Trip to Palawan Philippines: Day 1 & 2

Hello everyone! its been a while, i just came from a 5 day vacation w/ my wife & sisters. Its my 1st time to have this kind of trip (Palawan, Philippines Oct. 10-15,06) :) i have a slow internet connection so i will just post it part by part & i haven't resize the others yet..

Day 1: Going to Peurto Princesa, Palawan

"Candid shot at the departure area"
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"Boarding"
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"A view from the plane"
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After almost an Hour & a Half, we arrived at Puerto Princesa.

"Lunch at Badjao Seafront Resto."
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Hon. Mayor Edward S. Hagedorn of Puerto Princesa was also having his lunch at Badjao.

"The Mayor & us"
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After having our lunch, we had our city tour in Puerto Princesa.

"At the Butterfly Garden"
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"Crocodile Farm"
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Final stop for that day.

"Bakers Hill"
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Thanks for Looking, still more to come... :)

Day 2: Going to El Nido, Palawan

Going to El Nido! from Puerto Princesa, it takes 8-10 hours (4hours for the cement road & rough road for the rest) to get there by land. depending on the road conditions.


"The Ride"
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its such a pain in the a$$, the 3/4 of the road is bumpy & dusty.

"Along The Ride"
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Finally, we're got there..

"View from the beach"
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"Just Playing around w/ the background"
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Thanks for looking, still more to come...

Lots of interesting photos and looks like you had a lot of fun.

Wow, very nice photo essay!

I like the wide variety of photos here. Thanks for sharing emo

I started keeping a mental tab of all the photos that really popped for me, but then the number exceeded my mental capacity to remember them. Very cool shots in this series, Emo. Looks like you had a lot of fun.

wow. i love it

Thaks a lot OFG, Nikon, Jake, ChopperLinc & ckalanik if you have plan to visit south east asia, visit the Philippines first :D