Blogs from Coron, Palawan, Philippines, Asia - page 6

(Day 549 on the road)Leaving El Nido was a lot more difficult than anticipated. Ongoing typhoon warnings caused all ferries and flights from El Nido to be cancelled for days on end. I had already booked a flight from the island of Coron, about eight hours north by boat, for the day after tomorrow, and when I found out that the overnight ferry I had been hoping to take was cancelled I was starting to get a bit nervous. Forced to spend another night in El Nido, I was up at seven o'clock the next morning, exploring all the possible options. But, as always really, things worked out just fine. My saviour came in the form of a local boatman who couldn't care less about any coast guard clearance to leave the harbour, and he was ... read more

Da die mit Abstand billigste Rückreisemöglichkeit von Palawan nach Manila der Flug mit Zest Air von Coron/Busuanga aus war (388 P), verbrachte ich noch zwei Tage im Calamian Archipel, dem nördlichsten Zipfel der Provinz Palawan. Die Bootsfahrt von El Nido nach Coron dauerte sieben Stunden und war sehr teuer (2200 P), da es eine mittelgroße Bangka war, die lediglich Touristen transportiert. Daher war es allerdings auch eine sehr angenehme Bootsfahrt, da wir nur zu fünft auf dem Boot waren und die See bei perfektem Sonnenschein sehr ruhig war. Auf der gesamten Reise hatte man immer Ausblicke auf die zahlreichen Inseln des Archipels, viele nicht mehr als spärlich bewachsene Felsbrocken, einige allerdings auch traumhaft schön mit palmengesäumten Stränden. Das Städtchen Coron selber hat trotz der Flugverbindung nach Manila die wunderbare Atmosphäre eines Ortes am Ende der Welt ... read more

I thought I heard something but I wasn’t sure? It was about 5am and two fat arse girls come stumbling in after a big night out. In the dorm room they snuggle in the bottom bunk next to mine. I glance over to get some confirmation. It’s forthcoming with the sight of a forearm moving back and forth. This was one night in Manila and this was the beginning of my transport and accommodation sagas of the Philippines. I arrived in Clark - Manilla airport from Malaysia and Clark is the worst positioned international airport possibly in the world. It is so out of position that it took me 3 and a half hours to get into the city - The flight took me 2 and half hours. My first view of Manila was cow paddocks ... read more

hepsan folkens saa er det ved at vaere enden paa vores rejse! kun smaa tre uger tilbage til vi kommer hjem og skal laane penge... I maa glaede jer maa I! Naa men siden sidst er vi kommet til Filippinernnnnn hvor vi startede ud med et par dage i million-byen (11millioner) Manila. Puha det var saa en rimeligt raadden by saa vi endte med at drikke os lidt snaldrede i en liter Jim Beam paa hotelvaerelset hvorefter vi vaagede os ud i byen for at finde os en stille og rolig stripbar;-) det ku sa ik lade sig goere?! daarligere by! naa men vi fandt da nogle Geishaer at synge karaoke med;-) Saa floej vi til Puerto Princesa paa oeen Palawan SydVest i landet. Meget rarere by men heller ik det vilde at gi sig til ... read more

And now, we're down to our last two places in Coron. We visited CYC beach first. I believe this stands for Coron Youth Club. It is the only public beach (and free!) in the vicinity. It was a good place to stay into. There were lots of people here, and like the skeleton wreck, we didn't really go to the beach. Instead, we snorkeled and snorkeled. After some time, we were to our last destination - Siete Pecados. They said it was one of the greatest snorkeling spots. And yes, the place was really great! Just the day before, our tour guide told us of the myth of the place. Siete Pecados is named such because it is believed that there were 7 kids left behind in the island. Wanting to escape from the island, they ... read more