Light And Palawan
I learned a very important lesson about light in my recent Palawan trip. And it had something to do with some of my pictures showing up horrendously dark. I still don’t have a DSLR camera, somethings that bugs me until now, although I have something that’s pretty decent. But still it’s no excuse for taking pretty lousy pictures.
El Nido is a pain in the butt. You’ll know what I’m talking about when you get there after 7 hours of pot-holed roads. Ok, to be fair, there are stretches of nicely paved roads, but you kinda take those things for granted considering the hefty chunk of money the government bites off of your payday. What should get every local tourist’s goat is that of all those pork barrel funds given every year, why not pave the roads properly, all of it? You kinda wonder whether this is a punishment to local tourists who take the more scenic route instead of patronize Asean Spirit (at around P12K roundtrip, who would?).
But there is a silver lining to all of this. And somehow I am torn between wanting a nicely paved road and keeping it as such, so that the place remains not-so-accessible thereby slowing the march of commercialization.
To those who have never been to El Nido, you need to go there– it’s PERFECT. And it’s not only for the rich. You just have to weather the 7-hour ride to get there (like I did). There are a lot of dirt-cheap pension houses if you’re in a tight budget. If you can gather enough number of travelmates, it becomes very affordable.
Pictures after the jump.
Oh well.. Pictures.
If these pictures won’t tempt you to save up and visit the place, nothing else will.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
the place looks great!:D will look forward to more posts.
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
hi Maria, El Nido is awesome. Though I spent more hours travelling than island hopping, I still think it’s worth it.
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Very beautiful. The place seems so serene.
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Pan, it is very beautiful. I’m not sure I’d want to live there though. Electricity only comes on certain hours of the day. You can use generators but with the current cost of fuel…
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
just when can i visit this place,
haaaaaaay..
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
” I still don’t have a DSLR camera, somethings that bugs me until now, although I have something that’s pretty decent. But still it’s no excuse for taking pretty lousy pictures.
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- wala sa indian yan, nasa pana.
I love Nikon D40
Though, don’t have money to buy one.
$500 arggh, too expensive
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July 10th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
such a lovely place gyud..no words can define
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July 11th, 2008 at 1:09 am
clarence, you don’t have to buy it immediately. Just set aside a little money every month, that’s all. And you’re right it’s not the camera, it’s the man. hehehe
July 11th, 2008 at 1:10 am
Joy, it is really beautiful. This is the most beautiful place I’ve been to so far. I still have to visit Coron though. I heard it’s really beautiful as well.
August 7th, 2008 at 6:27 am
I always read your blog in high spirits. Thanks