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My time in the Philippines had its ups and downs.  Today I’m going to share the ups with you, or the things I really enjoyed, and next,like always, I’ll keep it real and share the things I didn’t like.  Just know, the things I liked, I really liked.

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LOOKING TO JOIN ISLAND HOPPING EL NIDO TOUR A?

Island hopping in El Nido is one of the top reasons people go to Palawan in the Philippines.  In case you didn’t know, which I didn’t really before I got there, island hopping is the thing to do in El Nido.

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LOOKING TO VISIT THE SABANG MANGROVE FOREST?

It was the day after the underground river and time for another adventure.  This time it was in the Sabang Mangrove Forest and we were going to see some wildlife.  Hopefully at least.

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LOOKING TO VISIT THE PUERTO PRINCESA UNDERGROUND RIVER WITHOUT A TOUR?

Updated 2023 – All I knew about Sabang was that this is where I would find the underground river.  Like Port Barton, I had heard good and bad things. 

It wasn’t all that expensive and I like caves so I figured I might as well go while I’m there.  The chances of me being back there in my life were slim to none, so it only made sense.

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LOOKING TO VISIT PORT BARTON BEACH ON PALAWAN?

Port Barton, Philippines was a total mystery to me.  I didn’t even know it existed until two weeks before I went there.  And even then I heard it’s not worth going. 

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It was the day I wanted to go to Nacpan.  I had two options, and it was getting late.  I could give in and pay the 900 pesos to go on my own or I could walk to Las Cabañas for sunset with someone else. As you can probably tell, I went for the sunset.  It was rumored to be the best place to watch … Continue reading A Las Cabañas Sunset

Before I left, Palawan was on my radar, but I didn’t plan on going.  Instead, I was going to bask in the glory that is that mountains.  When it came time to leave Bantayan, though, I just wasn’t ready to give up the beach.  After a month and a half in cold Taiwan and Japan, I was ready to enjoy the heat, it’s not like I was going home to warm weather either.

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I’ve been wanting to write this from the moment I got to Iloilo.  This is what I needed two days before when I was on Bantayan.  I want this to help anyone that decides to make this journey.

First, I have to say, go you for trying to get around the Philippines without flying!  You’ve got more drive than I did.

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I’m not a diver.  I don’t like water.  I probably won’t be diving in the near future.  I mean, I even avoid snorkeling at all costs.  So I was questioned a lot about why I was on Malapascua, famous for diving with thresher sharks.

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Fresh off the boat, all I wanted to do was nothing.  I checked into my room soaking wet from the weird rain between Cebu and Malapascua, changed, grabbed Shantaram (which is awesome, by the way), my towel, and headed out to the beach.

About ten minutes later it started raining.  I just brought the rain with me everywhere I went.  I went to my default activity, coffee.  And then I read about 150 pages of my book.  Solid first day.

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