Port Barton, Palawan
Coming home to Cebu at this time of year was mainly motivated by the fact that Mike and I wanted to see the Sinulog Grand Parade. Although I was able to witness it for the first time in January 2020, Mike sadly was not able to join me. So this time, we are making sure he does not miss it.
Sinulog Grand Parade
Mactan Cebu Airport, Domestic Terminal Arrivals Hall
The Sinulog Festival is always celebrated on the third Sunday of January, and this time they decided to have it at the SRP( South Road Properties) which was a better location, size and appearance wise.
Sinulog celebration inside the SM Seaside City
Below are some of the photos from the Sinulog Grand Parade 2023.
Exploring Port Barton, Palawan
More than a week after the Sinulog Festival, we left for Palawan. We flew with Philippine Airlines to Puerto Princesa and since both of us have status with PAL, we were able to access the Plaza Premium Lounge in the Domestic Terminal.
The Philippine Airlines own Mabuhay Lounge will take some time to open as construction has not started when we passed by the lounge site.
We arrived at Puerto Princesa Airport before 1pm and although we had our shared van scheduled to leave at 1pm, it took some time as we had to wait for other passengers and pick up a couple at a hotel in the city. We had pre-booked the shared van from the hotel where we stayed (Summer Homes Beach Resort & Cottages) and paid 550 Pesos per person one way. Otherwise, you pay 600 Pesos to the driver´s assistant at the airport which is 50 Pesos more. The drive from the airport to the terminal in San Vicente takes about 3 hours including some late lunch stop on the way. The winding road on the final hour to the hotel made me more sick, as I already had stomach problems the day before we left. Still, I was able to enjoy our 4 night stay at Port Barton, just taking it easy and simply enjoying what the town had to offer.
Unlike Boracay, Port Barton is not your luxury getaway, rather it attracts the backpackers like El Nido and Coron. Below are some photos from our stay in Port Barton, Palawan 🍍🐟🏄
The town itself is very small and yet there were lots of activities going on during our stay 😉
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