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El Nido Palawan to Manila Direct Flight via ITI

January 23rd, 2012

Arelle V. White

I first went to El Nido in January 2010 via Puerto Princesa on a more than five hours of Van ride, and the roads were still being done then. We don’t know how to do it again on the way back to Manila so we flew a Direct Flight from El Nido to Manila via Island Transvoyager, and I’ve been taking it since then whenever I have no errands to do in Puerto Princesa.

It’s just an hour of scenic flight! Fare is P 6,750 one way. If you are booking an El Nido to Manila flight, you have to contact Arts Cafe in El Nido and if Manila to El Nido, you have to contact Island Transvoyager in Manila.

Watch the video of me onboard and how it’s like on the flight. I would strongly recommend you bring an ear plug handy. And trim down on your luggage because only 10 kilos is allowed per person. Extras will be charged accordingly.

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2 Tropical Beach House must haves

January 21st, 2012

Arelle V. White

I flew with my brother-in-law and his soon to be wife to Palawan to check out the progress of our beach house in El Nido, and it is starting to come into shape with the roofing installed. We used Metalplas short for Metallic Plastic for roofing, it’s a new German Technology design made in the Philippines, engineered primarily for extreme weather conditions such as extremely hot or cold. In the case of a tropical country the Philippines, it is very applicable being Rust-proof, fire-resistant and super Cool.

In a few days, our shipment for another German Technology and German made Solar Panel is arriving and will be installed. This means our comfort level will increase significantly from having no power or generator powered (expensive on fuel), to virtually cost free power. Of course, the solar panels are not in-expensive, but it’s a one time investment that will recoup it’s cost in five years or so if we paid monthly for electricity on-grid.

So yes, 2 of the Tropical Beach House must haves are:

1. A very good roofing that could withstand the elements and keep you cool and comfortable underneath it!

2. A Solar Power Electric Source

And on a very good note, we were told that a few days ago, Governor Mitra of Palawan visited our area and announced that soon the road will be done for a four wheeler to be able to pass through our place. It is believed that P40 Million has been budgeted to scrape a road from Bucana to Diapila in El Nido, Palawan with the goal of promoting farmers to market accessibility and to boost tourism in still isolated beaches of El Nido such as Duli Beach, Dagmay Beach and Diapila.

Kudos to the offices of Mayor Lim and Governor Mitra and of course P-Noy! Maraming Salamat po!

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God protects, pray!

January 7th, 2012

Arelle V. White

Praying for God’s protection!

In a recent trip to El Nido, Palawan where we are developing a camp site and our would be house, my cousin Rene, niece Ching together with our housemate Tess and I had to take a BUS to the nearest place to take a small boat ride to our place. I took my car once and the road was terrible for a car plus I’d rather sit and enjoy the great views than get busy driving. And along the way we had a very serious bus trouble that almost took our lives. Thank God for saving us all from a mishap. I am truly grateful to my husband, my mom and my siblings and some really good friends who prays for me especially during my travels.

Just a few minutes off from town is a winding road going up and down hill, when on a curve, our bus driver was turning the wheel but the bus won’t follow. I thank God for the prayer he answered even before we left the terminal. The bus stopped just a couple of feet away from a sure fall by the cliff, I am so grateful that the driver had presence of mind. The lady owner of the bus was even seated in the front, and would not have been spared if we fell, Ching and I was seated right behind the driver and would have been a very critical spot too.

Our bus kept going the direction of the arrow and stopped right there!

We found out later that 2 buses have fallen off the same spot few months earlier and there had been casualties. My husband and I who was out of the country then and I texted and he said if no bus pass by, that we just hire trikes to take us to Bucana to catch the boat waiting for us.

On the picture is where we could have fallen down if it happened, 50 feet down easily. I thank God for the angels He sent to really stop it.

We made it safely to our place! God is awesome. We later learned that it took 3 hours for the bus to get fixed and made it to Bucana safely too.

What happened was the steering wheels connection to the steering rod gave in! Imagine that!!! Praise God really, I believe my cousins, niece and I still have a lot of missions in life to accomplish!

The steering wheel connector to the rod detached! oh my..

If our boat is on the water, we were to take a straight boat ride from town to our place. This boat should be back in water soon… Wowislands Travel and Tours will operate it as an Island Hopping boat for tourists who wants to see the lagoons and explore the white sand beaches of El Nido Palawan.

21 Seater Banka named I'm Yours (means it belongs to God!)

That's our foremen Tito Win and Cris welcoming us

View from our front deck

Wowislands Travel and Tours will soon launch trips to this place for those want to enjoy beach camping. Those diving to the nearby Islands North of Palawan are most welcome to make Dagmay, Teneguiban, El Nido, Palawan a camping stop over. It will have clean comfort rooms and shower areas as well as cold drinks available for a more comfortable stay! So it will just be a half way roughing it kind of camping!