Blogs from Palawan, Philippines, Asia - page 40

Traveled with my wife and kids and other family members to Dos Palmas resort in Palawan in August 2006. The resort is in its own island in the Honda Bay area. This resort was made famous in 2001 due to an islamic militant group kidnapping a few people and killing an American. Those years have passed and Dos Palmas now is back in business and expanding. I will be traveling with a 1 year old daughter and a 4 year old son, and I had doubts booking the resort due to the history of the kidnappings. However, reading other blogs and researching on the internet gave me some peace of mind about the improved security of the resort. Also what are the chances of the same crisis happening at the same resort again? Anyway, I will ... read more

Went to Coron via Seair. A small plane - a 19 seater one, transported us to the island of Palawan. I really loved our islands especially Palawan! Saw small and large islands since the plane flew low, sort of just glided thru the clouds. The air strip in Busuanga airport was small and empty. Then, we hit the dirt road via jeepney going to Coron, a 1 hour ride. We stayed at Darayonan, a nice lodge. Well, I had work to do in Coron (we are setting up GWAPS, an electronic Kiosk) and was not able to go around. I had to go back here...really, really....for a vacation. We had a stop over at El Nido airport - view was breathtaking!... read more

My goodness I needed a holiday. The working lark is tough going on the body and soul, I seriously needed some R and R. After toying with the idea of China and Japan I decided to return to SE Asia again, but this time to the Philippines. Rather than take the bus like a normal person to the airport in Seoul (Incheon) I decided to take the metro as close as I could get then take a taxi. What a nightmare that turned out to be, I needed to flag down a taxi on the freeway, which then charged me almost $50 to the airport. In order to get back into Korea I needed a re-entry stamp from airport immigration, a process that I had read could take hours. I’m delighted to report that I was ... read more

Thursday July 7th I woke up, took a swim in the ocean, took a shower and went to the cafe to see if there were enough people for the tour. When I got there I realized we were gonna be 8 on the tour: me, the 2 korean guys, a filipino couple and 2 danish girl and their mom. I had some french crepes filled with jam (this place is awesome for food). I went downstairs to get fins and mask but the fins were all too small so I had to take ones size 9 that I could barely enter in. We went on the boat and we started sailing toward an island called Miniloc Island, heading for the Small Lagoon. I really got along well with everyone on the boat. Richard (the filipino guy) ... read more

Of all the beautiful places that I have visited, Palawan is the place that is closest to my heart. The fresh breeze, the fine white sands of its beaches, the abundant marine life, and of course the warmth of the people - these are just but a few reasons why I couldn’t get enough of this wonderful place. This year, Culion, Jericho’s birthplace, is celebrating its Centennial Year. When we’ve learned that Nanay & Tita Malyn will be going home to join with the celebrations, we were ecstatic enough that I’ve immediately purchased our online Super Ferry tickets. We couldn’t afford to miss this momentous commemoration of the town’s founding year. Super Ferry has regular trips to Palawan every week. The ferry leaves at Manila on Friday, 8pm and arrives at Coron, Palawan after 12 hours. ... read more