El Nido doesn’t have a lot to offer out-of-work marketing copywriters – this level of natural beauty means there’s just no need to spin or exaggerate so the choice across town is simple – Tour A, Tour B, Tour C or, you’ve guessed it, Tour D.
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El Nido. Trust me – you need to go take a look…
I’m not young. Would like to be, but am not. So when travelling the lure of the new is strong – always forwards, never back – three score years and ten – yada, yada. Until I met El Nido. I. Am. Going. Back.
Travelling North to El Nido
From Puerta Princesa North to El Nido it’s about 250 km and you’ve got two choices – the public bus (40PHP to the terminal, plus 350 PHP for 9 hours of non-airconditioned fun), or 650 PHP for the “luxury” minivans i.e. only 1 or 2 more passengers than seats. It’s a 6.30am pickup and an…
Arriving on Palawan
24 hours after leaving Indonesia and 3 flights later, it was wheels-down at Puerta Princesa, capital of Palawan in the Western Philippines.
