Tag Archives: El Nido

Pre-measured Petrol

Leave a comment Posted by on March 11, 2015
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El Nido, Palawan: A liter of petrol in Coca-Cola bottles

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Generic Fiesta Ornamentation

Leave a comment Posted by on March 4, 2015
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Banderitas in El Nido town for the upcoming Balinsasayaw Festival this March

The most visible generic sign of an approaching town fiesta is no other than the banderitas. These precursory colorful flying triangles effectively set the mood of the townsfolk for the festivities.

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Beach Snapshots: El Nido Town & Caalan

Leave a comment Posted by on March 3, 2015
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Life in the tropics (town beach)

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Somewhere at the right side of El Nido town beach

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Either walk or paddle to Caalan beach from the town

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One cannot resist self immersion in the clear waters of Caalan beach

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Famished? Paddle (or walk) to Gawad Kalinga restaurant somewhere in the stretch of Caalan beach that is nearer to the town. The atmosphere was tropically idyllic as you sip fresh buko juice and snack on calamari

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Pleonasmic Signs in El Nido

Leave a comment Posted by on February 28, 2015
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The word inn and its synonyms namely, hostel, pension, and rooms

Sometimes extra words were added unconciously so as to be absolutely clear, though some readers may find it unnecessary, at times funny, but oftentimes an effective way to reduce the probability of misinterpretation.

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Then the use of 'lodge' in another El Nido Inn sign

One example is the multiple signs of El Nido Inn where its redundancy gives one a  very clear message that it is indeed an accommodation, a very cheap one.

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Cottages in this one

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Cheap accommodation for global visitors

Other examples are a couple of dive shop signages wanting to emphasize diving in the water just in case you have different sort of diving in mind. Finally, a life vest to make you safe.

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Safety life vest

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Corong Corong Sundown

1 Comment Posted by on February 27, 2015

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DIY: Danggit Lamayo

Leave a comment Posted by on February 10, 2014

Occasionally there’s fresh danggit in the talipapa near the village where I live so in one of those times I decided to get some (80 pesos/kilo) and asked the fish lady to open it up.

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Fresh danggit

I marinated the danggit in vinegar, garlic and salt and let the fish absorb the marinade overnight inside the refrigerator before freezing it.
Danggit lamayo is usually eaten as breakfast in Palawan. It was in Coron where I had this for the first time as my daily breakfast. After that first time, I’ve observed that in Puerto Princesa and El Nido, fried danggit lamayo is ever present in the breakfast menu of hotels, guesthouses and resorts.
One thing normal to danggit lamayo (no matter if it’s boneless or not) is the price. It’s expensive even if the concept is the same as those packed marinated bangus. Must be because rabbit fish isn’t farmed.

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Deep fried danggit lamayo if paired with fried egg and eaten with fried pink rice makes a very satisfying "fried" almusal

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Hand-drawn Map

Leave a comment Posted by on September 12, 2013
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Lovely typography in the Bacuit Bay map

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El Nido Poblacion

Leave a comment Posted by on September 11, 2013

Tourism is the trade in this town center. Here are some photographs of the poblacion including its beach.

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Narrow town street

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Early morning clouds

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Sundown in El Nido beach

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Beach of the poblacion

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El Nido poblacion beach where the island hopping starts and ends

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More boats and that’s the pier on the leftmost side and the Coast Guard building

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Public market as seen from the bus terminal side

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I’d rather ride a bus than a van between El Nido and Puerto Princesa. It may take longer but each stop to pick or drop local passengers is something worth noting. Bus ride gives more stories and views than the point-to-point characterless vans

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El Nido Waters

Leave a comment Posted by on September 11, 2013

The surrounding islands and waters of El Nido in shades of green.

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Two guys served as ballast in this area of shallow waters

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This gal can’t help taking a self-portrait in this dreamy place

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Lagoon

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One of the many islands surrounding El Nido

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7 Commando beach

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Approaching El Nido poblacion

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