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Tao Philippines Sailing Expedition: The Palawan Adventure to End All Adventures

Posted on July 14, 2017

The portentous weather of a passing storm delayed our departure from El Nido in northern Palawan, the pencil-thin Philippine province repeatedly lauded by glossy travel magazines as the #1 best island in the world. The clouds finally surrendered to the midday sun, spotlighting a scenery that I thought only belonged to the realm of dream sequences or desktop wallpapers. A deserted islet lay before us, fringed with coconut trees sprouting from talcum-white sand and embraced by water that glimmered inRead More→

Exploring Coron with Coron EcoLodge! [SP]

Posted on May 14, 2013

Coron EcoLodge – stay at the heart of Coron town! Coron EcoLodge invited me to revisit Coron, Palawan to experience their new accommodation located at the heart of the town. I was picked up at the airport and brought to the boutique hotel centrally located in Coron town along Real St, a short walk away from all the restaurants, markets, souvenir shops, boat piers and banks. They have clean and cozy standard A/C rooms, good for two persons, are at PHPRead More→

Coron: Crown of Palawan

Posted on August 31, 2010

An archipelagic spattering of limestone called Coron in northern Palawan has created a labyrinthine paradise of incredible seaside cliffs, coral reefs, white-sand coves, lagoons and brackish lakes. There’s much to see and do for the adventurer: feed reef fishes at Siete Pecados, snorkel along the underwater cliffs of Kayangan and Barracuda Lakes, challenge yourself to dive down and touch Skeleton Wreck, or play Survivor at secluded Banul Beach. Gazebo at Mt. Tapyas Viewpoint Cattle along the Airport Road Coron IslandRead More→