Posts Tagged: Palawan

Honda Bay Island Hopping

One of the exciting things to do when in Puerto Princesa is island hopping. If you’re an adventurer, this is the one for you. This begins in Honda Bay, a 20 – 30 minute drive from the city proper. We [...]

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Pads by Legend Hotels

In the whole duration of our trip in Puerto Princesa, we stayed at Pads by Legend Hotels. Pads is situated just beside Legend Hotel and both share the same entrance, same frontdesk and same staff. By the time we arrived [...]

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Baker’s Hill: Local Theme Park in Puerto Princesa City

Baker’s Hill is known to have delicious baked goodies such as Chocolate Crinkles, Hopia, Brownies and many more but aside from that, it is also known to be a theme park for Puerto Princesa citizens and tourists as well. Baker’s [...]

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Puerto Princesa City’s Baywalk

A short visit to the Puerto Princesa City Baywalk is part of our city tour itinerary. The development of the area may be still incomplete but it is a lovely place to stroll around. How I wish we could stay [...]

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The Grim Past of Plaza Cuartel

Plaza Cuartel, located just a few meters away from Immaculate Conception Cathedral, has a dark past. During the World War II, 143 American soldiers were burned inside the tunnel by Japanese soldiers. Eleven soldiers were able to escape from Plaza [...]

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The historic Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Puerto Princesa

Immaculate Conception Cathedral is just one of the tourist attractions in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. It is located along Rizal Avenue in Barangay Liwanag (located across Plaza Cuartel). This cathedral is very historic. This used to be a small church [...]

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Refreshments at Butterfly Garden

While we’re at the Butterfly Garden, I spotted this sign on a refrigerator . Does that mean we can drink beer while we’re in the Butterfly Garden? Perhaps drinking a bottle of Gatorade (spelled as Getorade on the sign) would [...]

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Butterfly Garden in Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Puerto Princesa is lucky to become a haven of different species of butterflies in South East Asia. The Butterfly Garden is located in Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa. It’s a small garden filled with beautiful butterflies in their natural habitat where [...]

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Firefly Watching in Iwahig River, Puerto Princesa

You’d probably think that after the city tour in Palawan, you’ll just have dinner and grab a couple of beers at Kinabuchs. You may want to rethink your itinerary and experience firefly watching. In firefly watching you will cruise the [...]

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Underground River, Finalist for the New 7 Wonders of the World

Puerto Princesa’s pride, the Subterranean River National Park is now an official finalist in the New 7 Wonders of the World. This won’t only be Puerto Princesa’s pride but definitely be the Philippines’ pride. The New7Wonders in Zurich announced on July [...]

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