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Palawan, You Go! Travel + Leisure Votes Palawan #1 Island Overall
Entrance to the Puerto Princesa Underground River on Palawan A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO MY FAVORITE ISLAND! WOW! Travel+Leisure Magazine just announced the winners of their Best Of 2013, and Palawan made Number 1 Island Overall. Here's the link to the Travel+Leisure list. So many factors contribute to an island being voted The Best. Palawan is home to the Puerto Princesa…
San Diego, California
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Big Waves at La Jolla, the January Swell Come along today, and we'll venture across the Pacific Ocean from Palawan, Philippines to visit my hometown. I was born and raised in San Diego, California. Well, I was actually born in La Jolla, the gorgeous upscale village on a jewel of coastline. That's what my…
Our Palawan Monkey – We Called Her Monk
Palawan Monkey --We saw this little monkey on Christmas Day, as we drove through the Palawan countryside, and she reminded us of a pet monkey we had many years ago. -- We called her Monk. Her name was Daisy, but Daisy just didn’t fit someone so rambunctious and feisty. She was a little long-tailed macaque. She showed up at our…
Bear Cats (or Binturong) on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Bear Cat or Binturong I'm in love. They are furry, and have the sweetest faces. Above is a close up on one of the fuzzy guys. Or maybe she is a girl? Palawan Bear Cats, also known as Binturong. Two Bear Cat Friends The dictionary definition: binturong |binˈtoŏrô ng | noun A tree-dwelling Asian…
Win a Piglet!
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Piglet Raffle Promo This sign really gave me the giggles. Anyone in need of a piglet? Let me know, I'll see if I can enter your name in the monthly raffle.
Bona’s Chaolong on Palawan – Vietnamese-Filipino Beef Stew
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis View of Bona's from Manalo Street For a quick, delicious meal in Puerto Princesa, on your way to or from the Underground River, you can't beat Bona's Chaolong on Manalo Street. Vietnamese-style beef stew noodles, with a Palawan twist! To find Bona's Chaolong, go to the end of the National Highway, past the Provincial Capital complex,…
Marston Matting – WWII Leftovers on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis - @donnaamisdavis Recently I was doing some research came across the official name of a common Philippine item. Everywhere you go in the Philippines, you see fencing made from this stuff: Old Puerto Princesa Home with WWII Fence It is called Marston matting. When we first arrived in the Philippines, more than 30 years ago, a…
San Diego Kids Free October – San Diego Loves Kids – 100 Free Attractions in October!
Feeding the Ducks at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Kids are free in October all over San Diego! 100 partners have joined this year for San Diego Kids Free October. The San Diego Zoo has offered kids-free Octobers for more than 25 years. Local tourism officials expanded the program last year to get families to extend the summer traveling season…
Palawan — One of 20 Best Trips of 2011 — National Geographic
Underground River Entrance Palawan was honored to make National Geographic's list of the 20 Best Trips for 2011. And a warm Philippine welcome to all the visitors who are taking NatGeo's good advice and visiting this beautiful island! Puerto Princesa, and the rest of the island has many wonderful places to see and things to do. If you are a…
New Year’s Eve on Palawan – It Ain’t San Diego, Baby
by Donna Amis Davis Top three signs that you aren't in San Diego on December 31st: 1. Fireworks on New Year's Eve instead of the Fourth of July. 2. Stall after stall of firecrackers for sale. They are illegal there, but not here. So be warned, New Year's Eve gets crazy with sparkles, noise and smoke. 3. Piles of fresh…