Travel is never easy. There are times when everything goes perfectly but those are far and few between. The Puerto Pension B&B on Palawan offered free transport to and from the airport, only a 15-20 minute ride. Show tickets to get inside, put luggage, backpacks and handbags through x-ray, pick up and head to over [...]
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A Long, Frustrating Day From Palawan to Moaboal, Cebu
April 1st, 2012 
Sheila Simkin 
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Puerto Pension B&B in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
March 30th, 2012 Sheila Simkin Lots of “P’s” going on here. Puerto Pension…Puerto Princesa…Palawan…Philippines! The Puerto Pension B&B is only 10 minutes away from the Puerto Princesa Airport and offers free transfers. All rooms in this four-story building have wide balconies furnished with wooden tables and chairs. Not individual balconies but one long balcony on each level with tables and chairs [...]
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A Disappointing Trek to The Batak Tribe, Palawan
March 29th, 2012 Sheila Simkin The last day and night in Palawan. We say goodbye to Dr. Margie and Art tomorrow who were then participating in a surgical mission in the Philippines. A very early start with breakfast at 5:30a, pre-ordered last night. The wonderful staff was in the dining room catering to our every need. However, the absolutely gigantic spider [...]
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A Mangrove Paddle Boat Tour Through an Old Growth Forest, Sabang
March 28th, 2012 Sheila Simkin A tasty buffet lunch was set up on the beach at the Vista Lodge Resort next to the Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort. This Chicken Adobo was tasty unlike the earlier one on Luzon. Green vegetables, rice, fish, and pork that would have been more delicious if it hadn’t been 80% fat. I single-handedly emptied [...]
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Subterranean (Underground) River and Monkey Trail in Sabang, Palawan
March 27th, 2012 Sheila Simkin The Dayulon Beach and Mountain Resort served an excellent American breakfast before a short ride to the morning excursion, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park also referred to as St. Paul Subterranean Underground River. (Don’t get confused by both names. It is one and the same.) The original itinerary said we’d trek from Dayulon Resort [...]
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The Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort in Sabang on Palawan
March 26th, 2012 Sheila Simkin Today’s destination, Sabang, took only another 1-1/2 hours to make our way up the west coast of Palawan through the hills. The driver began bumping his way along a dirt road, through fields, and past some junky looking accommodations. By now, the four of us had grown accustomed to nothing being the way we thought [...]
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The Irawan Crocodile Farm Outside Puerto Princesa, Palawan
March 25th, 2012 Sheila Simkin The Irawan Crocodile Farm is a joint venture between the Philippine and Japanese Governments. This facility breeds freshwater and saltwater crocodiles for meat and skin. The best skins come from crocodiles less than 5 years old. (Really good crocodile shoes and handbags cost a small fortune.) There are frequent group tours. We stood around in the entry [...]
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Farms? Visit Iwahig Prison Farm Followed By A Crocodile Farm
March 24th, 2012 Sheila Simkin A study in contrasts? Or, maybe not since the prison and crocodile farms contain predators. When the guide said Iwahig Prison Farm was on the itinerary, we thought he was hallucinating. Who voluntarily ever visits a prison or penal farm? I guess us… The Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm doesn’t allow video or photographs of [...]
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Weaving and Butterflies on Palawan
March 23rd, 2012 Sheila Simkin A new, and important, discovery. Public bathrooms in Luzon had stalls that said, “He” and “She.” In Palawan, we now had to look for “Babae” (men) and “Lalaki” (women. He and She was so much simpler to remember. Our journey towards Sabang continued with a stop at Binuatan Creations. A women’s cooperative that weaves placemats, totes, [...]
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The Heartwrenching Plaza Cuartel Atrocities in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
March 22nd, 2012 Sheila Simkin I must admit that Margie and myself did very little research on this Philippine trip probably thinking, “Philippines. Everybody knows about these islands, it’s westernized and not necessary to buy a guide book.” Footloose proposed an itinerary. It looked good. Booked. Nowhere did it say on any of the daily Luzon or Palawan tour details [...]
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