Ok ok, I was a bit harsh on the food...
The lunch included on the day trip in El Nido was actually pretty good - ok, delicious. And had another tasty burito and fajita at the local Mexican place - What can I say, I am a sucker for Mexican - too bad they do not have an Indian place over there. There is actually an Indian guy (currently running an internet shop) who wants to open one of my favorite cuisine eateries...but he is looking for investors - sorry bud, euros are dwindling very fast here (and I am a bit splurging). Back to the local stuff: I guess you just need to find the right place... they are not by default all great as was the case in the previous country.
After El Nido decided to go to Port Barton, this place was actually a bit of a disappointment...The place is much much quieter than El Nido (maybe just a bit too much) but it could not satisfy my temporary shift to beaching. The beach over there looked very similar to the previous one...littered with boats to do a day tour... I was hoping that the beach at the city would be the thing itself...The road to PB was far more interesting (Largest Asian potholes for me so far) than Port Barton itself so only stayed one night. I heard from others that the one at Sabang should be much nicer but I guess I am a bit out-beached. And apparently there are a lot of sand flies over there (a French girl showed me her legs...that looked like... ouch). After territorial fish at the small lagoon, jellyfish and bedbugs at La Banane my body is already a mine field... and some of this nasty stuff on my feet has been torn open by flip flop walking so sand flies is not the thing I am looking for right now.
So I am back to Puerto Princesa where there is electricity all day (the shutdown as of 6am to 6pm is not only limited to the major tourist attraction in the North of Palawan). It is amazing how easy it is to take power for granted...it was really annoying for me as I was desperately searching for a PC at Port Barton to book a flight. The 'one' (yes just one was connected to the world) at the 'internet' cafe was occupied every time I checked it. Obviously there was WiFi but I am still walking around with pen and paper. It is not a disaster as I managed to book a flight to Cebu in PP, but since the booking is now only one day in advance it costs me 12 euros more... If you really plan your trip here - ie booking everything upfront - it will save you a significant amount of money but I do like my flexibility (especially after the loss of it in Vietnam). So, the 'current' plan is:
plane from PP to Cebu: 1 night, just enough to know the city as I will have to be there again for my flight to Borneo anyway
ferry from Cebu to Bohol for the melocakes and some small primates
ferry from Bohol to I-forgot-the-name but the biggest city is Mambajao (just North of Mindanao) - Volcanos, waterfalls and such
ferry to Mindanao to get a plane back direction Cebu or something...probably everything will be different tomorrow anyway
The lunch included on the day trip in El Nido was actually pretty good - ok, delicious. And had another tasty burito and fajita at the local Mexican place - What can I say, I am a sucker for Mexican - too bad they do not have an Indian place over there. There is actually an Indian guy (currently running an internet shop) who wants to open one of my favorite cuisine eateries...but he is looking for investors - sorry bud, euros are dwindling very fast here (and I am a bit splurging). Back to the local stuff: I guess you just need to find the right place... they are not by default all great as was the case in the previous country.
After El Nido decided to go to Port Barton, this place was actually a bit of a disappointment...The place is much much quieter than El Nido (maybe just a bit too much) but it could not satisfy my temporary shift to beaching. The beach over there looked very similar to the previous one...littered with boats to do a day tour... I was hoping that the beach at the city would be the thing itself...The road to PB was far more interesting (Largest Asian potholes for me so far) than Port Barton itself so only stayed one night. I heard from others that the one at Sabang should be much nicer but I guess I am a bit out-beached. And apparently there are a lot of sand flies over there (a French girl showed me her legs...that looked like... ouch). After territorial fish at the small lagoon, jellyfish and bedbugs at La Banane my body is already a mine field... and some of this nasty stuff on my feet has been torn open by flip flop walking so sand flies is not the thing I am looking for right now.
So I am back to Puerto Princesa where there is electricity all day (the shutdown as of 6am to 6pm is not only limited to the major tourist attraction in the North of Palawan). It is amazing how easy it is to take power for granted...it was really annoying for me as I was desperately searching for a PC at Port Barton to book a flight. The 'one' (yes just one was connected to the world) at the 'internet' cafe was occupied every time I checked it. Obviously there was WiFi but I am still walking around with pen and paper. It is not a disaster as I managed to book a flight to Cebu in PP, but since the booking is now only one day in advance it costs me 12 euros more... If you really plan your trip here - ie booking everything upfront - it will save you a significant amount of money but I do like my flexibility (especially after the loss of it in Vietnam). So, the 'current' plan is:
plane from PP to Cebu: 1 night, just enough to know the city as I will have to be there again for my flight to Borneo anyway
ferry from Cebu to Bohol for the melocakes and some small primates
ferry from Bohol to I-forgot-the-name but the biggest city is Mambajao (just North of Mindanao) - Volcanos, waterfalls and such
ferry to Mindanao to get a plane back direction Cebu or something...probably everything will be different tomorrow anyway
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