Balabac vs El Nido 2026: Which Island Hopping Is Better? Every few weeks someone messages our page asking the same thing, and it usually arrives at midnight in a wall of text: “We only have time for one. Balabac vs El Nido island hopping, which one should we do?” Fair question. Terrible question to answer...Read More

Port Barton Restaurants 2026: Where to Eat & What It Costs Here’s the thing nobody warns you about Port Barton: you come for the beaches and the turtles, and then you spend a surprising amount of your trip just deciding where to have dinner. The good news is that the Port Barton restaurants scene punches...Read More

Port Barton Snorkeling Guide 2026: Reefs, Turtles & Tips If you’re putting together a Port Barton snorkeling guide in your head from a few Instagram reels and a hostel noticeboard, let me save you some guesswork. Port Barton is a small fishing village on Palawan’s west coast, about four hours north of Puerto Princesa, and...Read More

Transport is where most Port Barton budgets get decided. Get this right and everything after it is easy. From Puerto Princesa Shared vans leave from the San Jose Terminal in Puerto Princesa, and some operators will collect you at the airport for a small extra charge. Expect roughly ₱500 to ₱700 per person in 2026...Read More

Best Snorkeling in Coron for Non-Divers: 2026 Guide Here’s the thing about Coron. Almost every article you read about it is written for scuba divers, and you come away thinking the good stuff is locked behind a certification card you don’t have. That’s not true. The best snorkeling in Coron for non-divers is genuinely world...Read More

Philippine Crocodile in Palawan: Conservation, Facts and Where to See Them (2026 Guide) Most people come to Palawan chasing lagoons and limestone cliffs. Almost nobody comes here thinking about crocodiles. And honestly, that’s part of why this topic keeps getting overlooked, even though Palawan sits right at the center of one of the most quietly...Read More

Palawan Bearcat (Binturong) Facts You Should Know in 2026 The first time I smelled a binturong before I saw one, I honestly thought someone nearby was running a popcorn machine. We were on a jungle boardwalk near Puerto Princesa, and the guide just laughed and pointed up into the canopy. That’s the Palawan bearcat, he...Read More

WW2 History of Coron’s Sunken Japanese Fleet (2026 Guide) If you’ve ever floated above a shipwreck in Coron Bay and wondered how an entire fleet ended up on the seafloor, here’s the short answer: war got there first. The WW2 history behind Coron’s sunken Japanese fleet is one of the most dramatic stories in Philippine...Read More

Leave No Trace in Palawan: A Practical Guide for Responsible Tourism (2026) Here’s the thing about Palawan: everyone who visits falls a little bit in love with it, and then they tell their friends, and then their friends come too. That’s exactly how a quiet fishing town like El Nido ends up with boat traffic...Read More

5-Day South Korea Itinerary for First-Timers from Manila Five days is the length most Filipinos actually get. Two days of leave either side of a weekend, maybe a holiday bridging it, and suddenly you have a trip. So this south korea itinerary for filipinos is built for exactly that: one city, one day trip, no...Read More