In the days after Kim Jong Il died, South Korea was certainly a unique vantage point from which to watch the transition in the North. I wrote a column about my experiences for the Bangor Daily News, my hometown local back in Maine. You can find it here. Enjoy!
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Palawan, the Philippines: Port Barton
There aren’t many pictures of Sabang because I forgot to bring my camera. There aren’t many pictures of Port Barton because I somehow just never really got around to taking any. That’s the sort of place Port Barton is. Sprawled on a lovely bay on the western edge of Palawan, Port Barton is a dusty, [...]
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Sabang, Palawan, the Philippines, part 2: the Underground River
If you’re in Sabang, you’re there for the Puerto Princesa Underground River. Touted as the world’s longest underground river (which it isn’t), it offers visitors the chance to take boat rides into the deep to experience the river and the caves. The entrance to the river is in a tiny cove a short boat ride [...]
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Sabang, Palawan, the Philippines, part 1: make a reservation
I’ve been struggling a bit with how to write about this section of our trip. Our experience in Sabang was not what you might call “smooth.” Originally our plan had been to take a boat from El Nido down to Port Barton, then on to Sabang by boat three or four days after that, then [...]
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Palawan, the Philippines: El Nido
About five hours after we FINALLY left Puerto Princesa, we rattled and coughed our way into El Nido. Of course, because of the open windows, that entire trip was essentially un-air conditioned. In fact it was worse than not having any aircon at all: every once in a while I’d get a little puff of [...]
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Palawan, the Philippines: Puerto Princesa
Hello, readers! Diving back into travel mode today to begin recapping my recent two weeks in Palawan, a spectacular island in the Philippines. This is my first trip to the Philippines, though really I can’t say I’ve been to “the Philippines” properly so much as just Palawan, since the entirety of my trip was there, [...]
