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KINABUCHS GRILL AND BAR
After the city tour, we rested for a while then headed to Kinabuchs Grill and Bar for dinner. It's an open-air bar with native huts and alfresco setting. It is nestled on a side street with huge parki...
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PALAWAN
Finally our last stop was the Immaculate Conception Church, a Roman Catholic cathedral adjacent to Plaza Cuartel. This is probably the biggest and the oldest church in Puerto Princesa. It is approxima...
PLAZA CUARTEL
After Baker's Hill, it was time to move on and we discovered quite a popular historical place, the Plaza Cuartel. This was a former site of Japanese military post where 143 American soldiers were mass...
BAKER'S HILL
Baker's Hill is like a mini wonderland park with marvelous and colorful life-size cartoon figures. It's a cute place to go for an afternoon snack and leisurely walk. Since this is a small place, it's ...
MITRA'S RANCH
Our small group headed to Mitra's Ranch, a vast place owned by the family of former Philippine Senator Ramon Mitra. Ranch House I had all these high expectations and I was expecting to see a magni...
PALAWAN BUTTERFLY GARDEN
The tour continues to Palawan Butterfly Garden, a privately owned whose aim is to conserve native butterflies. I wasn't exactly enthusiastic at first and I wasn't really sure what to expect, but since...
IWAHIG PRISON AND PENAL FARM
After Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center, the tour then proceeded to Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, a correctional institute and the country's largest prison camp located in Barangay Iwahi...
PALAWAN WILDLIFE RESCUE AND CONSERVATION CENTER
We booked our half-day city tour (Php 500.00 per head) through Skylight Apartelle. Tour inclusions are entrance fees, private transport in an air-conditioned van with appointed driver and tour guide. ...
BILAO AT PALAYOK SEAFOODS & NATIVE RESTAURANT
Since we didn't have a remarkable breakfast at Kamarikutan, we headed immediately to Bilao at Palayok Seafoods and Native Restaurant for early lunch. Luckily, we beat the rush, so we were able to s...
KAMARIKUTAN KAPE AT GALERI
The next day we tried again to visit Kamarikutan Kape at Galeri. We stopped in on a Friday morning at 9:30, expecting and craving for a nice breakfast. The place is a very serene and a quiet retreat f...
ITOY'S COFFEE HAUS
After we had a perfect dinner at Ka Lui Restaurant, we headed to Kamarikutan Kape at Galeri. It was around 8:30 pm when we got there. The entrance was a bit dark and we walked a few meters to reach th...
KA LUI RESTAURANT
After a little afternoon nap we were a bit hungry and so we decided to go to Ka Lui Restaurant for dinner. We showed up early around 6:30 without reservation, but they still managed to accommodate us....
BALINSASAYAW CHICKEN GRILL AND RESTAURANT
On our first day, we were excited to have a quick lunch in Balinsasayaw Chicken Grill and Restaurant located at Manalo Extension. It's a pretty quiet area and a modest sized restaurant with a cluster ...
SKYLIGHT APARTELLE
As soon as we arrived at the Skylight Apartelle, one of the staff gave us immediately a free welcome drink (mango juice). I like the apartelle, it's located in the heart of the city and close to every...
ABOUT PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN
After more than an hour of travel from Manila via Cebu Pacific, we arrived in Puerto Princesa, Palawan safe and sound. I was delightfully surprised when I saw a local band welcoming all the passengers...