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Summer of April 2010 my family decided to go to Coron,Palawan. I was able to go to different places in the Philippines, and I find Coron as a truly a majestic place that one must truly see. Not only because of the super duper nice Beaches but also its culture, food, nature attractions and adventures. Coron is both the name of a town on Busuanga. The island is very famous for its wreck diving and snorkeling spots. In September 1944, a fleet of Japanese ships hiding in the harbor were sunk in a daring raid by the US navy. The result is around ten well preserved shipwrecks surrounded with beautiful coral reef. There are also attractions on Coron Island itself. There are many beautifulwhite sand beaches, mostly tiny and surrounded by large limestone cliffs and wildlife. Barracuda and Kayangan lakes are both stunning locations, and the island also has a mysterious indigenous tribe who are notably shy of outsiders. (http://wikitravel.org/en/Coron) We booked our flight via ...

This year we decided to go to Boracay to have our summer vacation. But because we are all on a short budget, we opt to try traveling to bora by land. Meaning, traveling to Bora through bus and roro. If you want to travel by land, there are lots of buses in the Metro. Few of the buses are Philtranco, Dimple Star, Ceres (Bachelor Express) and Alps (please do not opt to be on the Ceres or Alps buses (more on that later) We decided to ride Ceres (Bachelor express) bus going to Caticlan Jetty Port. We paid 1050 (all-in -- including terminal fee for the Batangas Port). Day 1 Travel back (April 8, 2009 -- Wednesday) 7:00 AM - wake up time and prepare to leave home for Bora 8:30 AM - traveled from Makati going to Pasay (where the Ceres Bus is located) 9:30 AM - SUPPOSEDLY the bus should leave this time going to Batangas Port. -- but guess what, the bus left Pasay around 12PM!!!! What a SYSTEM they have! telling all passengers that we have to be there at 9:00 AM because the bus will leave at ...