El Nido
island hopping from el nido
the philippines was so packed that i almost forgot about our day on the water in el nido. from the city, there are a number of standardized tours that are on offer from virtually every activity store, convenience store and…
our first filipino dinner and… pizza
this was back in el nido and we had had maybe 3 days of filipino bbq but no homestyle meals as of yet (with the exception of one chicken adobe on the beach that tasted like soy sauce chicken. yucks). …
guilt has overcome me
well the first few months of this trip has seen a pretty vicious intake of fatty pork. i was originally thinking about just the philippines and korea but then i remembered that we also had our share of braised pork…
weekly recap #12 – el nido & panglau
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. el nido (sei naczioni cottages, 5 nights), panglau (bohol bee farm, 5 nights extended one extra day) q. favourite meal a. filipino homestyle meal at golden cowrie. i have…
from el nido to las cabanas beach
aside from the small beach out of town, one of the more common beaches in the el nido area is las cabanas. if you walk around town in the morning, trike drivers will consistently ask if you’d like to head…
daytrip to nacpan beach from el nido
after napping until a late lunch on our first day in el nido we hired a pair of tricycles to head out nacpan beach about 45 minutes out of town. we were able to get them down to 800pp per…
tricycle life
now that we’re on the island/province of palawan, taxicabs are nonexistent. we’re now in the land of tricycles. might not look like much but these little bikes can pack it in. i’ve seen families of six fit on here with…
the day i cheated on lechon
this seems to be a recurring theme for the last few weeks. we find a great place to eat and have revisted them at least once before leaving the city. i usually prefer going somewhere different for fear of missing…
first 24 hours in el nido
jojo: what do i like? -beaches – i’ve never seen white sand this fine -food – lots of tourist trappy food in el nido but also tons of locals only shacks. we stumbled on a killer bbq joint to get…
