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Jul
27
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Scuba Diving in El Nido

After my first snorkeling tour in El Nido, I told myself I must scuba dive at least once in El Nido. That was exactly what I did on the second day which is also our last day in El Nido. I was so tempted by the crystal clear sea water. To imagine how clear was the sea water, buy a bottle of drinking water. The scuba package costs 2,500 peso (RM185) which is the standard price in Philippines. The package includes...
Jul
27
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Falling in love with El Nido

Before I write anything about this place, I just wanna say; when I retire, I wanna stay here forever. That’s how much El Nido meant to me. Everything is so perfect in this quiet little town. I can never get enough of the sea, the lagoons, the people, the lifestyle, the seafood and the beaches of El Nido. What I like the most about this place is the unspoiled natural beauty. It is very rare to find a tourist...
Jul
26
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The journey to El Nido

After 2 nights in Puerto Princesa, we continued our journey to a small town call El Nido located at the northern tip of Palawan. The journey itself was nothing short of exciting. The cheapest way is by local bus and like the local bus I took in Laos, is has all the weird cargo from live chickens to motorbike. What I enjoyed the most during the more than 9 hours journey was riding on the rooftop of the bus. We...
Jul
26
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Puerto Princesa Underground River – A Natural World Heritage Site

OK, let us continue our journey in Philippines. The reasons why I wanted to visit this place is because it is listed in UNESCO World Heritage list (it has been nominated for the “New Seven Wonders of Nature” competition)  and the terms underground river sound like full of adventure (think Journey to the Center of the Earth). However it was not like that at all. It was actually a cave submerge in...
Jul
24
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Puerto Princesa – Where is the rubbish?

This is yet another phlog (photo blog). Palawan is our main destination and it is a huge island. The time it takes to drive from here to El Nido at the northern tip of the island is as long as driving from Penang to Johor. We arrived by Philippines Airlines around afternoon. We decided to stay here 2 nights and discover the town before continue our journey to EL Nido. All I can say about the town is it is the...
Jul
24
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A brief moment in Manila

During my recent trip to Philippines, I have to spend one night in Manila before catching a plane to Puerto Princesa in Palawan island on the next day. While I was in Manila, I wasted no time and went for sightseeing on foot and sampled some local delicacies. If a picture truly paints a thousand words, then it saves me a lot of trouble because I really have no time to write a long post. So this time, I’ll...
Jul
17
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Perfect vacation, shitty ending in Philippines

I couldn’t choose a worse date to visit Philippines. In my haste to grab the limited and ridiculously cheap flight tickets to Manila, I didn’t think much and simply picked July as my travel date.  I found out months later when I did the research on Philippines, July is the wettest month with high possibility of typhoon. There goes my hope for Hawaii like vacation. Instead of sun lotion and shades,...
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