kesh. travels.

Calaguas Islands
Remote islands with white-sand beaches in Vinzons, Camarines Norte

So far, nothing compares to the Calaguas Islands experience I just had last April 26 to May 2.  It was supposed to be just a two-night camp on the islands which became a five-night-stranded-in-typhoon story.

We’ve been planning for months to go to this remote island in Camarines Norte.  Google it out and you’ll find tons of breathtaking, virgin-beach photos of Mahabang Buhangin.

This is our story, Paul’s birthday story.
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Coron, Palawan
Coron Island Hopping, Mt. Tapyas Climb, Snorkelling in Siete Pecados, Coral Gardens and in WWII Gunboat, Safari Adventure in Calauit Island and swimming in Twin Lagoon, Kayangan / Cayangan Lake, Colomboyan Island, Concepcion Waterfalls, and Makinit / Maquinit Hot Springs.

Part 3 of 3: This is a continuation of my Coron, Palawan - Day 1 (Part 1 of 3) and Coron, Palawan - Day 2 (Part 2 of 3) posts.

Coron, Palawan - Day 3 | Calauit Island Safari Adventure, Concepcion Falls, Cashew Factory

In day 3 of our Coron, Palawan trip, we experienced the safari adventure in Calauit Island, Busuanga.  We woke up early because we were excited to see grazing zebras and we can’t wait to experience feeding giraffes.  Coron Village Lodge also told us to wake up early for the animals are only there during mornings and they tend to go back to the forest in the afternoon.

After drinking coffee, we started our 3-hour trip to Calauit.  Since it’s just around 4 in the morning, we’re all
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Coron, Palawan
Coron Island Hopping, Mt. Tapyas Cimb, Snorkelling in Siete Pecados, Coral Gardens and in WWII Gunboat, Safari Adventure in Calauit Island and swimming in Twin Lagoon, Kayangan / Cayangan Lake, Colomboyan Island, Concepcion Waterfalls, and Makinit / Maquinit Hot Springs.

Part 2 of 3: This is a continuation of my Coron, Palawan - Day 1 (Part 1 of 3) post.  Also Coron, Palawan - Day 3 (Part 3 of 3) is already posted.

Coron, Palawan - Day 2 | WWII Gunboat, Colomboyan Island, Coral Gardens
In day two of our Coron trip, we get to experience more of the Coron islands. But before we headed the islands, we woke up early to witness the beautiful Coron sunrise.  Although it was a not-so-easy 718-step stair climb on Mt. Tapyas, it was all worth every sweat drop.  We reached the top just in time, giving us the opportunity to witness every second of the Coron sunrise.

I don’t know what happened but the thing I hated the most about this part was that I forgot to change the white balance of my camera.  But even though we had bluish pictures, it wasn’t that difficult to convince myself that we have great pictures and besides, the
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Nasugbu, Batangas - Caleruega

Go to my previous Caleruega blog entry (4CSA/4CSB/4IM) for stories.

Here are some of the pictures I took:

For the entire album of the 4ITA/4ITB Caleruega Retreat photos, go to my PicasaWeb
@PicasaWeb - Nasugbu, Batangas - Caleruega Retreat with 4ITA/4ITB

Coron, Palawan
Coron Island Hopping, Mt. Tapyas Cimb, Snorkelling in Siete Pecados, Coral Gardens and in WWII Gunboat, Safari Adventure in Calauit Island and swimming in Twin Lagoon, Kayangan / Cayangan Lake, Colomboyan Island, Concepcion Waterfalls, and Makinit / Maquinit Hot Springs.

Part 1 of 3: Two posts follow this part: my Coron, Palawan - Day 2 (Part 2 of 3) and Coron, Palawan - Day 3 (Part 3 of 3) posts.

One word to describe our Coron trip… sulit (value for money)! Two words to describe our Coron trip… super sulit. Hehe. The food is great, service is superb and people are really nice.

We followed the itinerary provided by Coron Village Lodge. Among the cheaper accommodation options that we have, we chose Coron Village Lodge. The options are:

Coron Village Lodge
Darayonan Lodge
KokosNuss Garden Resort
Owen Ferrer’s DIY Coron

Below are the
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