Philippine Beaches
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Showing posts with label Philippine Beaches. Show all posts

El Nido (The land of great pleasure) Part 2

So what now after the six hours of roller coaster ride? Well, it's time for you to look for a place to stay if you haven't pre-booked your accommodation yet and you're in for an adventure. As for us, we have local friends around who looked for the most inexpensive rooms they can find. 

 I didn't have a photo of the room but it was made of interwoven splits of bamboo for walling (sawali). It was also cramped but it has a bed that can accommodate two people. 


Let's talk about the island hopping, alright?

A friend of a friend gave us a number we can call to discuss about the island hopping adventure my friends were dying to experience. After talking to the boat owner by whom we handed the rent of P2,500 to hop six islands, we also gave a thousand pesos to the boatman for our food. After an hour, we went off to the beach with gears like life vest, goggles and the like.

The islands off the coast of El Nido are the ones that will blow you away. They are different, exotic and extremely beautiful compared to other beaches I have visited so far. Some have lagoons, limestone cliffs, and caves you won't believe exist. "Paradise" will simply be your brain's word of the day.

To be continued...
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El Nido (The land of great pleasure) Part 1

While rummaging my stacks of photos I was surprised to see our El Nido trip a year ago. I cannot believe I haven't made a post about it yet and left it in oblivion for so long. A place such as this shouldn't be forgotten. How can I be so forgetful..

 Some facts about El Nido.

El Nido is located in the northern part of Palawan, a first class municipality and managed resource protected area. It's no wonder CNNGo dubbed it as the best beach and island destination in the archipelago. In fact even Bourne Legacy star Rachel Weisz was wowed standing in the presence of great beauty during the filming of the movie.

We rented a van and left Puerto Princesa City in the morning with stops along the way for lunch, dinner and wash room - making the trip six hours, tops. The view along the way was superb especially during the morning as fishermen made themselves busy throwing nets onto the sea while the sun slowly rose from the horizon. It was a perfect backdrop so to speak. 
The Barkadz
The trip was bumpy as hell you'll wish you never go (rough road and all that). But fear not! "Once there, you will forget all your exasperation and will simply be in awed of its beauty." That was the exact statement of our driver during my first visit a few months ago. True to his word, El Nido is a paradise. Nothing else comes close in my opinion.

To be continued.
Note: This post is dedicated to my second visit as it's part of our honeymoon stage *wink*. It's a shame I don't have photos of the first trip.
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