Palawan
Elephant Cave Karst Mountain and Ugong Rock Adventures: Adrenaline on the Rocks
After concluding our Puerto Princesa Underground River tour with a sumptuous lunch, we headed to Barangay Tagabenit to try out another one of Puerto Princesa’s Ugong Rock Adventures. This was not included in our tour package, but we decided to visit Ugong Rock since we felt we need a dose of adrenaline. But before we […]
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park: A Journey to a Mountain’s Heart (Part 2)
In Part 1, we told you about the beautiful scenes and adventures as we journeyed to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Now, let’s go into the subterranean cave itself. The Puerto Princesa Underground River is basically a complex river-cave system that has been carved inside the stunning karst mountain called St. Paul’s Karst […]
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park: A Journey to a Mountain’s Heart (Part 1)
The Philippines is laden with wondrous natural treasures whose beauty defies imagination. Unfortunately and unfairly, these magnificent sites are unheard of due to the lack of a clever, strategic tourism campaign. Most tourism campaigns focus on enchanting but the same old things about the country—white-sand beaches, rich diving sites, Spanish churches and remnants, exotic culture, […]
Puerto Princesa City Tour: Plaza Cuartel and The Baywalk
The Philippines was a major player in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. Thus, it is not really surprising that many remnants of the Great War remain. Dark, bleak remnants that remind us of untold suffering and horrible destruction. Remnants that remind us of the costly sacrifice that our warriors suffered to preserve our […]
Puerto Princesa City Tour: Binuatan Creations
Weaving is a way to create fabric in which two separate sets of yarn or thread are interlaced at right angles to produce cloth or fabric. Since weaving by hand is not effective and requires immense strength, our ancestors invented the loom, a manually operated device that holds the warp threads steady while filling weft […]
Puerto Princesa City Tour: Rancho Sta. Monica and Baker’s Hill
Virtually any city in the Philippines has what is colloquially called a “lovers’ lane.” Often, a lover’s lane is a cool, quiet place perched on an area that offers a splendid, encompassing view of a city, a bay, a cove, a forest, or a seascape. It’s a place where friends visit to relax, munch on […]
Adrenaline Romance 