Comments on: Coron, The Third Time Around…

By: jaja

jaja — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:30:13 +0000

Thank you MM for appreciating the Enchanting Coron in my province Palawan. I myself has visited Coron for the 4th time. The last time was last week with the whole family, a big group of 42, a treat of my sister donna who owns a travel agency there (Calamian Islands Travel and Tours) I will be going back to Coron, till the nth time! Hope to see you there in your next Coron trip!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:27:57 +0000

j, we stayed at the village Lodge, and shopped at the public market and nearby stores…

By: NIna

NIna — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:57:23 +0000

Thanks, J. When we were in Coron, we also stayed at Coron Village Lodge and the package that we took included meals. It was very convenient, I did not have to worry about prep and marketing. We ate breakfast at the lodge, then took our packed lunch for island hopping and ate dinner at the lodge again. The food was good and reasonable. There was a time I went to the market and bought some crabs and had the lodge cooked it for me (for a charge of about P150) and made it part of our dinner that night (way too much). Anyway, what’s the name of Mang Fred’s son? How big is his banca, how many assistants does he have? Is he a skilled bangkero? I plan to come back to Coron again…..it’s a slice of paradise, thanks to MM for sharing this wonderful place.

By: j

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:07:38 +0000

Nina its 09196823414 :) Mabuhay ka MM!

By: sha

sha — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:45:27 +0000

now my D is over all legal proceedings done, it wont be long i will go for a real holiday and will be using yr archives to guide me…

By: Lissa

Lissa — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:21:53 +0000

MM – this is unrelated, but have you heardfrom Apicio lately? I wonder how he’s doing.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:12:10 +0000

Brazil has had a deservedly bad rap with the destruction of its natural resources (specially the Amazon basin) and has learned a lesson in avoiding further destruction by controlling access to its national parks, you can only get in accompanied with an accredited guide. In Fernando de Noronha, a Unesco worthy marine preserve, which your fondness for Coron brought to mind, access is intelligently controlled by only allowing certain spots to be open while others “recover” from human visits.

For Filipinos impressed by sheer scale, Brazil is an attractive option (holders of Philippine passport need no visa). A visit to Foz de IguaÃ§u spoils you. It thereafter makes Niagara Falls appear as just a trickle. Now if only they can successfully pacify the violent favelas overlooking Rio.

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:50:47 +0000

J, would you please share the phone # of Mang Fredo’s son (your bangkero). He must be the one who lives in Coron; it would be nice to have another alternative bangkero just in case Mang Fredo is not available. Thanks.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:31:01 +0000

QueerSilver, the last photo was taken fro Banol Beach, still on Coron Island, looking outwards… J, we just go to the market, buy fresh seafood, and enjoy it at the hotel, or if heading out for the day, grilled on the beach.

By: QueerSilver

QueerSilver — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:27:10 +0000

Hi MarketMan! That last photo, which island was that? I may have missed it from my last visit. I’d love to go back to Coron.