Tag archives for Donna Amis Davis
Sand Art Swirls by Tiny Crabs
Sand Swirl Who are the artists responsible for these masterpieces that magically appear on the beaches of Palawan at low tide? These Vincent Van Goghs are actually tiny, almost invisible crabs, called Sand Bubbler Crabs! They come out of their burrows when the tide is down. They eat the micro-animal particles on sand grains, then scrape the leftovers into balls,…
Because of Palawan is on the Road!
Hey there! I've been quiet on this little blog here for the past couple of years. Because life. And, also, because I've been using some of my spare time to actually work on the novel, now called Because of Palawan, that I started back in 2010 or 2011. And guess what? This past September I finished it. That moment when you…
Tide Pooling!
by Donna Amis Davis - @donnaamisdavis Winter Low Tides Are Best For Tide Pooling Fall and winter in San Diego is Tide Pool season. The lowest tides of the year are perfect for exploring one of the local tide pools. Tide charts help you find the best day and time of day for the necessary low tides. You need to…
Windansea Sunset
San Diego was hit by an unusual heat wave this summer. One evening Bill and I escaped to the beach for a Windansea sunset. A week or two before we'd attended a memorial service at Windansea for Matt, a family friend. We had gathered on the rocky bluffs of Windansea beach. Matt's friends, family and pastor all shared memories and tears. Then…
Ka Inato Rizal Avenue – Art & Great Food
@DonnaAmisDavis When in Puerto Princesa, coming and going from your Underground River trip, Go Local! Puerto has so many terrific restaurants that are locally owned. Ka Inato is one of them. We enjoyed a great meal there on a recent trip to Palawan. Ka Inato Rizal Avenue - Local Art, Local Materials, a colorful mix Ka Inato on Rizal Avenue…
Tiger Trail: 7 Reasons Your Kids Will Enjoy It (Though #5 Upset Me)
The new Tiger Trail exhibit is really amazingly well done. Visitors to San Diego wonder, Is it worth the drive up to Escondido to see the San Diego Zoo Safari Park? Will the kids enjoy it as well or better than the Zoo? The answer is yes, yes, and yes! The Tiger Trail exhibit is child-friendly. But you don't have…
La Jolla is for Lovers. . . and Seals
La Jolla is home to many wonderful things - the University of California at San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the late Dr. Suess, the venerable La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla Cove, gorgeous views and scenery. But my favorites are relative newcomers -- the colony of Pacific harbor seals. La Jolla began to be settled by modern settlers in the late…
Nagtabon Beach on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Outrigger on Nagtabon Beach After some intense weeks of work, Bill and I took off on a Saturday to a beautiful spot. This is Nagtabon Beach, on the west side of the island of Palawan, in the Philippines. It is about a one hour drive north of Puerto Princesa City. We were the only…
Underground River in the LA Times!
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis I am stoked to see our beautiful island's Underground River featured in the LA Times. LA Times calls the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park one of the bizarre and unusual destinations of the world. Here in Puerto Princesa, on the island of Palawan, Philippines, we refer to it simply as The Underground River.…
Rice, It’s What the Philippines Eats!
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Mountains of Rice Living and working in the Philippines for the last 30-plus years, I can't help but think about RICE. I propose that the Filipino has a different relationship with rice than does the average non-Asian-heritage American. Seven Clues About Filipinos and Rice: I'll share seven of the clues that led me to…