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|Travel|

So a throwback to our week in Palawan, most of our time was spent at El Nido. A location that belongs to Northern Palawan, El Nido is actually a province of Palawan and not a city. The only city in Palawan is Puerto Princesa – that’s for another entry.

Traveling to El Nido is a bit expensive rather than traveling to Puerto Princesa, that’s why we decided to fly out 1^st to Puerto Princesa then once we land we headed straight off to El Nido. The travel time was 4 to 6 hours via rental van.

Our 1^st day in Palawan was already a planned day all on its own. We accommodated ourselves with El Nido’s famous Package A for the island hopping experience. This was the package that takes you to El Nido’s well-known sceneries, from the famous Big Lagoon to their Small Lagoon where you will need to go via kayak just to get into the place.

It was the middle of September and here in the Philippines, it is within the country’s wet season. Fortunately during that day, the sun was up and lively, but not too much because there were plenty of clouds here and there.

The 2^nd day was not so much of a happy weather, the day started off with huge rain droplets and strong winds but nonetheless we still went through it. The day was scheduled for the Package C which is the second well known package in El Nido. The Package B was mostly consisted going into secret beaches and small lagoons that were really hard to get into but were still beauties.

If you were to ask me, I liked Package A. I truly recommend the Package A especially if you’re in a tight schedule and you only have limited time in El Nido.

So unfortunately after our 3^rd day in El Nido (which was the day for Package B). 5 am in the morning we were already scheduled to head off to Puerto Princesa this time, again via van.

Actually I told my mom that I was gonna come back to Palawan in the near future, specifically El Nido. I truly enjoyed the place, and I really want you guys reading this to experience it on your own. It will be worth every peso that you’ll spend on it. And also the Puerto Princesa entry will be up soon so watch out for that.

#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #ElNidoPalawan

Hotel accommodation: Sea Cocoon (look them up on the internet, they really have good
facilities for a hotel in the province)

|Travel| So a throwback to our week in Palawan, most of our time was spent at El Nido. A location that belongs to Nort...

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|Travel|

By trivia, this place is considered the Most Visited Place in the Philippines. The trivia alone can provoke you in booking a plane right away, taking a leave from work, absences from school, then start packing your things then you are off. A place that is filled, healthy, and purified with the beauty and capabilities of nature. The Most Visited Place is Palawan.

Palawan is considered as one of the most stunning locations not only in the Philippines but also across the globe. Housing of course one of the Seven Wonders of Nature – the Puerto Princesa Underground River. It is located at the western most part of the Philippines.

So this trip was actually a spontaneous one, because this trip of ours was officially funded by my Aunt and her husband, as a way of saying thank you specifically to my Mom and Dad. So all in all, we’ve let her decide and schedule what we were gonna do while we were there, and also where will we be staying, and also what activities we will be doing throughout the trip. Our trip lasted for 5 days.

The 1^st day was mostly spent on traveling from Manila to Palawan, then from Puerto Princesa Airport Terminal, we were guided immediately to a van which we would ride for 5 hours heading to the northern part of Palawan which is El Nido. We spent almost 3 full days in El Nido. If you wanna get a full glimpse of myself being in El Nido, watch out for my new contents here on my blog, soon.

On our 4^th day in Palawan, we were up very early in the morning so that we could catch our van heading back to Puerto Princesa where we will be spending the rest of our time there until our flight back to Manila on the afternoon of the next day. On the same day actually we went to visit the crowning glory of Mother Nature in Palawan – the Puerto Princesa Underground River. The Underground River was very thrilling, the experience of witnessing a spectacular piece which only nature can create is truly breathtaking.

On our last day, luckily our flight isn’t due until 5 pm in the afternoon and being with Cebu Pacific Airlines plus the heavy rain falls, surely the delay is amidst. So we spent the rest of the day touring around Puerto Princesa City which is the Capital of Palawan. A full blog entry about seeing Puerto Princesa will be posted soon here on my blog so watch out for that.

With these 5 consecutive days, I truly saw, experienced, and felt as to why would Palawan be called the Most Visited Place in the Philippines. If you’re a backpacker looking for a new place to discover, or just like a Travel Blogger yearning for travel and making the most out of the places he visits, Palawan is truly a recommendation. I told my parents that I will soon be back in Palawan, especially El Nido because El Nido was actually my favorite, hopefully with some other people especially my friends. It is More Fun in the Philippines.

Travel via Cebu Pacific.

|Travel| By trivia, this place is considered the Most Visited Place in the Philippines. The trivia alone can provoke y...

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|Food|

A spontaneous food trippin’ scenes with the family happened this weekend. From Tagaytay to Talisay, Batangas food was all around. And let me tell you, I rarely do food trips but when I do activities like these even I get excited and happy.

1^st location for the food trippin’ is in Tagaytay. The night was cold and rainy, I just arrived at Tagaytay because I still had to finish my 2^nd session for my review. So I arrived at 8pm and I waited for my fam to pick me up because I also didn’t brought an umbrella HAHAHA!

Luckily my folks haven’t had dinner yet, so we went around Tagaytay looking for a place to dine. Then I saw, Paman Restaurant near Serin Ayala Malls and then they agreed that we should try and eat there. And so we went. The Pamana Restaurant was said to be one of the most luxurious dining spots in Tagaytay, and it really was.

Pamana Restaurant is currently owned by the family of Heart Evangelista that’s why it’s very well known by famous personalities, and almost by every tourist heading to Tagaytay. They serve traditional Filipino home-cooked meals. They pay attention to the process and also the details of what the food is. My personal favorite meal is they Blackened Calamares. Below are the meals that we ate:

The next day we were ready to head home back to Metro Manila, then I suggested why not make the most out of the day. So in the afternoon we went down to Talisay, Batangas then roamed around Taal Lake.

After the tiring travel, we asked some locals for a good place to dine here in Talisay and they gave an answer. Sorry, I forgot the name of the diner but I still know where the location is Huhuhuhu… Places near Taal Lake are very well known for their seafood because they’re near the sea. Seafood was mostly what we ordered that lunch time. Below are the dishes that we ordered: