Monthly Archives: August 2010
Golden Sunset in Banol Beach: Breathtaking
For our last stop in our Coron Island Hopping Tour, we sailed to an isolated beach in one of the coves of Coron Island – Banol Beach. It [..]
Twin Peak & Lagoon: Breathtaking
Our penultimate destination before heading off to Banol Beach for sunset, is the Twin Peak & Lagoon. The twin lagoon is nestled in a cathedral of huge limestone [..]
Siete Pecados: Snorkeling Heaven
Our next stop during our Coron Island-hopping tour was the Siete Pecados Marine Sanctuary – a group of seven islets and home to a diverse and rich coral [..]
Kayangan Lake: Spectacular
On our second full day in Coron, we started our “small Coron Island hopping circuit” by taking a motorized boat off the main Coron wharf (where the wet [..]
Conquering Mt. Tapyas: Exhilarating
There are only a few things you can do in the town of Coron. One can actually navigate the whole town on foot in just an hour (or [..]
Calauit Island: Philippine Safari
Ever since I was a small boy, I have this fascination for the wildlife. And one of my biggest dream is to visit an african safari someday. But that [..]
Hong Kong Revisited: 2010
I have been to Hong Kong several times before – as a wide-eyed tourist (my first out of the country trip ever), a social visit to my brother who used [..]
Tim Ho Wan Dimsum House: Delicious
What else do you do in Hong Kong aside from shopping and sight-seeing? EAT of course! This may pre-empt my wife’s blog on our recent Hong Kong [..]
San Rafael Farm: An Oasis
On our last day in Tacloban before heading to the airport for our 4:30PM flight back to Manila, our gracious hosts, Gerry & Ludette Ruiz, together with their vivacious [..]