My Short Visit to the Beautiful El Nido Palawan, Philippines Paradise

Well , hello everyone! Franz here once again. Merry Christmas and advance Happy new year 2020.  
My post today is not about the celebration of Christmas but my short vacation in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines . FIY to you guys.. according to my friend google here's a bit of info about El Nido palwan:

El Nido is a Philippine municipality on Palawan island. It’s known for white-sand beaches, coral reefs and as the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago, a group of islands with steep karst cliffs. Miniloc Island is famed for the clear waters of its Small and Big lagoons. Nearby Shimizu Island has fish-filled waters. The area has many dive sites, including Dilumacad Island’s long tunnel leading to an underwater cavern.

Area: 923.3 km²

Weather: 27°C, Wind E at 35 km/h, 71% Humidity

ZIP code: 5313

Mayor: Edna G. Lim

District: 1st district

this is my front view from our hotel room , literally you open the glass door, which also serves as the entry way, and there is the beautiful view of the ocean.. unfortunately you cant swim in the beach right there beacuse according to the care taker there's electric current going on there. but there are so many beaches sorrounding this island that you can go and swim and enjoy.

 

the blue building is where we stayed.. it's called the Aqua lodge.. free breakfast, lots of restaurants and stores surrounding the lodge, very friendly staffs, they also have parking area at the back if you are bringing with you a car. 

im gonna share some of the many, actually aeverything is beautiful.. people were very friendly and hospitable. I'll share some of the pictures for you to enjoy, so you'll have an idea what to expect when you visit El Nido.

If you happened to visit El Nido, Palawan, there are  two ways to get there.. direct to El nido via subic international airport.. and you will land at Nacpan airport El Nido or from manila airport get a plain to Puerto Princessa and hire a van which you can get outside the aiport of Puerto princessa for 1500 pesos per person and travel to Elnido for more or 6 hours.. but you have to be ready of the long drive as there will be not much stops for pee or water.. bring water a lot of music in your phone, powerbank for charging and internet is on and off.. but you will have fun along the way.. theres a lot to see.. when you are in El nido you can hire motorcylcles to go around the el nido and the different beaches. there's also tricycale you can hire.. Restaurants are everywhere.. in the vicinity of the lodge we stayed.. But when you go to the Lio beach the restaurant is a bit pricey for us.. Nacpan beach the are reasonable restaurants everywhere...island hopping is a must, its 7th/person , if you wanna try kayaking the lagoon you can hire the kayak for 200 good for 2 and 400 good for 3, there boat vendors selling refreshments in the islands but its expensive, like 1 buko/coconut is 150 a piece. Cr is not available in all islands.. there was 1 but it isnt clean though..you are not allowed to bring blastic bottle with you for water but you can ask water to drink from the boat staff you are in. Theres a lot of souvenir shops all around the lodge we stayed.. just walk around and you can find cheaper ref magnets for as low as 20pesos and and key chains to 10 pesos.. just walk around and dont hesitate to ask for discounts. 

That's it people.. I hope this infos help you a bit in deciding to visit El Nido Palawan, Philippines.

Thanksgiving 2019 in Philippines

Good day everyone! How are you people doing?! Its been awhile since my last blog post. Before anything else allow me to greet our brothers and sisters in US as they celebrate Thanksgiving.  Happy Thankgiving to you all! 

As for me, since my husband is American, we celebrated thanksgiving as well here in Philippines. How did you celebrate thanksgiving? 

I asked my handy dandy friend "Mr. Goggle" about how thanksgiving came about? so here's what i found:

(in North America) an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A similar holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October.

As a Filipino, most often than not, every occasion is thanksgiving, we are always thankful for every waking day. Every opportunity that is givin is a blessing and me personally, i'm always grateful.  Now that my husband is American, i always see to it that we celebrate and prepare for Thanksgiving, to bring him back home somehow. 

What am I grateful for? A lot.  For the life i am living.  To most people they might think its not real but it is.  I couldn't ask for more.  I live a life that i ever wanted. Loved and appreciated.  It's truly a blessing to have found my home. I am thankful that we're healthy.. I am able to make other people happy, for the gift of understanding and forgiveness.  Finding my peace is something i am grateful for as well, i wish everyone find their peace also.  I am happy just the way i wanted it to be.  I thank the people who are with us along this journey.  May we continue to support and love each other for so many years and plentiful Thanksgiving days to come.