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Getting to Palawan – the Philippines Tropical Paradise
Blog: Vagobond.com - 4 May 2012
If there is any Philippine destination that can be truly called a “tropical paradise,” it is Palawan. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Puerto Princesa : Honda Bay Tour and Puerto Princesa – It’s More Fun in the Philippines
Blog: Vagobond.com - 10 January 2012
The new slogan for Philippines Tourism is "It's more fun in the Philippines" and you know what? I would have to agree. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Calamansi Butter
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 22 April 2010
So these little fellas are calamansi, Filipino style, tiny, spherical citrus fruit which experts believe originated as a cross between a mandarin and a lime. They are, along with ube (purple yam), probably one of the defining flavours of the Philippines. What makes the Filipino calamansi (or kalamansi) so fantastic is the absence of bitterness. [...]
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Butterflies and Mimosa
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 22 April 2010
I’ve always been a fan of provincial museums. Which probably comes from growing up in an era when the Thomas the Tank Engine road show meant one man, a trainset, some photos and some index cards, hammered out on the kind of manual typewriter which takes the circle out of the O, rather than today’s [...]
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Underground River Experience, Palawan
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 27 February 2010
Dec 19, 2008 - The term "its the journey, not the destination" definitely does not apply to the Underground River. The bumpy 2.5 hour drive from Puerto Princesa and the wet and wild 20-minute boat ride are not what I'd call enjoyable. Halfway through the trip, you'd start to wonder whether the river is worth all the trouble.But alas, we reached the river grounds, safe and sound. It seemed to be tucked away in some kind of a rainforest, like a hidden treasure waiting to be discovered. It looks like a scene from Indiana Jones.
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Cock Fights & Naughty Monkeys
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 13 February 2010
Relaxing as it is to spend time diving, snorkelling and island hopping, even that gets a little strenous after a while (it’s a hard life), so it was time to leave El Nido for somewhere even more relaxing. Port Barton lies on the coast of Palawan, about half way between the tourist centres of El [...]
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