2x ma chytil za ruku a furt knucal za peniazetak som tu spinu odsotil a debil sa smal jak splaseny. Uplne nervi do mna. Takehoto otravneho zebraka som este nezazil.V cestovke so http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-782690.html V noci som nakonec nemohol ani za boha zaspatdost tomu pomohol generator a debilna alternativna hudba.Po zobudeni som sa vybral odpat do dedniy. Vodu uz nekupujem ale chodim si ju davat capovat na vodostanicu. Nieco na sposob vodomatov v thajskumalajzii len tu je na to budova a obsluhuje ju chlapik. Cena 1l 25p.V pekarni opat nakup kolacovpredavacka sa pomylila vo vydavanitak som zarobil 10 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-782663.html Zobudil som sa skoro ranozisteneze elektina uz neni. Podla papieru ju vypinaju o 2 rano. Noc bola v pohodeopilcov vedla som si moc nevsimal nakolko som okamzite po lahnuty do postele zalomil.Cestou do cestovky som sa zastavil v pekarninakupil kopu kolacikovkupil 2 vody a dal si vyprat veci. Tie by mali byt vyprate zajtra poobede. Som zvedavy ako to dopadnezatial som nemal ziadne problemy s p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-782644.html The journey from Puerto Princessa to Palawan39s tip the archipelago El Nido was a rather pleasant but crampy 6 hour minivan ride. We arrived in the early afternoon picking a random accommodation from wikitravel on Corong Corong beach a quiet and touristfree beach about 25 kms down the road and hopped into an overpriced trike to take us to Lorenzo. Lucky for us Lorenzo had one beach cotta http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-778176.html El Nido was a great place. We stayed in a small hotel owned by a French guy named David and a Swedish guy called Tommy. The restaurantbar had amazing view over the beach. Our first night we sat at the bar chatting with Tommy and David when we found out they make there own rum shots... And unfortunately for us we had to try them. They tasted good but didn39t feel to good the next day. We also m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-778160.html We finally left Hong Kong yesterday and I say finally as we39re not big fans. Nice to have seen it but not somewhere we have to go again. We tried to go over from Hong Kong Island to The main island on Tuesday but when we ware about to go over with the ferry it started pouring rain. Instead we walked through tunnels and shopping malls around the city to avoid the rain. Katrin managed to lose he http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-777115.html Having been to the Philippines last year in March I knew that I needed to go back. The beaches weather people are what make this country as spectacular as it is...I could really see myself living there I started off in Cebu city...played some poker and toured around a bit but my real intention was to get to the beaches. So a 4 hour bus ride and hour by....I guess it would be called a ferry.. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/Miniloc/blog-773559.html After getting checked into our hotel dowing a couple San Miguel39s and showering all the dirt and grime off our bodies we grabbed some dinner along the beach and toasted to a great day of riding. We witnessed a beautiful sunset and were really looking forward to island hopping the next day. We had seen too many pictures and videos of some of the beaches that we were going to experience and no http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-772151.html After a five hours ride in a packed minivan with our wedding clothsbags on our laps a couple of tourists with the rest locals we finally arrived to our honeymoon destination. The road getting to El Nido is half sealed and the minivan flys along stopping occasionally along the road to drop off and pick up more people. When we finally arrived it was a pitch black village where we could hardly s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-769247.html 8 Hours on a dusty road seats shared with people I keep meeting I made it to El Nido. Arriving at the bus stand it started raining the woman who was supposed to pick me up said she will come when the rain stops. I acquired a huge suitcase in purto to take all the new stuff with me which was quite a spectacle to all the locals and foreigners I might addSo I decided to take a tuck tuck and see http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-767863.html In El Nido we combined Tours A B IslandHopping Tours to free up a day to visit the twin beaches of Nacpan and Calitang. Not within tourism radar. YET. The day we visited we shared the beach with only 3 pairs of tourists who motorbiked for nearly an hour from El Nido Town Proper. Must have been a bumpy ride for them as it was for us. TWIN BEACHES OF NACPAN AND CALITANG We arranged for a priv http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-766441.html At the outset I thought it would be a nightmare of a holiday. We booked cheap airline tickets for our family and friends of 9 pax early on. Then I spent a whole week scouring for lodgings. I was on my 10th already as the previous 9 hotels BBs hostels inns were all fully booked Finally found 3 beachfront cottages but they didn39t come cheap for an otherwise unremarkable beach hotel. Well http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-765699.html 6.12. MayThe final week in Philippines was ahead of us and we were more than excited to spend it on Palawan lying on the beach island hopping and having good fun hanging out in bean bags. We settled ourselves in nice little bungalows on El Nido39s far end of the bay across the street to Rosanna39s cottages. The bungalows had everything we wanted ok except the view beautiful little http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-762141.html Day 7677 Wed 21st Thurs 22ndNov Wednesday was spent moving from Puerto Princesa to El Nido on Palawan. This I had read isnt the most enjoyable trip going but there was no way it could be as bad as my trip in Northern Luzon to Baguio from Bontoc. I was picked up around half 8 we gathered a few more guests then went to some terminalesque area which was a dump. Loads of Filipinos got i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-760457.html One word PARADISEBacuit Bay Imagine Waking Up to This Everyday Now Playing Paradise Ain39t that a great view Bird39s Nest Soup Islands My Favorite Place on Earth Beach Ball Matinloc Island Migratory Pitstop Postcard from Heaven Snow Angels More Fun in the Philippines See more of the Philippines Project Magellan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-742554.html Here39s a quick edit of what I got up to in the Philippines over the summer vacation. There39s not much sun in the video but I assure you we did get some at some pointThings in the video Crystal Beach Resort in Zambales travelling Zambales by tricycle Pundaquit beach and river in Zambales El Nido beachfront various wooden shacks on Palawan travelling by motorbike visiting the water http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-739570.html After the unfortunate visit to Boracay we flew to Palawan hoping to spend some wonderful time over there. Yes we were hoping as El Nido is also quite a popular tourist destination in Philippines and we were not sure what changes tourism has made to this place. Fortunately El Nido is not the easiest place to reach unless you can splash on a charter plane so that already narrows the number of visi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Palawan/El-Nido/blog-739376.html