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Philippines speedshow! 4 months, 2300 photos, 4 minutes.
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jobellezamora asked:
hi. im sorry im asking randomly here, its just ur one of the blogs that appeared when i typed el nido on tumblr. im planning on going to el nido with a friend but apparently there arent any commercial flights to el nido so i think we myt hav to do what u did which was ride the bus and the jeep and stuff. yeah, i read ur blog. anyway, do u think there are other options on how to get there from puerto prinsesa coz the bus seems crazy. and also how much was it?
There are some commercial flights directly to El Nido, but I think all of them are on Seair: http://flyseair.com/
They’re very expensive.. ~8000 PHP [$184 USD], but it might be worth it if your time is limited.
You basically have to fly into Puerto Princesa unless you want to pay a lot. A flight from Manila or Cebu is around 2000 PHP [$46 USD] via Cebu Pacific Airlines or Philippine Airlines. From Puerto, you can either take a bus or a van (air conditioned). Bus is around 300 PHP [$7 USD] and the air conditioned van is around 600 PHP [$14 USD]. Your luggage is also likely to sit inside the van with you, unlike on the bus where they might want to put it on top.
ALL transportation leaves from the San Jose Terminal in Puerto Princesa. All tricycle drivers know where this is. You can just hop on a bus or van when you get there, but if you want a van, I highly recommend you book one in advance. I did mine through El Nido Artcafe.
It takes about 9 hours to get to El Nido from Puerto. There is about a 2 hour stretch from Taytay to El Nido that is unpaved road and very bumpy.
our sleeping travel companion, Benjamin. Jasmine posing behind him.
We finally got seats on the very back of the bus. Not very comfortable, but better than standing. The people in the middle are seated on wooden planks that they wedge under the cushions of the neighboring seats.
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Photo of the bus from the outside, right before we got on it. This thing was loaded down inside and out. We nervously let them strap our backpacks to the top of the bus.
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We got on the bus to find that it was incredibly crowded, so much that there was nowhere for three of us to sit. We stood for an hour or so of the trip while we waited for people to be dropped off. This photo is of my travel friend, Benjamin, basically hanging out of the door of the bus - not exactly by choice.
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After we got off the jeepney that takes you from Port Barton to Roxas we waited for a little over an hour to catch the bus to take us to El Nido. There are no real schedules.. the bus just gets there when it gets there.
That nifty pile in the front is of our backpacks.
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One of the crew from the jeep, hammering a giant stake into the ground so that they can hook the winch from the jeep to it.
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Port Barton is separated from civilization by an almost entirely dirt road. When it rains, it can become impassable. This road is probably the one thing keeping Port Barton such a unknown and untapped tourist spot - you can’t get to it unless you’re willing to travel this road basically.
This is a photo of the jeepney we took to get out of Port Barton. We got stuck in the mud on the way up a hill. Luckily, jeeps are amazing vehicles. We all got out of the jeep, walked up the hill and waited as they drove it up the hill the rest of the way assisted by a winch.
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so we were on this island.. absolutely nobody else on it except this dog. im friendly with him, he’s friendly back. jasmine is sleeping in the sand and bjorn and benjamin are on another island.. so this dog leads me around the island on a short trek. we sit down and i have my hand on my water bottle.. and then he’s like, “hey”.
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Christmas tree at the tourism office in Port Barton. I arrived in October. Christmas starts here pretty much in September.
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Eating with my travel friends (left to right): Jasmine (Spain), Bjorn (Germany) and Benjamin (Germany). We’re at Jambalaya, a wonderful little restaurant in Port Barton with a healthy selection of books and a healthy menu as well.
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Photo one of my travel friends took of the celebrations going on in Port Barton while we were there. All the school age kids from the San Vicente province come to Port Barton to play drums and xylophones. Marching and baton twirling too. And a sports competition. It’s sort of like a county-wide celebration here. The kids came from all over and arrived by jeepney and boat.
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The porch area of my cottage
