Disneyland was my childhood dream. But because my parents couldn’t afford to take us to Micky Mouse’s little world, I promised myself that I would fly to this place someday. Someday had finally come. It was the day we had all been waiting for. It was the reason my niece and nephew were with us on this trip. We wanted [...]
Exploring Ocean Park Hong Kong is not an easy task. The theme park is just so big and the rides and other attractions are so far from one another. If you want to experience everything it has to offer, you will have to spend the entire day. Actually, I don’t think a whole day is enough. LOL. Traveling with kids? [...]
It was 10am and we just had our first full meal of the day. We had brunch at KFC because it was the only dining place in the area near Tai San Guest House that the kids could recognize (other than McDonald’s). Our itinerary for the day included Ocean Park and Victoria Peak. It was still drizzling and the baseball [...]
Our trip to Hong Kong was filled with first times. For starters, it was my family’s first trip abroad. It was also my first time in Hong Kong. It was their first time to ride the plane and first time to stay at an airport. Imagine the excitement of my mom, sister, niece and nephew. That’s why even though our [...]
I had always wanted to visit Hong Kong. I had always wanted to experience enjoying the rides at Hong Kong Disneyland and see the many species of marine animals at the Hong Kong Ocean Park. When I was a child, the only amusement park I went to was Enchanted Kingdom but that was all. I had never been to other [...]
Many of us have always dreamed of traveling abroad. But before you can do that, you will have to secure a passport. I am summarizing the passport application process and enumerating the requirements listed on the DFA website in this post to guide you and help you avoid the hassles of securing a passport that you might encounter along the [...]
Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan, is one of my favorite cities in the world and probably the local city I loved the most. The city boasts of countless natural wonders, good food, outstanding cleanliness and friendly, hospitable, disciplined people. I’ve been to Puerto Princesa several times before and I know I will keep coming back to this place. [...]
Puerto Princesa City may look vibrant today but like many cities in the Philippines, it also has a dark history. This is most evident in a small park in Barangay Liwanag called Plaza Cuartel. Plaza Cuartel looks like your ordinary city park with concrete pavements, towering trees and benches. The ruins of an old garrison and tunnels are proof of [...]
We started the Day 3 of our Puerto Princesa City Tour with a date with butterflies and crocodiles. After a stop at the Palawan Butterfly Garden and the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center, we still had four more stops to go to. Bear in mind that we traveled around on a tricycle with Kuya Ding leading us (P300 per [...]
When the Poor Traveler was just a young boy, he heard from a magazine show on TV of a child being attacked and then devoured by a huge crocodile in the province. Since then, I had feared crocodiles. I didn’t like seeing them even on TV. Whenever National Geographic Channel would feature them, I’d switch channels. They had been giving [...]
Our flight back to Manila was scheduled at 2pm so we still had the entire morning to explore Puerto Princesa City. Again, our original plan was to take the City Tour by Casa Linda, which cost P600 per person. That would allow us to explore the city on an air-conditioned van. But if there’s one thing we learned by then, [...]
The Poor Traveler isn’t really a brave food lover. I’m just a food lover. But I’d rather be on the usual, ordinary, typical, safe, boring side when it comes to trying a place’s delicacy. That explains why eating sea urchin at Virgin Island in Bohol didn’t interest me. And why I barely touched the stingray served at KaLui restaurant. My [...]
After the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park experience, we headed back to Sabang Beach for lunch. We were so tired and hungry so when our buffet lunch was ready, we were more than ready to dig in. Unlimited Filipino food at Sabang’s gorgeous beach — oh life, I love you. We failed to take photos of our lunch because [...]
Our original plan was to take Casa Linda’s Puerto Princesa Subterranean River Tour with buffer lunch at P1600 per person. However, the tricycle driver we met (Kuya Ding, 09186620495) referred to us a travel agency that offered the same tour with buffet lunch at a lower price — P1300/pax. We grabbed it. Kuya Ding gave us the number and we [...]
Ask anyone in Puerto Princesa about the best restaurant in the city and there’s a big chance he or she will point you to Ka Lui. KaLui is probably the most famous Pinoy restaurant in Puerto Princesa City. It is just 10 minutes from the airport. And lucky us, we just had to walk going there from Casa Linda, where [...]
