FEBRUARY 2016: OVERVIEW: My costs start at the Bus Terminal near Carong Carong Beach and include: 1 night in a BELOW GRANDPAcking Standard room 9 nights in an BELOW GRANDPAcking Standard room on the beach Food & Drink Mobile Data / Communications Visa cost apportionment Trips & Tours A Ferry from El […]
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El Nido – Philippines – Nacpan Beach
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 […]
Read moreEl 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 – Island Hopping Trip
FEBRUARY 2016: INTRODUCTION: I was staying in El Nido for 8 nights. One of the main things to do in El Nido is Island Hopping. I had already done Island Hopping in Honda Bay whilst in Puerto Princesa and, again, Island Hopping in Port Barton. The Honda […]
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 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 […]
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