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By the Sulu Sea — Chapter Three — The Aunt She Never Knew
Shelby spun into her room, flipped on the air conditioner, and kicked back on the bed. The cool air was pure luxury. She grinned to herself about an intriguing guy named Jesse. Then she thought back over all that happened since she arrived in the Philippines just a few days ago. Shelby’s first two days in the country were a…
By the Sulu Sea — Chapter Two — His Blue Eyes
Puerto Princesa Street Scene Huge acacia trees spread shade over the sidewalks. Everywhere she looked, there was someone. Kids in school uniforms of white shirts and navy-blue shorts or skirts smiling at her. Swarms of tricycles. Lots and lots of people. Ahead, across a busy street, a huge red sign said Edwin’s Chinese Food Palace and Disco. And not…
By the Sulu Sea — Chapter One — The Backpacker Inn
Puerto Princesa from the Air Let the adventure begin, Shelby thought as she lugged her huge backpack through the open glass doors of the Puerto Princesa airport into the blazing sun. She’d arrived on the island of Palawan! Shelby Landour left San Diego, California four days ago, a freshly-minted college degree in hand. She flew into Manila first, the Philippines'…
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…
Boat to Small Palawan Island
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Today I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of possible cover ideas for the fiction book I'm *not really* writing. I mean, I'm 'writing' it, as in I've started writing it. But *not really* because of Real Life. But I still like to think about it - so here are some…
The Underground River: One of the New 7 Wonders of Nature
@DonnaAmisDavis Entrance to the Underground River Beaches, boats, bats and caves - for an experience like no other, put the Puerto Princesa Underground River on your bucket list. The Underground River, as it is also known, or shortened even more to PPUR, was recently officially named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Where else can you combine tropical…
Rene’s Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Rene's Saigon Vietnamese Specialties Welcome to Rene's Saigon! This is one of the oldest Vietnamese restaurants on Palawan. It started out as a small affair right inside the Palawan Vietnamese Refugee camp. Later Rene's moved to its current location down Rizal Extension, otherwise known as Airport Road. It's the same street that runs through…
Palawan Aerials – Islands and Coastline
A huge thank you to our kids, Chris and Elisa, for these pictures. During their recent visit, they had the opportunity to fly down the coast of Palawan in a small plane, and snapped off a few of our gorgeous coastline. These views remind me of what an old friend used to say, "If you haven't been to Palawan, you've…
Deep Forest Garden Inn – Puerto Princesa, Palawan
We had dinner at Deep Forest the other night, and I couldn't help noticing that they had made some nice changes. There is a whole new terrace level, with lovely rattan seating, and cascades of colored lights. Aerial View of Deep Forest Garden Inn Jean-Pierre Riccio, Deep Forest's owner, was in the restaurant when we arrived, so I asked him…