Blogs from Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, Asia - page 7

Mein Philippine Airlines Flug von Cebu (1105 P) hatte beinahe zwei Stunden Verspätung, so dass ich erst am späten Nachmittag am kleinen Flughafen von Puerto Princesa, der Provinzhauptstadt Palawans, ankam. Der Flughafen liegt nicht weit vom Zentrum entfernt, eine weniger als zehnminütige Tricyclefahrt (10 P) bis zu meinem Guesthouse am anderen Ende der Stadt in der Nähe des Hafens. Das Banwa Art House bot eine für die Philippinen sehr ungewöhnliche Atmosphäre. In einem Holzhaus mitten in einem der ruhigeren und ärmeren Wohnvierteln der Stadt gelegen ist das Banwa ein sehr angenehmes Guesthouse, das eindeutig auf den (auf Palawan stärker als im Rest des Landes vertretenen) Backpackermarkt abzielt, mit einfachen Zimmern (350 P) und Dorms (250 P), die jedoch, um dem Namen gerecht zu werden, alle auf kunstvolle Art und Weise gestaltet und verschönert wurden. Sehr gepflegte ... read more

Dad, Nancy and I arrived Thursday morning in Puerto Princessa, Palawan. Woo Hoo! It was about 27 degrees celcius when we landed and humid as hell. Nancy had a stellar sleep (as she says) the night before we left (her first night in Manila) but I on the other hand only had about four hours sleep before we left. Dad, Nancy, Ann and I decided to have some drinks on the porch after dinner and after Nancy and I had packed for Palawan. Dad went to bed around 9:20p and Nancy retired not long after but was a complete trooper. Ann and I decided to polish off the rest of the Grey Goose that night - hehe. We were just sitting and talking when we saw my dad come down stairs fully dressed. I started to ... read more

We arrived at 4 a.m. at Manila airport, where we had to wait four and a half hours to catch our next flight to Puerto Princesa, capital of Palawan Island. The 'arrival hall' was one of the smallest I've ever seen, with just one luggage belt it certainly was getting crowded, having just 2 airplanes landed of which one being an Philippines Airlines Boeing 737..... When we finally had our bags we took our first tricycle to our guesthouse. It was a very nice place, with a massive garden / courtyard and everything done in wood. After a much needed shower and some food, we decided it was time for our first beach; There wasn't a whole lot of choice apart from Honda Bay, for which it was a little too late in the day to ... read more

Wednesday 10 Sept I caught a Cebu Pacific flight from Manila to Puerto Princesa on Palawan Island. It was the first time I'd seen an airline play a game on board. It was just of the kind; first to produce a particular object wins a prize. We landed at the Puerto Princesa airport which was quite small to say the least. There was a single guy sitting at a wooden table with a sign for foreigners to present their passports for checking. It was a bit hard to spot and most people just walked past him. I only saw him because I saw a couple of foreigners lining up. Anyway I caught a trike, for the standard 50 pesos, to the Hotel Fleuris. The airport is very close to the centre of town, just a few ... read more

15 May 2008: The air out was cool and litle shower too, as per my schedule... read more