Month: June 2008

  • Shooting underwater with Dicapac

    I’m taking a break from finishing the last installment of my Coron travelogue to show off my awesome underwater photos. Actually, I ran smack into a huge wall of writer’s blogger’s block. Plus, after weeks of not getting any event invites, it started coming in all at once, so I’m left with hardly any time…

  • Where the hell is Matt?

    Yup, our favorite bad dancer is back from yet another trip! After traveling for fourteen months through 42 countries, Matt Harding is back with another video of him dancing around the world. Whereas in previous travels he was shown dancing in front of landmarks across the globe, this year’s theme was dancing badly with the…

  • Leo Oracion at R.O.X. and Dialogues at Starbucks

    I’m taking a short break from writing about our Coron adventures to share these upcoming events that you might be interested to attend. Leo Oracion Everest Expedition Slideshow The first Filipino on Everest is sharing his story of triumph atop the world’s highest peak at the Recreational Outdoor Exchange (R.O.X.) in Bonifacio High Street on…

  • Island Hopping in Coron

    We woke up early, though not without hitting the snooze button several times. After our morning ablutions, we walked to the carinderia (small eatery) where we had lunch the previous day for breakfast. Seems like tapsilog (tapa or cured beef, singangag (fried rice) and itlog (sunny side up eggs) was the group’s favorite, save for…

  • Exploring Coron town and climbing Mt. Tapyas

    We check in at Krystal Lodge (some signs spell it as Crystal Lodge), then went off to settle in our hut. We have asked Mai, Krystal Lodge’s manager about boats we can use for island hopping. She refered Eran, a seasoned guide, who proceeded to tell us about the must see places for island hopping.…

  • Coron – First impressions

    The thing about having other people plan for trips is that I end up not researching about the place. Sure, I’ve read about Coron in my Lonely Planet book, as well as Dive Guide in the Philippines, but other than that, I didn’t really do as much research as I did for my earlier trips.…

  • Flying into Coron, Palawan with Seair

    We were supposed to go to Basilan. Due to the volatile situation down south (it was really shocking to find out that Ces Drilon and her two cameramans were taken on the day we planned on going there), we decided to look for other places. Several places in Negros was suggested, even Dumaguete. I changed…

  • Back from paradise and into… well, not paradise

    I just came back from one of the most beautiful places on Earth: Palawan. Together with some blogger friends and a little help from Seair, we found ourselves in Coron for a weekend break from the city and all the stress we get from work. Vilid for passage   We had amazing time together; we…

  • What’s in my bag?

    The long weekend is upon us, and like most Filipinos, I am headed out of Manila. As much as I prefer to avoid traveling on a peak weekend, this is my last chance to hit the beach as summer ends. Inside Viktor: clothes, battery charger, SD card reader, sunblock, googles, toiletries, underwater case, medicine kit,…