Travel blog, journals and photographs from The Philippines. Including travel journals, revealing posts, Filipino food, travel guides, places to visit, overland border crossings, visas and photographs
Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm in The Philippines Yes there is a giant “Welcome to Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm” sign along the ordinary bland road coming into Puerto Princesa. I hopped out of the mini van from Brooke’s point at about midday. The sky was overcast and I wondered if I was about to …
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Brooke’s Point was a place I very much enjoyed visiting. Home? No. A place to stay a while, maybe. It certainly was the type of place I could settle and write a book in. No distractions, easy going; with a rustic charm. A tourist destination? I think many would be disappointed. There are no lush …
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Dealing with Religion when traveling As I have traveled & lived through countries with the main religions throughout the world I’ve notice little written about the two subjects. Travel & religion. Is there a need? Or is it one of those subjects that people really don’t like to ask, nor talk about? It is after all one …
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Brooke’s Point is a delight in peaceful travel Early morning in Brooke’s Point is a quite time. Life starts the same as it does in the rest of the country, as dawn appears. But, it seems that bit slower here, than in the rest of the Philippines. People don’t rush. There’s not much happening; so …
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It was 4.40am when my alarm went off. I had no idea when dawn actually broke. I figured 6am. But also didn’t know how to get to the beach for sunrise. “Just go straight down this road, and then left.” The old pension house lady said. Dawn in Brookes Point Easy to say when it’s …
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I wasn’t expecting much from Brooke’s Point. In fact one of the only reasons I was going there was that no one had anything to say about the place. Apart from Sir Jame’s Brooke himself of course, but then it is named after him. The minivan driver turned out to be a nice guy and …
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My flight from Shanghai to Manila had been obscured by the fact that I had just finished my overland journey. Now that I was traveling again within The Philippines to Puerto Princesa, Palawan I remembered why I hated airline security. What’s more was the fact that it has become worse over the past 4 years. …
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