Philippine Travel Notes

Paalala at babala: some terms or topics in this story are too technical. Baka ma-nosebleed ka! A new terminal building, a new location, the same runway. This reminds me of the Davao International Airport - the terminal building was "transferred" to the other side of the runway! Is this a trend? Maybe! Is anything wrong with that? Not for us the travelers, I think. If ever it did/may adversely affect people, they would probably have been those who do business/work at or with the airport. Like ground crews. Arrival. Anyway, here are my notes on the new airport. As said in the previous story, I arrived at it like this.., And I said "It's new yes, though not really that big. There are even no aerobridges". Thus, to the arriving passenger, getting off the plane and reaching the terminal building is still the same process as before. Meaning, you still go down the plane via airstairs, and walk on the tarmac to reach the arrival area. If anything, as far as ...

Satisfied and done with the underground river tour , we headed back to Puerto Princesa's city center, to check-in at Aziza Paradise Hotel, for an overnight stay, where our last dinner (party) in Palawan was to be celebrated. Physically exhausted from the tour, all slept (including our tour guides) as our two vans traversed the Puerto Princesa North Road that was many times zero-visibility due to heavy rains. Hah! It took us an hour and 25 minutes (without stops) from the Sabang Boat Terminal to this hotel. Driver told me it could have been faster, but the "zero-visibility" on many parts of the road, due to the pesky downpour, slowed us down a bit. Well, no one was rushing. Everyone was dry and comfortable. Oh.., the comfortable clothes we wore on the van, was due in part to that Aziza front desk girl who did not allow us to drop our bags early in the morning, before we went to the underground river tour. Thus, after the tour (still at Sabang) we chose our most comfy...