FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I was disappointed with El Nido Town; it doesn’t live up to its ‘hype’: The accommodation is over-priced and poor value for money; it is almost impossible to find anything decent on the beachfront for less than PHP2500 […]
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El Nido – Philippines – Information
FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: It is said that ‘El Nido is another one of those ‘must see’ places in Palawan… if not THE place that most people come to Palawan to see‘. El Nido is not just a target location in […]
Read moreEl Nido – Philippines – Where To Stay
FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: As with Sabang and Port Barton, the costs of pre-booking accommodation online where too high for my GRANDPAcking Budget. I had been lucky in Sabang to just arrive and find somewhere walking in off of the street […]
Read moreHoi An – Vietnam – Where To Stay
DECEMBER 2015: Click here to read our Vietnam Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: In Hoi An, I was able to Get Around By Bicycle for 2 days investigating. I concluded that the only real area for GRANDPAckers to stay in was in the heart of or within walking distance of the heart […]
Read morePort Barton – Philippines – To El Nido
FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I had already made my own way from Puerto Princesa to Sabang and from Sabang to Port Barton. The Sabang to Port Barton trip was particularly onerous. The trip is scheduled for 3.5 hours but […]
Read morePort Barton – Philippines – Information
JANUARY 2015: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: Port Barton is another one of those ‘must see’ places in Palawan. Many blogs say that it is ‘off the beaten track’; it is not. It is now on the beaten track, full of backpackers, […]
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