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El Nido Corong Corong Marimegmeg Beach and Stunning Vistas
Sunset at Marimegmeg Beach For a small secluded town, El Nido Town Proper can be quite noisy and grimy these days especially during the festival seasons or holidays. There’s the town plaza events with...
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El Nido Corong Corong Resorts and Tricycle Fare Guide
A hammock with a view of Pinagbuyutan Island There are a lot of Corong Corong Resorts now and it is growing with the mainstays expanding. Here’s a list of some of the accommodations there, it’s not a...
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El Nido Tour B Island Hopping: Of Caves, Sandbars and Soft Beaches
On the Snake Island Sandbar Even after being in El Nido for 3 months, I seldom go island hopping since it is an activity I partook on my first visit taking Tour A and Tour C then. Not to mention it’s...
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Cross of Remembrance
At the Sunken Cemetery For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. ~ Matthew 25:14 Latest print “Cross of...
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Sea Kayaking Cadlao Island from El Nido Town
Kayaking in Cadlao Lagoon As the largest island in Bacuit Bay, Cadlao Island is an imposing presence that has become the popular landmark island being so close to town. Despite its proximity, it’s...
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Aliwan Fiesta 2013, Revisiting the Philippines’ Mother of Festivals
Dinagyang Festival, Aliwan Fiesta 2013 Campion “Aliwan” is a tagalog word which means to amuse or entertain. A term fitting for this so-called “Mother of Festivals” called Aliwan Fiesta, running...
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Transit: Off to Sibaltan, Where the Sun Rises in El Nido
Sibaltan Beach illuminated by the morning sun Like George Mallory was saying, “Because it’s there!”, is there any other good reason to explore? A lot of people mainly see the EL Nido town and the...
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Watching the Twilight Glow
Beautiful Twilight Glow at Dolarog Beach El Nido We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. ~ Anais Nin Photo Print “Watching the Twilight Glow” now available at...
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The Balay Cuyonon Museum and the Mangroves of Sibaltan Beach El Nido
Enter Balay Cuyonon There’s a curious little icon on the map of an old fort. It meant that there’s a historical site, sitting on the north eastern side of El Nido, just right smack in the town of...
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Paddling through Erratic Waters for Bubog Island Sibaltan
On the shores of Bubog Island in Sibaltan El Nido We traveled about 37km by bus from El Nido town proper to Sibaltan with our kayak in tow. My friend wanted to see the potential of the place for a...
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Hello and Goodbye to the Sunrise at Sibaltan El Nido
Sibaltan Sunrise at the Marine Sanctuary Guardhouse I always have a soft spot for small charming towns. Sibaltan is one of those peaceful coastal towns I could get lost to if I just want to have an...
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Mantigue Island and its Denizens of the Deep
Encounter with a Greensea turtle while snorkeling at Mantigue Island Five years are enough time for a place to change. Such is the case for Mantigue Island in Camiguin, North Mindanao. With Cebu...
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Going Underwater at the Camiguin Sunken Cemetery
Sole Sister Lois snorkeling at the Sunken Cemetery “Why would I want to do that?!” Chele, one of our comical and lively companion in Camiguin exclaimed with a ghastly expression on her face when I...
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Wide-Eyed Again at White Island Camiguin
View of Mt Hibok Hibok (center), Mt Vulcan (right) and Mt Mambajao (left) from the White island in Camiguin Pure sands, sun, sea and a whole lotta fun is what one can expect from this almost...
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Photo Tour Notes from Vigan, Sagada and Baguio
Clouds rolling in at the Kiltepan Valley in Sagada It’s the 3rd year for Jim Cline’s Photo Tour in the Philippines headed by none other than Karl Grobl himself. I was told that they were quite...
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Postcards | The Twilight Glow at Dolarog Beach El Nido
The wooden pier at Dolarog Beach And just when you thought people have covered most of El Nido beaches, here’s another one to add to the many still left to be discovered (or written about). Las Cabanas...
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Setting Foot at Pangulasian Island El Nido: An Eco-Luxury Island Getaway
View from one of the Pool Villas at Pangulasian Island I must say, the idea of El Nido being expensive come from the popularity of the El Nido Resort Islands of Miniloc and Lagen in Bacuit Bay. While a...
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Sprucing Up Lagen Island El Nido
The tranquil view at Lagen Island The exclusive Lagen Island managed by El Nido Resorts is the largest of their resort islands boasting more nature cover than their resort facilities. It’s also home to...
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Corregidor Island | The Malinta Tunnel Laterals Traverse
At the Malinta Tunnel in Corregidor Island Corregidor Island is a fascinating destination close to Manila. It’s replete with history in all corners, magnificent ruins as testament to the island’s...
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Marikina Book Museum and Ethnology Museum
The Book Museum Facade and the Filipino Mythical Creature Totem Pole on the right I met a few travelers who likes to collect items they find meaningful and unique when visiting places. Some would...
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