Ambot-ah Travel Blog

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Banwa Art Pension House; Iloilo to Puerto Princesa, Palawan Flight via Manila

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My second visit to Palawan happened nearing the end of 2011. I had been thinking of revisiting El Nido since June, roughly one year since the first time I stepped foot in that beautiful paradise. During those 12 months, I was occupied by my desire to b

Rediscover Palawan – 13 days in Tabon Caves, El Nido & Puerto Princesa

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I was back where I started. Some things remained as I had left them … a lot of new developments around … perhaps the biggest change I noticed during my revisit to Palawan was how much of me feels different. The last time I traveled to Palawan was o

Chico River White Water Rafting in Kalinga, North Luzon

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Lakbay Norte 3 finally goes to Kalinga province to conquer the white water rapids of the Chico River. Already tried river kayaking in Tibiao, Antique … loved it a lot! but it was still my first time to experience white water river rafting. I’ve heard

Pantabangan Dam Sport Fishing in Nueva Ecija

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After our spelunking adventure in Bulacan, we traveled further north to Nueva Ecija to try out sport fishing at the Pantabangan Dam. The first time I saw it in our Lakbay Norte itinerary, I was like … sport fishing?!! that doesn’t seem to be as excit

Pinagrealan Cave Spelunking in Norzagaray, Bulacan

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The historic Pinagrealan Cave was our first stop during the Lakbay Norte 3 media tour. It was also my first “real” visit to Bulacan :) Before, I’ve mostly passed by the province traveling through the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). Bulacan is the first

Raw Beauty of Tuasan Falls in Catarman, Camiguin

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I was starting to get disappointed with places I’ve visited in Camiguin in the last two days. Maybe I was too critical or maybe the island’s famous attractions weren’t really that spectacular. One thing’s for sure, there was a moment when I thought Cam

Tinuy-an Falls of Bislig, Surigao del Sur

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Finding out about a waterfall unofficially tagged as the “Niagara of the Philippines” made me want to visit the Tinuy-an Falls during my 12-day trip in Northeastern Mindanao. I was curious to see how it measured up, if its cascades were really comparab

Ambot-ah Travel Season 2012 Preview

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Here are my travel plans for the year, as promised. You guys might have noticed how I’ve done on a lot of solo travels in the past two years. I don’t really prefer to travel on my own. In fact, I love to travel with a group and share the experience wit

8 Days North Philippines (Lakbay Norte) Itinerary

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I had just returned to my empty hostel room in a small town in Southern Palawan when I got a call from the North Philippines Visitors Bureau. They broke the news that I was chosen as one of the lucky travel bloggers joining the 3rd edition of the Lakba

Carabao Island and Boracay Beaches Back-to-back Itinerary

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Carbao Island Itinerary Map Boracay Overnight Stop-over Boracay/Caticlan to Carabao Island, Romblon San Jose, main beach of Carabao Island Around Carabao Island: Airport, Lanas Beach, Taal Viewdeck Boracay to Iloilo via Antique Day 1 Boracay Island Sto

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