Philippines

Swimming with the Gentle Giants of Donsol

Posted by on Mar 28, 2012 in Asia, Philippines | 1 comment

Swimming with the Gentle Giants of Donsol

“I abruptly emerged from the bubbles to find myself directly in front of enormous spotted wall. A whale shark was slowly gliding past me, like a passenger train. All I could see was whale shark in both directions.”

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Coron: Our bait and switch destination

Posted by on Mar 11, 2012 in Asia, Philippines | 3 comments

Coron: Our bait and switch destination

“In all our time traveling I don’t think we’ve ever experienced such a warm reception from complete strangers.”

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Sabang’s Underground River, one of the 7 new wonders of nature.

Posted by on Mar 4, 2012 in Asia, Philippines | 2 comments

Sabang’s Underground River, one of the 7 new wonders of nature.

But whats more of a wonder is how the Underground River operation is going to keep up with the new influx of tourists because right now its a very long wait and a giant cluster of confusion.

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Palawan Living: The Good, the Bad, and the… Unsanitary?

Posted by on Mar 1, 2012 in Asia, Philippines | 5 comments

Palawan Living: The Good, the Bad, and the… Unsanitary?

It was a beautiful then rough trip to Palawan, followed by spectacular beaches and questionable hygiene.

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Odds and Ends on Our Way to Donsol, Philippines

Posted by on Feb 29, 2012 in Asia, Philippines | 0 comments

Odds and Ends on Our Way to Donsol, Philippines

Odds and ends on our way to Donsol, Philippines. Here are a couple of bits of things I thought were interesting.

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A Beach Lover’s Nirvana, El Nido, Philippines

Posted by on Feb 21, 2012 in Asia, Philippines | 8 comments

A Beach Lover’s Nirvana, El Nido, Philippines

Wow! Where to start. How to describe how much we loved this place… Ahh! We shared a tour boat with 2 chinese people. We took more pictures than them. That should get the point across.

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