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 […]
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Port Barton – Philippines – GRANDPAcking Costs
FEBRUARY 2016: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Port Barton Town Centre and include: 1 night in a BELOW GRANDPAcking Standard dorm 5 nights in a GRANDPAcking Standard cottage 100m from the beach Food & Drink Mobile Data / Communications Visa cost apportionment Trips & Tours Transport from Port Barton to El […]
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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, […]
Read morePort Barton – Philippines – Island Hopping Trip
JANUARY 2016: INTRODUCTION: I was staying in Port Barton for 6 nights. One of the main things to do is Island Hopping. I had already done Island Hopping in Honda Bay whilst in Puerto Princesa. The Honda Bay trip cost PHP1200 PLUS PHP150 for Mask & […]
Read moreSabang – Philippines – GRANDPAcking Costs
JANUARY 2016: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Puerto Princesa (PP) City Centre and include: Transport to the PP Bus Station and a Minivan to Sabang 4 nights in a BELOW GRANDPAcking Standard hotel Food & Drink Mobile Data / Communications Visa cost apportionment Trips & Tours A party night […]
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JANUARY 2015: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: Sabang is one of the ‘must go to’ places from Puerto Princesa; it is here that you get to the UNESCO listed Underground River. The 8Km long Underground River is the longest navigable Underground River […]
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