Palawan, Cebu and Malapascua Islands


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April 27th 2008
Published: May 16th 2008
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William and Christina write: This is the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Did you know that the Philippines is over 7,100 islands (many of them quite small)?! It was not easy to chose one to explore! In the end we extended our visa here and stayed an extra week so we could go to another 2 islands ~ Cebu which was our gateway to the tiny island above it called Malapascua. We decided to... Read Full Entry



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Our Villa on MalapascuaOur Villa on Malapascua
Our Villa on Malapascua

We spent 5 days on the quiet side of the island at "Pilar's Heaven". We found this pace by chance, a little resort owned by a famous Filipina singing star. We were the only ones there and had the run of the house with 5 people waiting on us. $25.00 per night!
 Beach in front of  Pilar's Heaven Beach in front of  Pilar's Heaven
Beach in front of Pilar's Heaven

which we shared with the village kids on weekend, otherwise it was more or less deserted
Our walks through the villages on MalapascuaOur walks through the villages on Malapascua
Our walks through the villages on Malapascua

always drew attention, especially from the kids
Kids Love To PoseKids Love To Pose
Kids Love To Pose

on Malapascua
Beautiful Philippine TeenBeautiful Philippine Teen
Beautiful Philippine Teen

She was very shy to pose



4th October 2017

el nido or malapascua
Hi, I just booked a flight to Cebu and was going to spend 3 days in Malapascua, but am now changing my mind an was maybe thinking of going to El Nido. Seems as though I can fly there quicker from Manila than trying to get to Malapascua from Cebu. Which would you recommend. I like pretty places, but the main goal is to relax on the beach. Thx.
5th October 2017

Philippines
We enjoyed both places. They are both different. I don't remember any magnificent beaches at either one. Both can be difficult to get to. Long bus rides. But fun and adventurous.

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