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Coron Accommodation: Centro Coron
Six years, red paint, some Chinese characters, and Centro Coron doesn't look anything like the photo I saw in their facebook page. Nevertheless, I was glad to find that it was indeed in the center of...
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Starry Starry Night at Kingfisher Park
A 45-minute tricycle ride (Php 800 for 5 pax, roundtrip, arranged through Kingfisher Park) from Coron Town and we found ourselves at the gate of Kingfisher Park, where Ale (short for Alejandro), the...
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Coron Ultimate Tour with Calamianes Expeditions and Ecotours (DON'T!)
Coron Ultimate Tour. The first time was in 2009, followed by 2012, and the third time when direct flights to Busuanga from Cebu have been brought back – 2017 (now). Why do this tour over and over and...
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Coron Island Escapade Tour
Though it's my third time in Coron, I have never done the Coron Island Escapade Tour. The first time I was in Coron, in 2009, the day we decided to do to Coron Island Escapade Tour, the weather wasn't...
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Isla Culion Historic Tour and Snorkeling with Kawil Tours
In 2009, my friend and I did a DIY tour of Culion Island: we took the public boat from Coron to Culion and just roamed around the town by ourselves, without any guide. We only knew that Culion Island...
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Coron Accommodation: Zuric Pension Coron
Our PAL flight to Cebu from Busuanga was cancelled and we were housed at Zuric Pension Coron. The pension house is in the center of town, just across Centro Coron, and is therefore also walking...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Sesenta
The next best thing to Chowking's chao fan.Spotted along the National Highway in MoalboalFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.
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Shinjuku Airbnb
For our three nights in Tokyo, we stayed at an apartment in Shinjuku booked through Airbnb. If I travel to Tokyo again with three friends, I would stay here again. Why?Location. The apartment is off...
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Memorable Tokyo Eats
I haven't eaten anything in Japan that I didn't like or maybe I really just like food. We had ekiben which are boxed meals sold at train stations, bento (boxed meals) and onigiri (rice balls) from...
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Odaiba
Odaiba お台場, a shopping and entertainment district on a man–made island, was our first stop in Tokyo. Not for shopping, but for the jaw dropping 18-meter tall Gundam at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza. I am not a...
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Doing Touristy Things in Tokyo
There are so many things to see and do in Tokyo, but we only had two days and these were what we managed to visit:Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building東京都庁Free admissionNorth Observatory930AM to...
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On subways and exitsLarge subway stations have many exits. Choose the right one (closest to your destination), not just any exit. Of course you can still find your way above ground even if you take the...
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A Night to Remember in Ainokura
We rose with the sun on a Sunday (on a Sunday, imagine that!), hurriedly washed the sleep from our faces, dressed, tidied and locked our little airbnb apartment, and stepped out into the 12˚C Tokyo...
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Kyoto Accommodations: K's House Hostel Kyoto, Guesthouse Wind Villa, Shiori Yado
These are the hostels/guesthouses in Kyoto that I have stayed in. All are within a 10- to 13-minute walk (900 to 1100 meters) from Kyoto Station.K's House Hostel Kyoto418 Naya-cho, Shichijo-agaru,...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Sesenta y uno
Sa Luzon may mga butingting,Sa Liloan may Beautithings.Spotted at Landing Catarman, Liloan, CebuFor more amusing business names, please visit Go Random.
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Wisdom from the Road #52
On exits #2What should you do after you have checked in your hotel/hostel/guesthouse? Jump on the bed to test its springs? Wrong. Fluff up the pillows? Wrong. Familiarize yourself with the emergency...
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Kyoto by the Thousands
The prefecture of Kyoto is home to over 1600 Buddhist temples (and 400 Shinto shrines) and in Kyoto, I saw not 1000 temples (I don't think I'll ever see all of Kyoto's temples in my lifetime!), but...A...
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Japanecdote: Turning Japanese
We spent half a day waiting for the girls to turn Japanese. By the time they had stepped out of the rental shop clad in a kimono, we were already hungry—it was almost lunch time. My friend, Ryo, whom I...
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Braving the Crowds at these UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto
For UNESCO World Heritage Site nerds like me, Kyoto having 17 in the prefecture, is a wonderland:Kamigamo Jinja 上賀茂神社Shimogamo Jinja 下鴨神社Toji 東寺Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺Daigoji 醍醐寺Ninnaji 仁和寺Kozanji 高山寺Saihoji...
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Japanecdote: If Only I Could Speak Nihongo
On the 8th day of our trip, we left Kyoto early in the morning and in 15 minutes, we alighted from the shinkansen at Shin-Osaka Station where we dumped our bags in coin lockers (it was still too early...
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