Tag: Palawan

‘Twas almost two years since we visited Coron in Palawan. I suppose to wait for three more months for me to “sigh” and say “it has been two years” but I just can’t help it. I browsed through my Facebook photos and I found some pictures (tagged by Marx) with indelible memories and I got really excited to share the story. That is why, I couldn’t wait for three months to make a throwback post about it. Since I’m three months short, maybe, I should call this a “throwback post: three months early”. We went on a remote island hopping ... Read more

I never expected that our first activity in Coron would be a 724-step hike to the summit of Mt. Tapyas. We climbed the steep hill without reconditioning my joints so I did a hard time defying the gravity. We’ll, it wasn’t that resistive all the time since going down was a lot easier. The dark even spiced up the excitement wherein we ended up scaring ourselves. Some of my friends are seeing apparitions. Kawayanan Grill Grilled Pusit After the hike, we looked for a good place to chill, a place where we can satisfy our hunger. Marx took us to ... Read more

Philippines is one of the homes of the world’s best shores. You have plenty of beach front varieties to choose from depending on your color and sand type preferences. The country offers fine and crystalline-black, smooth brown, alluring gray, gorgeous peach, and of course, the bright and powdery white sand shorelines. This article shows a compilation of the famous and yet to be discovered white sand beaches in the Philippines. 9. The beach wonder of the North, Pagudpud Pagudpud is a silent town but when you search its remote corners, you can see majestic waterfalls, peculiar rock formations, and of ... Read more

February 25 to 28 when a team of five – me including 4 of my friends and office mates flocked at NAIA 3 to fly to one of Philippines’ premier summer getaways – Coron, Palawan. After touchdown at Busuanga Airport, officially Francisco B. Reyes Airport, we traveled 30 to 45 minutes to get to our accommodation. We then checked in to our hotel and took a tricycle ride to the foot of Mt. Tapyas. We started our adventure with an exasperating hike to the top of the 740-step hill. Atop is the picturesque panorama of the beautifully carved floating massif, the ... Read more

We kicked off our 2-day island hopping tour in Coron at Bulog Island, and island paradise in the southwest of Coron Island and east of Culion (see the map). We navigated for more than two hours just to see this little wonder. Below are the photos we had during the tour courtesy of John Marx of Marxtermind.com Bulog Island Cottage Rocky and sandy terrain of Bulog Island The boat we used on our Island Hopping in Coron Some random photo of myself What am I doing with the tripod? In the background is Bulalacao Island. A clear water of Bulog ... Read more

Aside form the enticing white beaches and the picturesque karst massifs that continuously rise from the sea, the magnificent world of live corals and underwater creatures is a must-see in of Coron, Palawan. One of the underwater havens of Coron is Siete Pecados. It is a group of 7 islets that are approximately close with each other, surrounded with awesome coral sanctuary and a variety of marine life. (Ship wreck diving at Bahul Island, Coron). During high tide, the wreck is 10-15 ft deeper. I couldn’t swim further so I struck a pose just half way. The other one is Banol Island that ... Read more

One good reason for a visitor not to forget the Philippines is its natural wonders, to mention one is Puerto Princesa Subterranean River Natinal Park or the Puerto Princesa Underground River . It is beautifully “architectured” by its Creator and every detail has been carefully crafted. Extraordinary sceneries with placid flowing river that breaks through an underground beauty will greatly fill your cravings of adventures. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, current finalist of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, is located about 50 kilometers north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The National Park is located ... Read more