Part 27: Reflection..... I had a few days to rest and recoup back in Manila before jetting off to Thailand. Still on a huge buzz from Palawan, I began organising myself, catching up on a mountain of washing and deciding what to bring, as I would be touring Thailand for nearly 3 weeks. Also loosely planning my route, and making lists of places to visit. What Palawan had taught me, other than to travel light, was to fully appreciate things, Immerse myself comple...

Part 26: Pasalubong..... It was time to ready our selves for the homeward journey back to Puerto Princesa, and once more make the decision of which form of public transport to use on that long bumpy journey home. For me, it was a no brainer, I think we more than earned our backpacker 'juice' and deserved the air-conditioned people carrier back to the islands capital, even though it would blow our feeble budget, I didn't care. The cost was 200 pesos each, leavin...

Part 25: The underground river..... On our way back to the accommodation after the Mangrove river tour, we decided to walk around the village just as the sun was beginning to set. We could not have timed it any better. The reflection of the rocks and clouds on the still, and clear mirror like sea was really quite serene. I was doing my best to capture the moments on my iPhone camera, but in truth my friend was doing a far better job than me. Everywhere I loo...

Part 24: Sabang..... Sabang was as quaint and picturesque a village as you could possibly begin to imagine, gently kissing the sea, with a panoramic view of limestone rocks and dashing mountains from left to right, surrounded by a luscious tropical environment, with small fishing boats bobbing up and down on the bay, yes indeed this place was beautiful. There was a convenience store, a couple of clothes stalls and one or 2 cafes, that was it. Young kids where ...

Part 23: Standing room only.... I was still on high from my Island exploration yesterday - It was such a fantastic day and left me wondering if I could ever better the experience. We had to check out of the accommodation really early this morning to head north on Palawan island, to the fishing village of Sabang. There were several ways to do this. One was take a non stop air-conditioned people carrier, the other was to go by boat. But I decided to choose the...