Travel stories by Johanna Frejoles
Palawan not only takes pride of their majestic beaches and lagoons but also for having a diverse habitat for different species. One of these places is the Palawan Butterfly Ecological Garden and Tribal Village located in Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City. This beautiful garden is a sanctuary of different butterfly species in Southeast Asia. Once you enter the garden, you …
Just beside the Palawan Cathedral is Puerto Princesa City’s walled park, the Palawan Massacre Monument, where a commemorative marker is installed in memory of the World War II American Prisoners of War (POW’s) who were massacred in this place on December 14, 1944. A sculpture of an emaciated American man in chains rising from a fire, symbolizing the oppression of …
Lesson learned when I hiked Osmena Peak for the first time: Don’t do it on an empty stomach. I have never climbed a mountain before this. So I didn’t know what to expect. I made the mistake of not doing prior research as well. Researching before doing anything is very important to avoid any accidents or whatnots. These are things …
A friend invited me to go with her for a quick adventure trip to Esoy Hot Spring. It’s a hot spring located in Catmon, Cebu. This province is in the northern part of Cebu island and is approximately a 2-hour ride from Cebu City. On the way to Esoy hot spring We rode a van bound for Catmon early in …
Serene surroundings, clear waters, limestone formations, secret beaches, and lagoons… it’s all that I hear from travelers who had been in El Nido, Palawan. So when I got the chance, I decided to go on a vacation to this paradise. I was a little disheartened when I arrived though because of the bad weather. A typhoon traveled with us and …
I’d say this was really the heart of our trip to Puerto Princesa. After all, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. And it’s not every day you can go to a place that was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, right? The travel to Sabang from Puerto Princesa …